HAPPY FAMILY DAY! That's when I'm writing up this month's report... and the focus of this month's newsletter. Valentine's Day came and went before I could get to a newsletter, so family love, rather than romantic love is this month's theme...

Not sure I have much new to report... I'm still stitching my bunny, though I'll post a pic, as he's too cute, even half-stitched! I think I need to make his nose pinker, but otherwise, he's coming along nicely...

THREE finished designs are sitting on my desk... I think I mentioned that in last month's newsletter, but I'm feeling on top of things, with so many new releases all ready to go... The magazine I work with is on Issue 57, which means they have one more of my Fractal inspired ELEMENTAL designs in the next issue. So far we've done EARTH; WATER and FIRE, so only AIR to go!

But I'm pleased to say they have the designs for the TWO issues AFTER that, so I'm caught up to Issue 60! And guess what? Issue 61 is going out to a stitcher this week (yes Carol, that's you!). It's based on the tile roofs of Tuscany, so of course, I'm calling it TUSCAN TILES, lol.

The second draft of my book is DONE, and has been read by my sharpest critic - my DH, Bill. We've had some good discussions about characters and plot points, so I have lots of notes to think about. The hardest part now is putting the book away for a a couple weeks, so I can look at it with fresh eyes. I am signing up Beta readers though, so if you're interested, this will likely be an April thing... just drop me an email to find out more!