Went to Naperville to visit my sister and got to visit Designer's Desk in Geneva and Tomorrow's Heirlooms in Glyn Ellyn. Both worth a trip, especially Designer's Desk - they have over 300 kinds of thread! With no LNS anywhere close, I might have gone a bit overboard and picked up a pattern or eight (and some threads) ......and for the dog lovers, you might want to look for this one (new from Mill Hill) - Love Me, Love My Dog .
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DebBee's Designs Diamond Delight 9Calico Crossroads DestinyLaura Perin - Long Autumn Panel (to be done in another colorway :)) and Morning Star Needle Delights Rainforest Crunch and Appalachia
and a couple of others - let's just say Christmas is taken care of!
Linda