Fruit season is upon us and the stores and stands are filling up with fresh 

strawberries, apples, watermelon, and PEARS!!!

PEARS PEARS PEARS

Here are a couple of new designs just out!! 

#1410 Pear Medley

#1311 Pick a Peck of Pears

And if you are in the area 

sign up and come out to 

 Wool Wednesday Workshop 

in my studio 

Sweet Pears $30.00

Wednesday July 30th 

10:00 - 2:00

Please email dbusby@woodenspooldesigns

for more information and signup 

This weekend is the middle of June...Can you believe it!!!

 July is almost here and that means time to get the flags out!!!  

 

One of my favorite things on our recent trip was seeing 

all the flags flying across our great states!!! 

We have several patterns that you can make

 easily and quickly to add to your summer decor!!

#219 Mini Wool Flags

Liberty #135

#208 I Love the USA

#211 Red White & Blue

Pledge of Allegiance #102

Stars & Stripes #128

Portland Oregon is known as the City of Roses
and since 1907 it has held an annual festival
of celebrations and activities.
 A Rose Festival Princess
is chosen from each area high school
 and then one is chosen and crowned
 as
 Rose Festival Queen. 

The Grande Floral Parade
 is tomorrow
 and as in the past
 the Rose Festival Princesses and Royal Queen
will ride upon a float through town on a
 5 miles stretch across the
 Willamette River into Downtown Portland.

People (us included) wait for hours in anticipation for the start of the parade..
....in fact
Jeff is down at "OUR SPOT" right now.....

 waiting....... and waiting
and waiting......
 to save a space for us to watch the parade from!!

It's a tradition of his to go down the night before and sit outside and hold our spot....
the rest of the family will arrive around 7:00 am
 and wait about 4 more hours for the
start of the parade to reach us.

 It is a fun tradition and  we have done this with our kids as they have grown up....
 and now....
 we are loving watching our grand kids enjoy it!!!

Someday I will collect all the pictures and make a photo book.....

In the meantime I hope you will enjoy this wool applique pattern called  

Ring Around the Roses

This could be made in the color of your favorite rose!!! 

And of course we will be watching for that crown on the head of the new 

Rose Festival Queen!!

You can be a queen too.....

 PINCUSHION QUEEN!!!! 

this is new pattern now available on our website

www.woodenspooldesigns.com

Happy parade day....get your crown on!!! 

It's going to be a BUSY summer!!! 

You might say we are the Busy Busby's!!! 

There never seems to be a dull moment 

 at our house but that's just the way we like it!!

Every day is a surprise!! 

Since we are back from Spring Market we are now getting 

ready for our next show!!

August 14-16
Thursday - Saturday
10:00 am - 6:00 pm

We will have our booth filled with our newest
 patterns, kits, wool,
 hand made pincushions,
and much more!!

If you have never been to our booth at a show come and visit us!!

For more information about the show visit:
http://www.quilts.com

Mark your calendars and I will get BUSY and get ready for you!!

# 1404 Busy Bee 

Pincushions and Sewing Tool Pouch

It's June which means summer is here and the wild flowers are beginning to bloom!!! 

If you are in the area come join me in my studio and sip iced tea 

and

 stitch up your own bed of summer wild flowers!!!

please email at info@woodenspooldesigns.com

for more information and sign up

 Wyoming

 Wyoming East of Rock Springs

This caused a delay in our trip which meant that we ended up having to drive 

30 hours nonstop (except for gas and rest stops) to get to Pittsburgh in time to set up for the show!!

It's  a lot of work getting ready and I had some good help preparing for the show!

Addison is going on 8 years old and loves to come and help whenever she can!! 

Addie and Papi are a good team!! 

Addison bagging patterns!! 

Someday Addison wants to learn to dye wool!!

We traveled all of Mothers Day but my family sent me photos along the way!

I sure love being their mom and nana!!! 

We sure are  BUSY BEES at our house!! 

New Pattern #1404 Busy Bees

Buzzing off to bed.....more later....

We are still buzzing around here in case you were wondering!!! 

The Busy's are always buzzing about somewhere....

We just returned home from our trip across the states to Pittsburgh 

for International Spring Quilt Market.

#1414 Blessed Bee Quilt

 Jeff and I loaded up all our stuff (which is a lot!!) and headed across the states.....

Our first stop was in Idaho.

Kenna Ogg of Madison Cottage Design

She made us a wonderful salad for dinner and muffins for out trip. 

Thank you Kenna! 

Next up was Wyoming....

Which has its own beauty.....and SNOW!! 

Snow slowed our trip by a day with the closure of Highway I80.

Hold that thought......Looks like I have to BUZZZ away from my computer for a bit....