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My Favorite Things...215...Little Tykes

I just thought I'd share a little fun news with you all...Paton's nephew Simon Hillis who's now 9 years old, is on the front of SKI magazine this month.

I can remember Simon up at the family cottage in the Muskoka's when he was just a baby.  He wasn't old enough to walk, but he could swim like a fish.

Simon has been on skis since he was 2...how cute is that?

:o)

H2

 

My Favorite Things...214...Annie's Farm Stand

It's been an embarrassingly long time since I last posted...This past summer was one of the worst I've ever experienced here on the east coast.  The heat, the humidity & (resulting heat rash in unsightly places)...I'd like to just cross off the last 3 months right off of my calender.  With not much nice to say, I mostly just stayed inside in the AC and got to work...

I was nostalgic for summer shares (eons ago)...I had with really great housemates...bike rides to the beach, lazy days with a good book under an umbrella in the sand, the Barefoot Contessa (before Ina was a star), tag sales & most of all the dozens of farm stands that were all over the east end of Long Island...They sold everything from Blueberry Crumb pies to bouquets of Zinnia's.

I did do my share of (almost nocturnal) flea marketing...the beauty of this activity to me, is that by the time the heat and sun are out in full, I'm back in my car and on my way home.

My ever growing dolly dresses collection, other flea market goodies and a nostalgia for simpler times (and cooler summers) inspired my latest collection:  "Annie's Farm Stand".

Here's a little peek at the covers from the latest "Annie's" booklets that have just gone out to our sales reps, (so that they could be shown to independent quilt shops near you--just ask if they ordered it!)...

Annie's Farm Stand is divided into smaller "grouplets" by color...it will be arriving from March to May 2010.

The front cover tells the first part of the color story...

"Annie's" back cover completes the color palette...

If you'd like a better look at the fabrics from Annie's Farm Stand, we have the new swatch pages up on the LakeHouse website.  You can also download a mini swatch sheet for AFS, by clicking on the icon on the right side column this blog.

I'll have more pictures of new projects etc, as we roll on into Fall Quilt Market in Houston...it's that time again!

back in two shakes (fer sure)

;o)

H2