Hi Everyone!
I'm Debbie. I'm a retired 9-1-1 operator from Maryland, with no kids and two cats.

I've been cross-stitching for many years, and way back when, decided to start designing my own patterns.

Several years ago, I thought it would be nice to have matching cross-stitch and latch hook rug designs. So, I purchased latch hook rug software, and set out to learn latch hook rug making.

To my surprise, my first latch hook rug design, "Purple Pansies on Parade" (a photo-to-latch hook design), won a first place ribbon at the Anne Arundel County (Maryland) fair!

The second rug I created, unfortunately, was not well prepped and planned, and the rug eventually fell apart.

I learned from my mistakes, and went on to design and hook, "Creative Support Staff", which also earned several ribbons at the state and county level.

I am currently working on one of my abstract designs, entitled, "AbstraXion 3-98". I recently finished the cross-stitch version, and am very pleased with how it turned out. I am working diligently to get the latch hook version completed in time for "fairi season", later on this year.

I hope everyone has a successful, happy and healthy New Year!
Debbie