Needlework and Cross Stitch Designs by Cathy Habermann
Love is Kind Here we are at another wedding Anniversary. I based this year’s complimentary design on what is, I assume, a popular wedding verse from 1 Corinthians: ‘Love is Patient, Love is Kind…’. It was one of the verses that Bill & I chose for our ceremony 31 years ago. This past Sunday, as
2013…a pretty big year for me! My ‘baby’ was graduating High School and heading off to a new chapter. We were looking at our empty nest. I was building a new business in an already 15 year career in the needlework industry. Cross Stitch & Needlework magazine came along & asked me to design a
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
‘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
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
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
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
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
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
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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