~ Switching Gears ~

Good Morning Friends & Folk ~

and happy sunny hot & humid Wednesday to you all!

After being in New England this past weekend,

my melancholy heart is longing for my roots…

~ the sights & colors of old Connecticut & Massachusetts 

have my imagination going in a direction towards Autumn once again ~ 

and that is fine with me.

While in Sturbridge, we visited a little shop called

Quilt & Cabbage

where I found the most beautiful homespuns in my favorite shades;

blacks, greys, blues, cheddars ~ ticking & checks and plaids…

oh my!

I will incorporate these into my needlework as backings and such.

{actually I never have a plan in mind when fabrics find me ~ I just take them on home along with me}

see the little punched squirrel?

he will become a pattern for my Autumn/Harvest/Hallowe'en release

coming in July….

of course, being a shop owns myself, and one that carries lots of wools…

I HAD to purchase these from Doreen at Ye Country Mercantile in Sturbridge, MA

{what's wrong with me?}

they just jumped into my arms

~ like we were long-lost friends ~

you can see the beginnings of another pattern model below,

this one is wool appliqué of course…

I love the tags on this wool

"Wool Hooker"

If I get any down-time this evening,

I will drool over  peruse this new book that I purchased up north…

it was the cover that made me buy it….

{ya think?}

Printing

Packaging

Shipping

Banking

that's what's on my agenda for today ~

… before I get to punch any loops or pull any thread.

Have a beautiful mid-week-day my friends!

~ Blessings from the Farm ~ 

 Lori