Sue Hillis Cross-Stitch Designs Blog http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:44:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Pirate Freebie http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/12/15/pirate-freebie/ http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/12/15/pirate-freebie/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:40:40 +0000 Sue http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/?p=70 Enjoy this free chart!  Please don’t pass it out to your friends…instead bring them to the blog and let them print it out for themselves…after all, it IS a marketing tool!  Thanks for your support!  I have finished this little ornament but I need to do another one…I put a polka dot ruffle around him!   What was I thinking?  Pirates and polka dots?  Never in a million years!
 
You can see the rest of the pirate gang on my website at http://www.suehillisdesigns.net   There are MORE of them on my drawing board and they’ll be introduced at our wholesale market in February so watch for them!

 

]]> http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/12/15/pirate-freebie/feed/ Another Pirate Finish http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/11/12/another-pirate-finish/ http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/11/12/another-pirate-finish/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:14:39 +0000 Sue http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/?p=60
Look at this cute finish!  It was stitched by Angela Fittro, and then finished by Sherri Hagar of the Berri Patch in Hartsville SC.
What an innovative idea!  Thanks for sharing it Angela and Sherri!
]]> http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/11/12/another-pirate-finish/feed/ 2008 Annual Santa–Cookies!! http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/10/23/2008-annual-santa-cookies/ http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/10/23/2008-annual-santa-cookies/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:11:16 +0000 Sue http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/?p=58  
This is the fifth installment of my annual Santas!  Yes, real men bake cookies and here’s the proof!  Turns out Mrs. Claus only
bags and wraps them!  Part of the Charming Collection, this one fits into a standard 8″ x 10″ frame and will come with a whisk
for his hand…or maybe a wooden spoon charm…that’s to be determined yet.  This one is called Cookie Santa and will be available
November 1st!  Enjoy!
]]> http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/10/23/2008-annual-santa-cookies/feed/ One MORE Pirate! http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/10/10/one-more-pirate/ http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/10/10/one-more-pirate/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:39:28 +0000 Sue http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/?p=54 Okay, this is the last for a while…at least I hope so…they come to me while I sleep and I need to turn off their pirate-y voices!
This is another PostStitch and, like the others, fits into a 5″ x 7″ frame when stitched on 14/28 count.  Santa is a bit friendlier
than the rest of his pirate friends…I mean this one at least has a face…although you can see that he pulled that Christmas tree
up by the roots.  The charm is a map so he can see where in the world the little pirate children are on Christmas Eve.
This one will be available by the end of the month.  Enjoy!
]]> http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/10/10/one-more-pirate/feed/ More Pirate Designs! http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/10/09/more-pirate-designs/ http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/10/09/more-pirate-designs/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:26:35 +0000 Sue http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/?p=47
I just can’t stop with these pirate designs!  And there’s MORE on my drawing board!  Like “Surrender the Booty” with a bosom-y wench–but I’m not sure about that one.  A pirate girl with a skull for a face somehow doesn’t seem attractive.  Or how about a pirate ship sailing the seas with the words “Why join the Navy when you can be a pirate?”    Or the Southern pirate saying “Yarrrrrr, y’all”   Yikes! 
I’m glad you are enjoying them…I am enjoying the fun!   
 
But what about Christmas?  I need to finish some of the Christmas designs I have on the drawing board too!  I need more hours in the day…who can make that happen for me? 
 
Meanwhile, keep in stitches, everyone!
 
]]> http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/10/09/more-pirate-designs/feed/ Coming Soon! http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/10/03/coming-soon/ http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/10/03/coming-soon/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:38:30 +0000 Sue http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/?p=30

   Here is a sneak preview of my annual Santa!   If you like him, you may want to look at the rest of the annual Santas.  I really enjoy designing Santas, and the annual Santa chart is a great way to share them with all of you.

 Cookie Santa will be ready soon, so watch for him at your favorite LNS!

]]> http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/10/03/coming-soon/feed/ A Sneak Preview http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/09/28/a-sneak-preview/ http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/09/28/a-sneak-preview/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:30:20 +0000 Sue http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/?p=22 Here are a few pictures that I took on the cruise to Alaska I took recently.

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    I plan to use all different colors of aquamarines, blues, etc., hoping to convey “iciness” in the cruise project for our Stitch Ahoy cruise.  Let me know what you think!

   So, now you will have to imagine what it will look like!

]]> http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/09/28/a-sneak-preview/feed/ Is that a frog on that totem pole? http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/09/25/is-that-a-frog-on-that-totem-pole/ http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/09/25/is-that-a-frog-on-that-totem-pole/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:16:56 +0000 Sue http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/?p=18 I have finished the cruise brochure for our upcoming Stitch Ahoy cruise to Alaska.    It includes some information about Alaskan totem poles and The Legend of the Stitcher.  Those already registered for the cruise will be getting the brochure in the mail once Eva gets her act together.  Brochures are also being sent to Hoffman Distributors that they will send out to shops when Sue Hillis Design charts are sent. 

And yes, there is a frog at the base of the totem pole.  You will have to read the Legend of the Stitcher to find out why!

]]> http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/09/25/is-that-a-frog-on-that-totem-pole/feed/ JCS Ornament Issue Variation http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/09/21/jcs-ornament-issue-variation/ http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/09/21/jcs-ornament-issue-variation/#comments Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:28:10 +0000 Sue http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/?p=15 The ornaments I did for the preview issue and the regular ornament issue were supposed to have included this variation, but apparently JCS forgot to include it. You can now stitch either of the ornaments with “WE” rather than “I” using this chart. Sorry for the inconvenience, and thanks to Vicki (SewFun) for giving me a heads up!

Apparently, the alphabet was also left out of the regular issue, and I thought maybe you might want to put your own initials rather than mine! So here you go!

]]> http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/09/21/jcs-ornament-issue-variation/feed/ Project Book http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/09/08/project-book/ http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/2008/09/08/project-book/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:39:44 +0000 Sue http://blog.suehillisdesigns.net/?p=13 Since coming home from Alaska, I have been busy working on the project book for our Stitch Ahoy cruise.  Since I can’t show you those designs yet, I thought you would like to see the cover of the project book from our last Stitch Ahoy cruise.  It was great fun to design and to stitch.  The cover only shows a few of the designs included in the book.  If you haven’t already read about the cruise, check out the cruise report. 

The Alaska cruise promises to be just as much fun!  I hope you will consider joining us!

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