A New Kind of Busy Season

Several years ago the term “busy season” caused an increased level of anxiety for me.  It meant extremely long work hours and lots of tight deadlines.    Can you guess my old profession? 

Tax Accountant.  I worked at one of the Big 4 firms in Atlanta for several years after graduating college and worked on many a tax return.  January 1 to April 15 every year was crazy busy and stressful and I think I ate more dinners at the office than at home.  And as typical accountants, we had a very efficient spreadsheet that was circulated every afternoon to place an order if you were working late.  Ha!  But somehow we always survived and met all of our deadlines.  Phew! 

Now, I have a different busy season.  It involves apples, footballs, and pumpkins.  It gets me excited and makes me want to sketch and think of different fabric and stitch combinations.   I feel like the “to do” list is longer than there are hours in a day, reminiscent of past busy seasons.  Still, every morning I am ready to tackle one or more items on that list!  With Back to School, Football, and Fall right around the corner it is busy season for sure…but in a good way. 

Over the past few weeks, I have released a mini set of Football Designs…

 Back to School Designs…

 And Pumpkin Designs.

 

And now I am about to do it all over again!  Today I am working on one more set of back-to-school designs including some more “sketch” designs as well as some preschool patches, a fun back-to-school dino and some raggy shape designs.   

Have an idea for my next set of Football or Fall designs?  Please leave a comment below!  If I use your idea you will receive that design for FREE!

Bowl Bound?

Is your college football team headed to a Bowl Game?
Or do you pull for a pro-team and need a new design for the rest of the season?

We have just released a new and very versatile football design!

This design comes in a Redwork Stitch or Satin Stitch:



Here is an example of the Redwork Stitch:



I stitched this on an orange shirt for my big boy and he loves it! I used felt for both the football and laces. The 5X7 Redwork Stitch Football design has less than 2500 stitches!

Here is an example of the Satin Stitch:



I stitched this on a onesie for a new baby girl whose daddy is a Football Coach. Love the football in pink!

Whoever you are rooting for this season...this football applique is a fun and very versatile design!