Partridge Finished

Paulette finished stitching #1061 - Partridge and Pears Quilt - and it's already framed and ready to hang for Christmas, 2011 (until I borrow it back for the January TNNA market.

We're working on the stitch guide now and should have it finished in a few weeks.  This is a rather large guide - lots of stitches - but according to Paulette it was also lots of fun to stitch.

September ORTS

We started a new one this month...let's see how fast we can fill this one up!  With all the new projects being stitched this month I'm betting on the end of October.

New for Halloween

The new skeleton is finally completed and should be ready for shipments near the end of October.
Manuel has named her Belleza De Halloween (Halloween Beauty).  A little violet eyeshadow, a touch of lipstick, and she's ready for her big night out on October 31st!

Sneak Peek - Halloween Skeleton

This is the progress on the Halloween companion piece for Un Pocito de Color.  As soon as I get Manuel's approval and/or changes I'll continue......Halloween isn't that far away!

In Rememberance

Today Really Was Labor Day

Decided today was a good time to finish this custom order.  I painted it on #24 due to the amount of detail and the small size that was requested by  the customer.  After painting this, #18 looks HUGE.

This picture also appeared on the cover of Time Magazine in 1930, but in order to avoid any copyright infringement ( I was told that it wasn't an issue after 81 years....but who knows for sure) I used the photo as a guide and didn't paint the TIME logo etc.

And there was even a little time left later in the day to work on the new Halloween skeleton....Yay!!

New Canvas From Manuel Salas

Manuel calls this piece "Un Pocito de Color" ( A Little Bit of Color).  Looks like she has  glamorized herself into the ultimate sugar skull for her appearance on Day of the Dead!

Manuel has agreed to collaborate on a HALLOWEEN version of this canvas and I'm really looking forward to painting it.  Hopefully we can get her finished before October 31st.