INDEPENDENT NEEDLEWORK NEWS

After July 31, 2008, Trail Creek Farm pillows will no longer be available through Hoffman Distributing.

My understanding is that their pillows will still be available, but that shops will have to order from Trail Creek Farm directly … which is expected to slow down the delivery time between when you place your order and when you receive your order.  However, there is also a possibility that Trail Creek Farm will be retiring some of their older pillows in order to bring fresh merchandise to the market, and one good way for them to determine which pillows to retire is to bring the ordering process back under their own roof (at least temporarily) so they can see easily what is in the most demand currently.  Anyway, the point is still the same:

NOW is the time to make sure you have any you might want … and if you still need anything, to contact your favorite LNS or ONS right away to order!

Have you downloaded the freebies (graciously provided by Amy Bruecken Designs, Blue Ribbon Designs, Imaginating, Kustom Krafts, and Rosewood Manor) available in Hoffman Distributing’s Summer Online Showcase?

Don’t forget to explore the rest of what the S.O.S. has to offer, either … I easily spent several very enjoyable hours just looking through everything under the New Designs category while updating my wish list.

At the top of that list is one of Needlemania’s newest, titled Bandacious:

It’s “band-a-licious”!

And I’m so happy for Marc Davis’ (the designer behind Needlemania) success. Just a few short years ago, he was “hiding” his incredible design talent while winning ribbons at Woodlawn — but look at him now!