What to do, what to do, what to do?  Hum…  I know, acorns with faces!   I just wanted to do something that I, at least, have not seen before.  Well, maybe in I’ve seen it in some form of artwork but not in embroidery pattern.

Oh, and how do you like the new logo.  Kind of pokes you in the eye doesn’t it!

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It’s September and you know that means,

Whales!

It’s time to polish your dorsal fins, shake out your tail flukes and send out those party invitations because it’s almost Blow Hole Day!

My plankton gift to you at this most festive time of year is the pattern Mommy & Baby Whale.

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So sorry I am late with this month’s pattern.  I’ve been terribly busy what with winning awards and selling a butt load of art.  Greatness never rests (or maybe, no rest for the wicked, you choose). 

I didn’t have a clear idea of what I wanted to do for this month’s pattern so I dug into my archive of old drawings.  What I found was an idea I had for a quilt.  This quilt will never be made, so I thought, “Why not”?   The birds are kind of modern-ish, but the “flowers” are based on a vintage quilt I saw a long time ago. 

I am very curious to see what you guys do with this image.  There are quite a lot of elements in which all kind of interesting needlework treatments could be used.

Have fun!  And, remember, click on the image to get the full size pattern.

ps- I would like to thank a certain someone for not yelling at me for being late with the pattern.  You know who you are….

Here is a nice summertime  mermaid for your embroidery pleasure.  Some of you might notice that it’s a mermaid from one of my art prints.

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Oh well…

Fawn by Andrea Zuill

 Fawns are pretty symbolic of Spring.  Aren’t they?

Have Fun!

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Giraffe by Andrea Zuill - Click on image to get the full size pattern.

Spring is here. 

 Now comes the warm breezes, flowers, and hormonal animals  making  us very aware of nature.  And what animal do you think of most during spring?  The Giraffe!

Have fun!

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 This should be a fun pattern.  It’s a hummingbird of no specific type, but if you want to make it saucy you can say it’s a Lucifer Hummingbird.  That’s a real bird.  Some extremely sharp scientist must of noticed how vicious these guys where and knew the they could not be of heavenly origin. 

Since I have been going to all these art/craft shows I have met a bunch of people that have shared hummingbird stories with me.  Many of  which where close to near death experiences for the humans simply because they forgot to refill the bird feeder.

Platypus by Andrea Zuill

 At my Flickr group Badbird Patterns I’ve had a couple of people ask for a Platypus pattern.  I don’t know if they where Aussies, but Australians have supported me quite a bit over the years by buying my prints.  The least I could do was dedicate a pattern to them.

Platypuses are very cute, in mixed up kind of way.  They are mammals that lay eggs.  Their young nurse from their mother not with nipples, but with milk that is released through pores of her skin on her abdomen.  Now this is the weird part,  both the male and females have spurs on their back feet that contain venom.  

Let’s see a show of hands.  Who thinks that a platypus should be called a Cobra Duck?   1. . . 2. . . . 3. . . . . . .          Okay, this is going to take awhile.  In the mean time please stitch yourself up a heaping cup of platypus embroidery.

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Enjoy!