Let's Get On With It -

 

Well here we go - 🚀

A new year is before us.

I am in the middle of remodeling my workshop to make it easier for my customers to shop in.

Also so I can manage the Woolin Rouge Etsy store in a more productive way.

I will share photos once I have made more progress.

Woolin Rouge Designs wishes you lots of love, loads of blessings and an abundance of health and happiness in the new year ahead.

With Warm & Wooly Regards,

Traci

My muse for today as I design in my workshop...

 “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” 

                                   ~ Leonardo da Vinci

 Diamond Textiles Homespun Cotton Fabric 3502

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  Romantic Script Fabric Summer Green

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Meet Beary Wild & Wonderful SAL Block #9

Beary is finally out of hibernation and he couldn't be happier!

Those of you who belong to the Wild & Wonderful FB group can download the pattern for free until June 12th, 2021.  You will find it in the files on the group page.

There is still time to join us on the Wild & Wonderful SAL.  Simply visit the Wild & Wonderful FB group page and request to join.  Wild & Wonderful SAL FB Page

If you are interested in a printed pattern, kit or thread kits or bears please visit my Etsy store:  Shop Here

Beary lives in Northwest Montana very close to Glacier National Park.  If you wonder why he has that smile on his face, it's because huckleberry season is just around the corner!

When I first moved to Montana, I picked huckleberries and sold them to restaurants and grocery stores. And yes, I ran into a bear or two while picking them.

Some fun facts about Huckleberries:

Grow wild in the northwestern USA, western Canada. Alaska and Idaho.

 Ripen in mid to late summer and peak in August.

When purchased fresh, expect to pay $65.00 a lb.

They are so delicious in pies and milkshakes!

Their high sugar content helps bears store fat for the winter.

This Wild & Wonderful Stitch A Long has been so fun to participate in.  All 9 of the participating designers enjoyed it so much  We sure hope you did too! We loved it so much, we are planning the

 Wild & Wonderful Under the Harvest Moon next! We hope you will join us!  Stay tuned for more details!

Coming Soon!

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From the Le Polet Collection

by Jenifer Brinley
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Isn't this so true?

 

Happy Mother's Day!

 

UPDATE: Wild & Wonderful Mystery Stitch~A~Long

 

Hello ~ Hello Stitchers,

This post is a little late in coming, but here it is!  I am in a new FB Mystery Stitch-A-Long with 8 other magical designers called Wild & Wonderful.  There are 9 blocks in this SAL.  The SAL started in April and every Saturday a new design is revealed. Saturday, May 8th, 2021, Block #6 will be revealed.

You can join the FB group by clicking here Wild & Wonderful SAL and ask to join.  Once approved you can download all the designs (for free) that have been revealed so far in the files.  You also have the option of going to the designers website and purchase their fabric kits, notions and threads.  

Here are the designs that have been revealed so far:

Block #1

6/5/21 Lydia Middaugh www.charliesdaughter.net 

Block #2

4/10/21 Wendy Wilson www.tripleRmercantile.com 

Block #3

4/17/21 Susan Davis www.auntsusieshouse.com

Block #4

4/24/21 Karen Yaffe www.piecefulgathering.com

Block #5

5/1/21 Heather Gavin www.punkinpatchcraftdesigns.com

Block #6

5/8/21 Patricia Sanabria-Friederich www.patternsfromgrandmastrunk.com

Block #7

5/15/21 Heather Moylan-Anderson www.countryramble.net

Block #8

    5/22/21 Robin Van Allen www.walnutvalleywoolens.net

Block #9

                                                 5/29/21 Traci Marvel www.woolinrouge.etsy.com 

6/5/21 Lydia Middaugh www.charliesdaughter.net for finishing kits

The finishing kit is a masterpiece!  Lydia Middaugh did an amazing job.  Here is a sneak peek.

UPDATE: Here is the finished design!

Isn't it grand?

You don't have to purchase anything to participate.  You certainly can use your own fabrics, notions and embellishments.  But it is nice to know that purchasing the materials is an option. The designers that have revealed their designs, still have kits available.  And the designers that have not revealed their designs, you can purchase a preorder.  They will ship the kits out three days prior to their reveal date.

 I am offering a printed pattern, fabric kit and thread kit in the Woolin Rouge Designs Etsy Shop. 

This SAL has been so fun to participate in.  The 8 designers I am working with are so very talented, humble and kind.  They have a true passion for what they do.  And the other thing that makes it extra special is that the cotton fabrics we are using for the backgrounds and borders is from Diamond Textiles.  Diamond Textiles and woolens go hand in hand.  

Keep in mind the cutoff date for the free patterns is June 19th, 2021.  After that date, you can purchase the patterns in each of the designers stores.

Update: free patterns are no longer available.  But you can purchase the patterns, kit and notions at each participating designers website.

I hope you join us!

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to email me, at woolinrougedesigns@gmail.com.

Cheers to Creativity!

Traci

Winter Wonderland SAL Block 12

 Hello - Hello!

Welcome to the Winter Wonderland Mystery Sew-A-Long Block 12

It is an honor a privilege to reveal the last block before the finishing instructions.

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, 

Coming to you from nature's Starlight Theatre

please welcome 

Master Mime Marcel Marsnow and Dog Extraordinaire Vincent

The free download is no longer available.  But you can purchase the pattern here:

Winter Wonderland Block 12

This design is made up of quite a few memories from my past and present.  

Here is the story behind the design.

My mom was a prima ballerina at the Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, MO.  She entertained me for hours recounting the stories from performing there. I felt so special knowing my mom was a ballet dancer. In my mind, she was royalty...a princess.

When I was 7, my teacher assigned the class to create a drawing of a snowman on construction paper with crayons and cotton balls.  Art was and still remains my favorite subject. I remember my teacher telling me that my artwork showed lots of character.  But there was something missing. She asked me to sign name in the right hand corner. As soon as I put the dot over the i in Traci, I immediately felt a rush throughout my body.  I knew right then and there that I wanted to be an artist.

When I was 13, my parents took me to the Barnum and Bailey circus for my birthday. My favorite part of the show was watching the dogs do all the tricks. I was just fascinated at all the things they were trained to do.

When I was 16.  My mom took me to see Marcel Marceau at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA.  I was mesmerized by his performance.  My mom and I were invited back stage and I actually got to meet him.  Marcel Marceau held my hand in his and looked me straight in the eyes. His hands were still warm from his performance. It is a moment I will never forget.  It is encapsulated in my very soul.

Fast forward to 2021.  I am now 61.  I live in Montana where I design in my workshop that has beautiful views of the mountains. It is very rare for me to go to a circus or to a theatre so I depend on nature and my imagination for much of my entertainment.  One of my favorite forms of entertainment is watching the sun disappear behind the snow capped mountains as the stars start to light up the sky.

I gathered up all these memories and put them in this little design just for you.

To purchase the Printed Pattern, Wool/Fabric/Embellishment Kit and WonderFIL Ellana Thread Kit visit the Woolin Rouge Designs Etsy Store: Woolin Rouge Designs

 Printed Pattern 

$8.00

Wool Kits with embellishments

 $26.00

Please note that the embellishments are only sold with the wool kits.

Embellishments are not sold separately.

WonderFIL Ellana 12 WT Wool/Acrylic Thread Kit

$36.00

I invite to to take some time and look around the Woolin Rouge Designs

Etsy store.  You will find some notions that will help you bring this design to life.

Chenille Needles

Printable Freezer Paper

Drawing Pens

Spellbound Mystery Sew~A~Long Block 12

Spellbound Mystery Sew~A~Long

Block 12

Barnabas

Meet Barnabas! 

 The final block of the Spellbound Mystery Sew~A~Long.  

Shop for the items below in the Woolin Rouge Designs Etsy Store

Simply click on each link under the photo.

Time has run out for the free downloadable pattern,

However you can purchase it in the Woolin Rouge Designs Etsy store.

Want to purchase the printed pattern?

Barnabas Pattern

$6.00

Free Shipping

Want to purchase a kit?

(Includes the background fabric, wool and buttons)

Barnabas Kit

$20.00

Free Shipping

Want to purchase the WonderFIL Ellana thread kit?

Barnabas Thread Kit

$22.00

Free Shipping

Want to purchase  the  S C A R Y buttons?

Barnabas SCARY Buttons

$3.00

Free Shipping

Other Notions Of Interest

BOHIN Chenille Needles #24

$3.12

Free Shipping

Ink Jet Printable Freezer Paper

$9.00

Free Shipping

Cover Appliqué Pins

$8.00

Free Shipping

Karen Kaye Buckley's Perfect Scissor Small

$19.00

Free Shipping

How Barnabas Came To Be

The day I received the phone call to be apart of the Spellbound Mystery Sew~A~Long, I severely fractured the humerus bone in my right arm.  How in the heck was I going to be able to design a block now?  After my surgery, the doctor said I wouldn't be able to draw with my right hand for many weeks. Not only was my arm broken, but my heart as well. 

With encouragement from the other 11 designers in the group, I didn't give up. Maybe I couldn't draw right now, but my imagination still worked. As I lay around the house recuperating, I went over several design ideas in my head.  Nothing seemed quite right.  I just wasn't feeling inspired.

That all changed one morning when I heard my husband come down the stairs and say, "there is a bat in our bedroom!"

The first words out of my mouth were"SCARY!"

Apparently, I had left one of our doors open and the bat decided to come in that night and  make himself at home. Thankfully, my husband was able to escort the bat back outside.  There's never  been a bat in my house before and hopefully there never will be again. But I am grateful for the incident, as it sparked the idea to bring Barnabas to life.

I hope you have enjoyed the Spellbound Mystery Sew~A~Long.  It sure has been a delight for me to be apart of this amazing and talented group.  I can't wait to see all your finished block togethers.

Happy Halloween!

I spent the most of Saturday morning texting back and forth with Tonja from Blackberry Primitives.  I decided on my color palette for my block.  Tonja dyed a few of the colors on textured wool for me.  I will give you a sneak peek when the package arrives.

I also picked out the Ellana wool threads for the design.  I will be selling these along with the kits. Stitching with this thread is dreamy. Here is how WonderFIL explains the thread on their website:

Engineered with hand wool appliqué in mind, Ellana™ is a 12wt 2 ply, 50/50 Merino wool/acrylic blend. The wool provides a rich colour palette and soft loft, while the acrylic gives the thread unbelievable strength. Its perfect twist allows the thread to gently coat the edge of wool appliqué, melting into the wool. The result is an almost invisible whipstitch which creates a smooth, clean edge prepared for embellishing. Ellana™ is fray resistant and contains significantly less fuzz, rendering an unparalleled smoothness. Its soft loft is ideal for creating delicate detail when used for hand embroidery.

Can't wait to give you another sneak peek of my progress.  Until then ...~

Announcing Spellbound Mystery SAL

Shout out to all Halloween Lovers - it is such an honor to be invited to join this amazing group of designers in this Mystery Sew Along.  This is your personal invitation to join the FB group. Click here to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/spellboundmysterysewalong/

It all started August 2nd, each week, one of 12 designers will publish a FREE pattern to download for a 9" Halloween quilt block.  Visit each designer's website to download the pattern.  Designers will also have fabric and embellishment kits available for purchase.  My design will debut October 18th, 2020.

Hope you join us!

Here is the schedule:

8/2/20  Holly Hill Designs - Mary Jane Carey

8/9/20 Heart To Hand - Kathi Campbell

8/16/20 Purple Moose Designs - Terri Sontra

8/23/20 Reets Rags To Stitches - Reets Carl

8/30/20 Back Door Quilts - Linda Hale/Terri Dougherty

9/6/20 Pinwheels - Maria Tomaoka

9/13/20 One Sister Designs - Janet Nesbitt

9/20/20 Liberty Homestead - Glenda Sha

9/27/20 Kaye Moore 

10/4/20 Pearl Louise Designs - Pearl Krush

10/11/20 Bird Brain Designs - Robin Kingsley

10/18/20 Woolin Rouge Designs - Traci Suzanne Marvel

10/25/20 Finishing Instructions