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Day 11 & 12 Pattern a Day Challenge

4/2/2018

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What Floats Your Boat?
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Steamed
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Nauti - LOVE
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It’s been a bit overwhelming trying to get designs out over the holiday.  Being cosy at home and not wanting to go into the shop while everyone in the world had the day off was pretty much the reason I am late getting the current three patterns ready to roll.   We were open today so I managed to get all three drawn in between customers.  I’m still on a bit of a nautical theme producing pillow toppers for the cottage, home or boat.  My heart is where the water is so bear with me and then I’ll move on to other design motifs, something inland perhaps.  I suppose now that spring is here and I'm dreaming about our boat, my creative blitz follows that pathway.
  
But there are more designs coming and not only things that are on or near the sea.  It’s time to do up some geometrics as well as they make amazing rugs, their beauty enhances any room and they blend with whatever else is happening with your décor.  A relative and amazing rug hooker has geometrics draped throughout his entire house.  They mix beautifully with his furniture and antiques no matter what the colour palettes, the linear lines pull them all together for a perfectly matched interior. 

I have so many ideas, too bad time is marching on at such a brisk pace, what’s going on in my head and the effort to get them down on paper aren’t lining up.  I’ve never seen days fly by so swiftly but I guess that's what pressure can do.  I'm having fun though, and the creative juices are flowing like Niagara Falls.  I will persevere as long as I can..….   
 

The Nauti-LOVE is the nautical alphabet spelling the word love.  L and O are on the top and V and E are on the bottom.  I'm probably going to have to hook this one for our boat for the summer, perhaps I'll hook it while on the boat, how perfect would that me?

​All the patterns are listed on the website under Christine Little New Designs.  
4 Comments
Vicki Crane
4/2/2018 01:02:10 pm

Enjoy your blogs so much.....thank you!

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Christine
4/2/2018 02:04:16 pm

You made my day Vicki, thank-you so very much!

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Sandra Phillips
4/2/2018 01:45:35 pm

Always enjoy your blogs. Looking forward to my first visit to the shop this summer!

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Christine
4/2/2018 02:05:53 pm

Oh my, two compliments in one day! Thank-you so much! I look forward to chatting with you this summer. Let me know when you plan to be here so I can make sure I'm in the shop. Cheers.

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