by Susan | Jul 9, 2023 | Bird Patterns, Felt Patterns, Perching Bird Patterns
Yesterday, I enjoyed one of the first sunny days in weeks on the porch. Using the Merlin app, I recorded a great variety of birds in my little patch of woods, including a Crow, Overnbird, Hairy Woodpecker, American Robin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Phoebe, Hermit...
by Susan | May 13, 2023 | Bird Patterns, Felt Patterns, Perching Bird Patterns
My creative mojo has been hard to find lately. Maybe starting with something relatively easy will help me get my groove back. A Nashville Warbler has been popping up in the sound recordings on my Merlin app this spring. Here he is in felt. I hope these pretty birds...
by Susan | Mar 4, 2023 | Bird Patterns, Felt Patterns, Perching Bird Patterns
Sitting here with my mom on a Saturday afternoon in Pennsylvania, I started exploring birds common to the area. Most of them I have already designed. The Blackburnian Warbler caught my attention – a bird who visits Maine in the summer. Click below to download...
by Susan | Feb 25, 2023 | Critter Patterns, Felt Patterns, Woodland Patterns
The White-tailed deer first appeared in my latest pattern book, Animals of the Northeast. Leave the antlers off, and it’s a doe to go along with my White-tailed Fawn. Enjoy! Enjoy the free download below – or purchase the White-tailed Deer felt kit here....
by Susan | Feb 5, 2023 | Critter Patterns, Felt Patterns
First introduced in my book Downeast Thunder Farm Animals of the Northeast here is my Secretive Gray Fox pattern. I’ve only spied red fox on the farm here but the gray is abundant in southern and mid-coast Maine – and throughout much of the United States....
by Susan | Jan 1, 2023 | Bird Patterns, Collage, Felt Patterns
For Christmas, I received the book “Beguiled By The Wild” by Charley Harper from Hannah. About his style of painting, Charley Harper coined it “minimal realism.” He said, “Instead of trying to put everything in when I paint, I try to...
by Susan | Dec 11, 2022 | Bird Patterns, Christmas
It’s been a stressful year with mom’s health challenges, feeling overwhelmed with work, job changes, and Hannah moving home (exciting things on that front coming), to name a few. I’ve felt less spunky, less resilient than normal. For the first time...
by Susan | Dec 7, 2022 | Christmas, Critter Patterns, Felt Patterns, Other Patterns
These little cats and dogs have kept me busy in the evenings – the perfect project to help keep me awake during TV-time. I plan to use these as little extras tied to Christmas packages. The cat design was inspired by a Pinterest picture from this website. The...
by Susan | Nov 24, 2022 | Christmas, Felt Patterns
Christmas stockings need to hang in pairs (at least). The companion for my Adele Penguin Christmas Stocking is this Polar Bear stocking. He’s sitting rather than standing like my Polar Bear ornament but is still dressed for the holiday season in a colorful...
by Susan | Nov 20, 2022 | Christmas, Felt Patterns, Other Patterns
The design bug hit yesterday, and I started dabbling with a new set of Christmas Stockings. Here’s the first; an all-felt stocking that uses my Adele Proper Penguin pattern (enlarged to 6 inches) in a wintery landscape. I think she’s sweet. Thanks to the...
by Susan | Oct 28, 2022 | Christmas, Felt Patterns
I played with this little ornament a while back but never shared it. It’s inspired by some of the glass ornament of the 1950s and 60. Mix and match your colors or create your own beading patterns. For this one I used Baby Blue felt and Strawberry Dream felt...
by Susan | Oct 22, 2022 | Bird Patterns, Christmas, Collage, Felt Patterns
I had so much fun with my Birds on Branches last week that I had to make more. Last week I experimented with a lightly stuffed felt Blue Jay ornament and mixed media collage ornaments. This mourning dove, my favorite of the new designs, is finished flat. When I...
by Susan | Oct 15, 2022 | Bird Patterns, Christmas, Felt Patterns
This week, I’ve spent my evenings in front of the television playing with these Birds on Branches Christmas Ornaments. They are four-inch circle bird scenes. Because the birds are so small to fit in this space, I slightly simplified the designs from my bird...
by Susan | Sep 24, 2022 | Odds and Ends, Owl and Raptor Patterns, Projects
Last weekend I started working on felt Joyful Wreath Owls – thinking ahead to this year’s Winter Tree Festival and Auction. I love making these gray felt wreath owls. Then I started thinking about something a little different. How could I switch things up....
by Susan | Sep 7, 2022 | Critter Patterns, Felt Patterns, Other Patterns
Inspired by the Halloween decorations in the stores, I designed the Little Brown Bat – an often requested pattern. I’m on vacation with my folks in Pennsylvania and don’t have my felt supplies at hand, so the prototype for this guy is in Halloween...
by Susan | Aug 21, 2022 | Critter Patterns, Felt Patterns
The presence of mountain lions in Maine is often debated. In 2018 federal officials declared the Eastern Cougar extinct. However, every year there are reported sightings that leave us wondering. Friends shared that they spotted one outside their home – tail...
by Susan | May 29, 2022 | Bird Patterns, Felt Patterns, Perching Bird Patterns
Some of my backyard birds you have to go searching the edges of the woods for; otherwise, you can only hear them. The Blue-headed Vireo is one that I’ve been recording daily on Merlin; I’ve yet to spot this guy. A challenging part of this bird is finding...
by Susan | May 20, 2022 | Bird Patterns, Felt Patterns, Perching Bird Patterns
The White-throated Sparrow may be the unsung hero of my backyard. Unassuming, always around either at the feeder or rustling around beneath the lilac bushes. I’m past due creating a felt pattern for this guy. Enjoy! If you are reading this post via email, click...
by Susan | May 12, 2022 | Bird Patterns, Felt Patterns, Perching Bird Patterns
Black-and-white Warblers have been singing and keeping me company from the edge of the woods these past few days. This design was a happy way to spend the afternoon on the porch. Enjoy! If you are reading this post via email, click Continue Reading at the bottom and...
by Susan | Apr 30, 2022 | Critter Patterns, Felt Patterns, Woodland Patterns
The Prickly Porcupine represents the many porcupines that live in the Maine woods. I opted to use washed wool-poly blend felt for this guy to give him more texture. He’s a simple pattern from my punch list of critters for the critter pattern book that I hope to...
