The sun is shining, leaves are spiraling down like long golden curls, and it's shaping up to be a mighty fine fall day. Lily, our big white cat, has left her guarded post on on top of the heater vent under my desk and my feet are finally thawing! It's nearly noon here and lunch is in the oven; left-over rice casserole and cornbread. I'm expecting the Mister of the Manor momentarily, so I just have a few minutes. Meant to let everyone know sooner that I made changes to my PatternBee website. Though quite a few of you have already discovered that patterns are now available as PDF downloads and have taken advantage of that. For the rest who prefer to trace or are looking for designs to add to your embroidery machine software this should be good news. They're also about half the price of the printed ones. For now, iron-on transfers are still available, but there is no guarantee that I will continue to offer them forever, so if this is something you want, please don't put off purchasing them while you can. Not trying to solicit business here, or start a stampede (please, NO!) Just sayin'. The truth is, I've been re-printing vintage transfers for about ten years now, and at some point I will need to move on to other things. OK. So, that's my big announcement. The Mister just rolled in. Time to get our lunch on the table and catch up on the office watercooler news. (Oh, and that adorable print on the wall? It's from the super-talented Amber Alexander and it's making me so happy! Squirrels wearing aprons always do. Her artwork can be found here.)
I love the print! Thank you for the lead. Your Fall sounds so delightful. I miss the Fall season, being from the south. Our Fall lasts about 3 weeks, if we are lucky. Good luck on your moving on. :-)
Posted by: Velma | October 22, 2008 at 01:08 PM
I found the vintage vegie patterns for dishtowels here, thank you again. Now I am looking for a pattern for praying hands, ever heard of one?
Posted by: Bridgette | October 22, 2008 at 02:15 PM
The site looks great! Loving your the PDF option (smaller carbon footprint)!
Posted by: Yin | October 22, 2008 at 05:30 PM
Thank you to introduce to us Amber Alexander . I have seen wonderful prints !!!
Does she draw for children books ?
If yes, I can imagine some great tales .
Posted by: ElisabethB | October 23, 2008 at 12:04 AM
Waah! I totally understand your reasons, as I've been making a few changes of my own, but I love having the embroidery transfers already done! And since I only discovered you less than a year ago, this is sad news for me. Guess I'll eventually have to bite the bullet and get going by tracing for myself. Sigh.
Posted by: Jen | October 23, 2008 at 06:56 AM
I think PDF's are a wonderful idea, Vicki. Especially for those who want to start a project right when the inspiration hits, plus in these economic times, it gives another option, which I'm sure will be appreciated. I finally bought a light box last summer, and I really appreciate having that. It helps when tracing patterns, a lot if I can sit down, while doing it.
I love the Amber Alexander watercolors, and the squirrel wearing an apron is my favorite. I can think of a couple of friends who would love having that for Christmas, so I've bookmarked her for the future. Thank you for the link!
Posted by: Lena | October 23, 2008 at 10:13 AM
Is Redwork Christmas available in PDF format?
Thanks!
Posted by: Katy | October 23, 2008 at 12:29 PM
I like the view outside your window!! I like the bench!
Posted by: miss paula | October 23, 2008 at 06:01 PM
Lovely view from your window...it's soothing to look at.
Posted by: cathleen | October 25, 2008 at 09:34 AM