Hello!
Long time, no blog!
For quite some time now I have realized how much I miss blogging. When Instagram and YouTube came along blogging has seemed to go by the wayside. But those formats are just not the same. I love looking back on my blog and seeing what I was thinking, what my family was up to, and what I was creating year after year. Instagram is wonderful eye candy, but it is very in the moment, there is really no place for musings, etc.
I have decided to come back to blogging just as a way to document what is going on in my life, with my design business, and whatever creative projects I am working on. I would love for you to come along for the ride! Leave me a comment and let me know what projects you are working on, how your family is doing or anything else you would like to tell me!
My last post on my personal life was Aug. 7, 2018! Needless to say a lot has happened since then!
We have had a Pandemic, which I won't go into, and the world is still in the throws of trying to deal with it. But on a personal note, since then my family has expanded greatly! Lucas and Emily got married in 2019 and now have a 2 year old little boy named Mase. He is a real cutie!
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| Masao Edward |
Can you believe this is Lucas? Ha! I know! He is a grown bearded man now! LOL!
He did graduate from Marquette and is now a Computer Engineer at a very up and coming company in Milwaukee.
Aidan has added another baby girl to his little family!
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| Genevieve Arlene |
and has also become a Police Officer in Racine Wisconsin. We are so proud of him and so happy that he is finally fulfilling the dream he has had since he was a little boy! Here he is at his graduation from the Police academy with all of the "cousins"
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| Aidan with most of our grandkids! |
Chelsea and Bo have added to their brood as well, they now have 5!
My sweet little Nellie was born in 2019, and they finally had a boy in 2020!
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| Naomi Nell |
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| Elias William |
So that's the family update. Onto there creative life!
I am exhibiting in Needlework Expo at the end of the month, so I am busy getting all of my new releases ready. I will have 5 new releases. Here is a sneak peek of my new chart called Pumpkin Folk:
I am really busy getting everything ready for my booth. I will show more in future posts.
I am also working on some quilts. I truly love hand applique and right now that has really been my focus. I have joined in on the Blackbird Designs Quilt Along that is going on right now hosted by Lori Textstylust and OliviaB on Youtube. So far I have made 2 pillows tops. One is from the book Fresh Picked:
This is a really big 24 inch pillow! I want to make another on of a different block to put on my bed.
This is how it looks in the book. I love it so much!
I want to make the quilt too!
Of course the Needlework community is so sad about the passing of Barb Adams, one of the dynamic duo of Blackbird Designs. It is so so sad and the needlework world will really mss her. I feel my little stitches are something of a tribute to her legacy. She was a really sweet and talented lady. I met her twice at the Nashville Needlework show and she was just as sweet and down-home as you would imagine.
Thanks for reading if you have made it this far, and I will be updating regularly, even if no-one even reads it!
XOXO,
Annie
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