I have to tell you, friends, about my super-awesome new quilt designer friend. Her name is Kelly and she is the owner of The Wooden Bear – a pattern design company she started in 2002. I met Kelly at the Ladies of the Lake retreat at the end of October; she gave a presentation on her patterns that day and offered them for sale.
Since I have been interested in going in a pattern-writing direction with my business, I asked her some questions at the retreat. During our conversation, we discovered we lived fairly close to each other and have been keeping in touch since.
Kelly has really cute patterns featuring appliqué characters that have a sense of humor – you should check out her web site linked above. She was also recently asked to design a fabric line for Red Rooster fabrics and that line is scheduled to release in the Spring of 2009. And a book of patterns in the works that feature new designs using the new fabrics. Exciting stuff!
In the short time I’ve known her, she’s been so helpful and encouraging – I look forward to a continued relationship with Kelly and to keep you – my readers – posted on all the exciting developments to come in her world.