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STITCHING – THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE

June 14, 2018 By Cathy Habermann 5 Comments

I speak English. Just English. (Here’s where my mom interjects that I did take Spanish in HS…umm – yes…38+ year’s ago!) Anyway – back to the English. Fortunately for me, I teach mostly finishing at workshops and retreats – you know, lots of ‘hands on’ practical stuff with pictures in the directions. (Who reads those

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CROCUS BLUE

April 17, 2018 By Cathy Habermann Leave a Comment

Note: I wrote this post a week ago and realized this morning that in the craze and emotion of moving, I had not published it! Enjoy..c   HA! – I almost named this design Blue Crocus…but I decided it sounded too much like an 80’s hair band! This past weekend, I traveled to Lemont, IL

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OH SAY CAN YOU SEA

March 29, 2018 By Cathy Habermann Leave a Comment

‘Oh Say Can You Sea’ kicks off one of my new ‘collections’. Each design in the series is offered as both a drum (I’ve called it the ‘short stack drum’ to refer to it’s height) and the small pillow (this one is named the ‘flap jack pillow’ because I just like naming things…it also makes

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FARM FRESH

March 21, 2018 By Cathy Habermann 3 Comments

It really seems as if everyone has gone farm crazy…& who knows how it all started…sort of a chicken & egg type of thing – (see what I did there?) As I was finishing my Fresh Eggs Farm for the front cover of this first Chalk on the Farm chart, I grabbed a few JABC

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I AM HOME – AN ANNIVERSARY GIFT

February 6, 2018 By Cathy Habermann 31 Comments

I looked back on last year’s post & was hit by the photo of Bill & I standing on the lot we had just purchased…if we were to try & stand in that same spot today, I think we would be in the garage! Exciting times coming in this New Year but 1st, I want

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Architect, Engineer, & Cross-stitch Designer!

September 3, 2017 By Cathy Habermann Leave a Comment

Every day as a cross-stitch designer brings with it a different to-do list! Fortunately I live for to-do lists! Sometimes it’s packing & shipping, finishing & charting, or photographing & bookkeeping. You might notice that one thing isn’t mentioned…designing! Designing is happening all of the time! You know those FB meme’s that say ‘my brain

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The ‘Buzzy’ Month of May

May 16, 2017 By Cathy Habermann 5 Comments

Can I tell you how buzzy…I mean busy it has been around here? College graduation is fast approaching for our youngest, Chris – last tennis meets, last projects to turn in, last internships, last tuition payments (oh, wait…this one is for us!) Exciting adventures await…his Dad & I are thrilled for him! Our oldest, Billy, has

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HELLO APRIL!

April 21, 2017 By Cathy Habermann Leave a Comment

No need to check your calendar…I said Hello April & it’s actually April 21st! Such a busy month & lots of happenings on the work & family sides to life – it’s even more fun when the 2 cross over! Enjoy my picture walk of what’s been happening at ‘Casa Habermann’… Well Hello There! was

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IT”S A FLAMINGO PARTY!

March 10, 2017 By Cathy Habermann 2 Comments

It all started out like this: Hands On Design released a year long ‘To The Beach’ series that debuted at Nashville market last year! Bill & I adopted 3 flamingos and asked them to join us on our Nashville market experience. We had a ball! They stayed on at our house when we got home from market…after all, we have

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Happy Anniversary – my gift to you

February 6, 2017 By Cathy Habermann 11 Comments

29 years ago our story began… I’ve often talked about that cold day in Pittsburgh (5 degrees I believe) when I said ‘I do’… This journey is one I would want to take with no other – from its humble beginnings – life in the Dulles Airport flight path – moves & transfers – babies, kids

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Billy finished the week of competition on a high earning bronze medals in both Men’s Singles and Mixed Doubles tennis. 

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