Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to everyone! It's been a while since I posted! A lot has happened in one short month. A week before Christmas, I discovered I needed to have surgery. Not the best time of the year for something so unexpected! Luckily most of my shopping and holiday preparations were already made. It was a scary time, a month of waiting for results of tests and lots of down time recuperating. In the end, all is well and I am fine, just a little slow and sore! One lesson I did learn is to slow down and appreciate every day and all it has to bring! As I continue my recuperation, I'm sure there will be a new design in the near future...I seem to be thinking more about thread, designs, linen as I get stronger. Thank you to those of you who have purchased my designs in 2012. It was a great first year for Abby Rose Designs. I have enjoyed your emails and questions and getting to know you. I hope you have a very blessed 2013 with lots of stitching projects!

Love One Another

Now Available at your local needlework store!

Love One Another

Although this design is not a Christmas Design, it is fitting for this time of year...And any time of the year. I have a sneak peak at my new design and a new series. This is #1! I am busy putting together the packets and it should be available through Hoffman Distributing and Norden Crafts in approximately two weeks. Please check with your local needlework store to find it. If you do not see my designs, please ask them to order them for you!

Thought the Christmas Tree was very appropriate! Happy Holidays to everyone!

Abby Rose Designs...new distributor!

Great news...Abby Rose Designs has a new distributor! Norden Crafts has picked up my entire line of designs! I look forward to working with such a great company! A quick update! Working on a couple of new designs. Looking At a mid to late December release. Thank you to all who have purchased my designs! Thanks to all the shops who put them up on their Facebook and web sites. I am having a great time designing and getting them ready for your stitching pleasure! Happy stitching and Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Christmas House Sampler

Coming Soon to your favorite Needlework Shop!  Christmas House Sampler!

30 count R & R Reproductions Old Town Blend.  Threads used are overdyed by Gentle Arts Sampler Threads and Weeks Dye Works.

Preview of Noble, Right, Pure!

Hello Everyone!  It's always so exciting to release a new design.  I picked up two yesterday from my framer.  They always do such a fine job and make my designs look better than I ever imagined!  I am working on my photography skills but I still have a long way to go I'm afraid!


Noble, Right and Pure
Stitched on 30 count Espresso, R & R Reproductions
 

I need to take a class...but time is always an issue.  This one will be available at Hoffman Distributing and your local needlework stores in about a week.  I will post the DMC colors soon as I did use Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Art Sampler Threads on this one.

I also picked up my small Christmas Sampler, I will post pictures later on it.  It is small and can be stitched up quite quickly for the holiday season.  I usually design an ornament, but this year wanted something in a frame. 

Happy Stitching and have a great weekend!

Happy Thursday!

Hope everyone is having a great week!  Every year about this time, I get the urge to clean and organize.  I don't know what it is but...I have been cleaning eveything in sight!  I've been wanting to organize my sewing room/office so I have been working on it too.  I didn't get too far with it yesterday, but I will work on it again today.  I went over to Hobby Lobby to find some type of cabinet to organize my thread...I have quite a bit...don't you know!  My husband, who was trying to help me identify how large my cabinet should be said..."so how much thread can you haveanyway, that you need something large."  So I showed him... I've been collecting for awhile!  Since 1997...that's when I learned to stitch.  He should see my collection of linen!  I'll save that for another day!

I found these cute shelves at Target, a good way to display some small stuff. I am planning to add a couple more of these. I have some smalls that I would like to display and you can change your collections easily.  Although they are sturdy, I wouldn't want to put my collectables on them. 

My husband found this old sewing machine with cabinet.  I'm not really into sewing....although I did try my hand at quilting, but I prefer cross stitch.  I love the cabinet though and it also a good place to display things you collect.

Now here's the mess!  I have tried everything to organize these shelves.  Usually there are more baskets...but I take them off to sort thread, or whatever else I need to do and then I do not return them!  I also have another set of wooden shelves with baskets...you know, they look so cute in magazines, but they are not very effective.




Most precious of all though, is my helper, Coco.
She's very patient and sits on the rugs while I sort through my stuff!

Monday, I took both of my new designs to the framer, so I am hoping that at least one of them will be ready to release next week.  Several weeks ago, I put together a Christmas design, but just didn't have the time to stitch it.  I sat down last weekend and started to work on it and before I knew it, it was almost stitched.  So I put my self in high gear and finished it by Sunday night.  It is a small sampler, titled, Christmas House Sampler.

Happy Stitching!