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December 16, 2009
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Hello Friends
If you enjoy going to the movies, there's a new flick not to be missed. Invictus, directed by Clint Eastwood, takes a look at Nelson Mandela's life as he campaigned for the 1995 Rugby World Cup in an effort to unite all South Africans after the fall of apartheid.
The movie's name comes from a poem written by William Ernest Henley and was a source of inspiration for Mr Mandela during his prison years. Here it is ...
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
Awesome man, awesome movie!
Anne
If you enjoy going to the movies, there's a new flick not to be missed. Invictus, directed by Clint Eastwood, takes a look at Nelson Mandela's life as he campaigned for the 1995 Rugby World Cup in an effort to unite all South Africans after the fall of apartheid.
The movie's name comes from a poem written by William Ernest Henley and was a source of inspiration for Mr Mandela during his prison years. Here it is ...
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
Awesome man, awesome movie!
Anne
December 12, 2009
Dear Friends
Yay! It's sale time! Join us for our 12 days of Christmas Promotion from 12 to 24 December 2009. Take 30% off all designs and projects, excluding items listed in our Quick Gifts category. The discounted price is reflected automatically in our secure online shopping cart.
Every order placed qualifies for our exclusive Christmas Sampler Santa in two sizes, now available as a direct download with your purchase.
And there's more .... !!! Spend $10 or more and you will receive our Christmas Bonus Set for free.
The Christmas Bonus Set will be emailed to you within 24 to 48 hours of your order.
Lots of fun, lots of savings!!
Happy shopping and Happy Holidays
Hugs
Anne
Yay! It's sale time! Join us for our 12 days of Christmas Promotion from 12 to 24 December 2009. Take 30% off all designs and projects, excluding items listed in our Quick Gifts category. The discounted price is reflected automatically in our secure online shopping cart.
Every order placed qualifies for our exclusive Christmas Sampler Santa in two sizes, now available as a direct download with your purchase.
And there's more .... !!! Spend $10 or more and you will receive our Christmas Bonus Set for free.
The Christmas Bonus Set will be emailed to you within 24 to 48 hours of your order.
Lots of fun, lots of savings!!
Happy shopping and Happy Holidays
Hugs
Anne
December 10, 2009
Hello friends
A quick quiz for you all tonight - it's called "Spot the Difference". This is how it works - look at the photo comparison below and tell me if they look the same or not...
Have fun playing!
Anne
A quick quiz for you all tonight - it's called "Spot the Difference". This is how it works - look at the photo comparison below and tell me if they look the same or not...
Have fun playing!
Anne
November 23, 2009
Hello all
This weekend I was asked why my website is called The Purple Hat. The name was inspired by an email I received years ago. I loved it so much that I decided to embrace the "purple hat" philosophy ...
Age 3: She looks at herself and sees a Queen.
Age 8: She looks at herself and sees Cinderella.
Age 15: She looks at herself as the "Ugly Sister"-"Mom, I can't go to school looking like this!"
Age 20: She looks at herself and sees, "too fat/too thin, too short/too tall, too straight/too curly"-but decides she's going out anyway.
Age 30: She looks at herself and sees, "too fat/too thin, too short/too tall, too straight/too curly"-but decides she doesn't have time to fix it so she's going out anyway.
At 40: She looks at herself and sees "too fat/too thin, too short/too tall, too straight/too curly"-but says, "At least I'm clean," and goes out anyway.
Age 50: She looks at herself, sees "I am", and goes wherever she wants to go.
Age 60: She looks at herself and reminds herself of all the people who can't even see themselves in the mirror anymore. Goes out and conquers the world.
Age 70: She looks at herself and sees wisdom, laughter and ability, goes out and enjoys life.
Age 80: Doesn't bother to look. Just puts on a purple hat and goes out to have fun with the world.
Maybe we should all grab that purple hat earlier.
Hugs, Anne
This weekend I was asked why my website is called The Purple Hat. The name was inspired by an email I received years ago. I loved it so much that I decided to embrace the "purple hat" philosophy ...
Age 3: She looks at herself and sees a Queen.
Age 8: She looks at herself and sees Cinderella.
Age 15: She looks at herself as the "Ugly Sister"-"Mom, I can't go to school looking like this!"
Age 20: She looks at herself and sees, "too fat/too thin, too short/too tall, too straight/too curly"-but decides she's going out anyway.
Age 30: She looks at herself and sees, "too fat/too thin, too short/too tall, too straight/too curly"-but decides she doesn't have time to fix it so she's going out anyway.
At 40: She looks at herself and sees "too fat/too thin, too short/too tall, too straight/too curly"-but says, "At least I'm clean," and goes out anyway.
Age 50: She looks at herself, sees "I am", and goes wherever she wants to go.
Age 60: She looks at herself and reminds herself of all the people who can't even see themselves in the mirror anymore. Goes out and conquers the world.
Age 70: She looks at herself and sees wisdom, laughter and ability, goes out and enjoys life.
Age 80: Doesn't bother to look. Just puts on a purple hat and goes out to have fun with the world.
Maybe we should all grab that purple hat earlier.
Hugs, Anne
November 22, 2009
Dear Friends
We've been busy busy busy! Since our last blog post we've added a quite a few new sets:
We've been busy busy busy! Since our last blog post we've added a quite a few new sets:
- Quick Gift Allsorts Bags 5x7 and 6x10
- Quick Gift Cube Tissue Box Cover 5x7
- Quick Gift Coffee Clutch 5x7
- Funky Food Christmas Cookies
- Baby Max Starter Set 5x7
- Color Me Christmas 5x7 and 6x10
You can find the links to all of these new sets from our What's New page at http://www.purplehat.co.za/DesignCatalog/whatsnew.html
Many thanks to all our wonderful customers who email suggestions and project photos. Your enthusiasm keeps me inspired! The other day I was thrilled to receive an email from Elizabeth Burke who wrote "I don't think anyone can outdo you in the in-the-hoop projects". Wow, that's high praise indeed, considering how many talented digitisers there are and a compliment I will happily accept.
Unfortunately there's also a downside to this wonderful business. Sadly my copyright offender is up to mischief again. I noticed she's sneaking back some designs of mine. I was hoping to post the digitising analysis images to our Newsletter Group this weekend but Yahoo seems to be playing up, so the evidence will have to wait a day or so. Will this woman ever stop??
Anyway, the sun's shining and we're going to have a great day!
Hugs, Anne
October 15, 2009
My boys are very excited about Halloween. It's not a big deal here in South Africa - you may have one or two kiddos knocking on the door hoping for candy. I think the appeal for Robert and Matthew is the boyish fascination with bugs, monsters and all that spooky stuff.
With this in mind, the guys helped me design our latest in-the-hoop project - Fungus Scarymungus. He's actually not that scary at all. Fungus has a big wacky grin and googly eyes. He loves cuddles and is looking for a new best friend.
Fungus is available at a special intro price until 31 Oct '09.
Hugs,
Anne
With this in mind, the guys helped me design our latest in-the-hoop project - Fungus Scarymungus. He's actually not that scary at all. Fungus has a big wacky grin and googly eyes. He loves cuddles and is looking for a new best friend.
Fungus is available at a special intro price until 31 Oct '09.
Hugs,
Anne
October 10, 2009
I was recently asked by a member of the 2011 Festival Committee for SAQG to provide some input on copyright and specifically how it relates to the issue of machine embroidery designs used for quilts. So here goes ..
Quilters are familiar with copyright laws and understand that a copyrighted quilt design may not be reproduced, distributed, performed, publicly displayed, or made into a derivative work without the permission of the copyright owner. What you produce must be something uniquely yours.
Furthermore acknowledging the source of the copyrighted material does not substitute for obtaining permission.
So without going into an extensive discussion, there are already very clear rules in place relating to the design, production, sale and display of quilts and quilting designs.
Machine embroidery designs are subject to similar stringent copyright legislation. Each digitiser will have their own set of terms and conditions but generally speaking the following applies to all purchased or free machine embroidery designs:
"All designs are licensed for the original customer use only. You cannot sell, trade, copy, loan, transfer or in any way duplicate the design software (digitized design file) in any part or whole without violating copyright law. "
What does that mean?
With embroidery designs, you are purchasing a license to use the designs subject to certain limitations specified by the seller. Just like purchasing a licence to use Microsoft Windows on your computer.
You can make a back-up copy of the embroidery designs purchased as a safe-guard in the event of computer failure, but you are not allowed to distribute copies of the designs to a friend, neighbour or embroidery club member, without violating the licence agreement. Such actions are liable for prosecution.
Furthermore the purchaser may not duplicate any part of the design software, i.e. the digitised design. So you may not dissect the design with your embroidery software and use portions on its own or combined with other digitised files and call this your new creation.
Why? Because every keystroke or digitised stitch in the original design is subject to copyright legislation and forms part of the digitiser's original artistic work.
Then there's the issue of proper use of the purchased designs. For example, may the designs be used on a quilt entered into a competition? In this instance, I would suggest that written permission is obtained from the digitiser. As I mentioned before, acknowledging the source is nice but does not mean you have their permission.
Most digitisers aren't too concerned if you change the colors recommended for the purchased designs or even the size of the overall design (again, check with the digitiser first), but what are the legal options available to the creative quilter eager to produce something new and exciting with machine embroidery design elements?
If the Guild stipulates that the machine embroidery designs must be unique, there are two options that immediately spring to mind
1. Learn how to digitise and create your own designs, or
2. Have the designs digitised for you by a professional
In both instances you will have to ensure that the artwork used for the designs is either your own or licensed for digitising purposes.
Just one last issue that has come to my attention recently - the business of registering copyrights. Copyright protection is in effect the moment the artistic work is created and formal registration is not always a requirement for protecting the artist's rights.
Furthermore if a quilter or digitiser registers a copyright it does not automatically prove that the material is theirs. You have to be the rightful owner of the original work in order to enjoy the benefits of copyright protection. If someone has claimed to hold the rights to materials which aren't theirs, they could be charged with copyright fraud which is a criminal offence.
Just my ten cents on the subject ... rather follow the rules and be confident that your quilt isn't disqualified or worse if you haven't paid attention to copyright laws.
Hugs,
Anne
Quilters are familiar with copyright laws and understand that a copyrighted quilt design may not be reproduced, distributed, performed, publicly displayed, or made into a derivative work without the permission of the copyright owner. What you produce must be something uniquely yours.
Furthermore acknowledging the source of the copyrighted material does not substitute for obtaining permission.
So without going into an extensive discussion, there are already very clear rules in place relating to the design, production, sale and display of quilts and quilting designs.
Machine embroidery designs are subject to similar stringent copyright legislation. Each digitiser will have their own set of terms and conditions but generally speaking the following applies to all purchased or free machine embroidery designs:
"All designs are licensed for the original customer use only. You cannot sell, trade, copy, loan, transfer or in any way duplicate the design software (digitized design file) in any part or whole without violating copyright law. "
What does that mean?
With embroidery designs, you are purchasing a license to use the designs subject to certain limitations specified by the seller. Just like purchasing a licence to use Microsoft Windows on your computer.
You can make a back-up copy of the embroidery designs purchased as a safe-guard in the event of computer failure, but you are not allowed to distribute copies of the designs to a friend, neighbour or embroidery club member, without violating the licence agreement. Such actions are liable for prosecution.
Furthermore the purchaser may not duplicate any part of the design software, i.e. the digitised design. So you may not dissect the design with your embroidery software and use portions on its own or combined with other digitised files and call this your new creation.
Why? Because every keystroke or digitised stitch in the original design is subject to copyright legislation and forms part of the digitiser's original artistic work.
Then there's the issue of proper use of the purchased designs. For example, may the designs be used on a quilt entered into a competition? In this instance, I would suggest that written permission is obtained from the digitiser. As I mentioned before, acknowledging the source is nice but does not mean you have their permission.
Most digitisers aren't too concerned if you change the colors recommended for the purchased designs or even the size of the overall design (again, check with the digitiser first), but what are the legal options available to the creative quilter eager to produce something new and exciting with machine embroidery design elements?
If the Guild stipulates that the machine embroidery designs must be unique, there are two options that immediately spring to mind
1. Learn how to digitise and create your own designs, or
2. Have the designs digitised for you by a professional
In both instances you will have to ensure that the artwork used for the designs is either your own or licensed for digitising purposes.
Just one last issue that has come to my attention recently - the business of registering copyrights. Copyright protection is in effect the moment the artistic work is created and formal registration is not always a requirement for protecting the artist's rights.
Furthermore if a quilter or digitiser registers a copyright it does not automatically prove that the material is theirs. You have to be the rightful owner of the original work in order to enjoy the benefits of copyright protection. If someone has claimed to hold the rights to materials which aren't theirs, they could be charged with copyright fraud which is a criminal offence.
Just my ten cents on the subject ... rather follow the rules and be confident that your quilt isn't disqualified or worse if you haven't paid attention to copyright laws.
Hugs,
Anne
October 09, 2009
Dear Friends
It's really good to be back in the digitising seat and doing what I love. I had to spend so much time recently trying to get this crazy person to quit her stealing again and hopefully she's learnt her lesson .. well, we'll see!
Anyway, our darling Molly Dolly now has her first accessory set - the diaper bag! Please pop by and have a look - it's really cute and a must have for the little Moms. Although the diaper bag set was designed with Molly in mind, it can be used for store-bought baby dolls too.
Have a great weekend!
Hugs, Anne
It's really good to be back in the digitising seat and doing what I love. I had to spend so much time recently trying to get this crazy person to quit her stealing again and hopefully she's learnt her lesson .. well, we'll see!
Anyway, our darling Molly Dolly now has her first accessory set - the diaper bag! Please pop by and have a look - it's really cute and a must have for the little Moms. Although the diaper bag set was designed with Molly in mind, it can be used for store-bought baby dolls too.
Have a great weekend!
Hugs, Anne
September 26, 2009
I came across these messages posted by christopher.andrews24@yahoo.com. They were posted on the Martha Pullen Phorum.
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Author: Chr
Date: 04-09-09 05:51
I'm afraid that my experience with Anne is tainted. Her customer service is lowsy, and the one design set that I did buy from her was just plain terrible. I'll never buy from her again.
And to top it, there is a rumour going around that she has been copying designs from Moose B'Stitchin and Daffy Down Dilly.
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Here's another one:
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Author: Chr
Date: 04-09-09 09:49
I am sorry if I offended you, but the fact is that Moose B'Stitchin has confirmed that they are keeping a close eye on PurpleHat.
I asked PurpleHat to send me a CD with the designs on, and I got a crummy handwritten cd, which I could have made myself. Nothing like the stuff you get from other reputable vendors. When I complained, since I had paid extra for the CD, I was rebuffed and told off - so no, I won't support PurpleHat. The quality of the designs were bad, the outlines, satin stitches and design elements did not line up, so I am rather unhappy.
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Here's the link for the above comments:
http://forums.marthapullen.com/read.php?f=7&i=245341&t=107687
These defamatory posts were made during the period I was involved in a legal dispute with DeKatzen Embroidery. The truth is that christopher.andrews loved my designs so much that she sold them on her website.
I have more examples of hate mail sent by this person to my business associates, the most recent being a week or so ago.
Shame on you!
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Author: Chr
Date: 04-09-09 05:51
I'm afraid that my experience with Anne is tainted. Her customer service is lowsy, and the one design set that I did buy from her was just plain terrible. I'll never buy from her again.
And to top it, there is a rumour going around that she has been copying designs from Moose B'Stitchin and Daffy Down Dilly.
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Here's another one:
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Author: Chr
Date: 04-09-09 09:49
I am sorry if I offended you, but the fact is that Moose B'Stitchin has confirmed that they are keeping a close eye on PurpleHat.
I asked PurpleHat to send me a CD with the designs on, and I got a crummy handwritten cd, which I could have made myself. Nothing like the stuff you get from other reputable vendors. When I complained, since I had paid extra for the CD, I was rebuffed and told off - so no, I won't support PurpleHat. The quality of the designs were bad, the outlines, satin stitches and design elements did not line up, so I am rather unhappy.
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Here's the link for the above comments:
http://forums.marthapullen.com/read.php?f=7&i=245341&t=107687
These defamatory posts were made during the period I was involved in a legal dispute with DeKatzen Embroidery. The truth is that christopher.andrews loved my designs so much that she sold them on her website.
I have more examples of hate mail sent by this person to my business associates, the most recent being a week or so ago.
Shame on you!
September 24, 2009
I spent most of today analyzing more designs this thief has purchased from me and made available for sale on her website. What’s most surprising isn’t her sheer audacity but that her actions still shock me! I guess it’s because I’m an honest person.
How can you take someone else’s work and call it your own? How can you wallpaper your website with Bible passages when you’re selling stolen designs? How do you remember all the lies, false names and fake email addresses?
I can only shake my head in disbelief and hope that someday you’ll come to your senses.
By the way, defamation means making FALSE statements that may harm the GOOD character and reputation of someone. If anyone's guilty of defamation, it's your alter ego christopher.andrews24@yahoo.com who continually makes false statements about my good reputation.
Sleep well
How can you take someone else’s work and call it your own? How can you wallpaper your website with Bible passages when you’re selling stolen designs? How do you remember all the lies, false names and fake email addresses?
I can only shake my head in disbelief and hope that someday you’ll come to your senses.
By the way, defamation means making FALSE statements that may harm the GOOD character and reputation of someone. If anyone's guilty of defamation, it's your alter ego christopher.andrews24@yahoo.com who continually makes false statements about my good reputation.
Sleep well
September 22, 2009
Dear Friends
Last June I received an email from one of my customers - she was concerned about the designs offered by a new unknown digitiser operating from an embroidery mall and suggested I take a look. When I visited the link she provided I was horrified. My Scraptacular Sewing Bag was up for sale. It had a new name, one or two minor tweaks to the original design and was being sold by someone I'd never heard of and most certainly, had never authorised to sell my designs.
Upon further investigation I discovered this crook had purchased a whole lot of stuff from me under three different names (there may be more, who knows!). Her intention was quite clear - she would buy my in-the-hoop projects and use them as the basis for setting up her business.
Credit card cases, coin purses, towel toppers, cell phone holders, bag projects - these were just some of my items on her shopping list (and I have the sales records to prove it). Furthermore, she copied web content and instruction files virtually word for word. I asked her to remove the designs and come clean but she refused. This left me with no option but to seek legal advice.
And all of this is from a woman who claims to be a devout Christian.
What's more, this woman claims in two recent emails to me and on her blog that she doesn't know who I am and has no connection to the previous website. I have written proof of her identity and the links between the original site and the new one.
I just want you to know, "Mrs As yet Unnamed", that I am fed up with your lies and I will not stop until you take all my designs off your website. I have no qualms about revealing who you are and details of what you've done (and continue to do). The truth is on my side.
Now where did I leave my Stitches 'n Bears magazine?
Last June I received an email from one of my customers - she was concerned about the designs offered by a new unknown digitiser operating from an embroidery mall and suggested I take a look. When I visited the link she provided I was horrified. My Scraptacular Sewing Bag was up for sale. It had a new name, one or two minor tweaks to the original design and was being sold by someone I'd never heard of and most certainly, had never authorised to sell my designs.
Upon further investigation I discovered this crook had purchased a whole lot of stuff from me under three different names (there may be more, who knows!). Her intention was quite clear - she would buy my in-the-hoop projects and use them as the basis for setting up her business.
Credit card cases, coin purses, towel toppers, cell phone holders, bag projects - these were just some of my items on her shopping list (and I have the sales records to prove it). Furthermore, she copied web content and instruction files virtually word for word. I asked her to remove the designs and come clean but she refused. This left me with no option but to seek legal advice.
During the course of the legal battle (which took six months) this woman really showed her true colors. She would email my business associates using a fake yahoo id, making false allegations in an attempt to discredit me and my business. She continued adding my designs to her website. She also bought designs from another digitiser and offered them for sale. She would pretend she was ill so that she could delay the legal process. She acquired another bag design of mine just after I made it available for sale on my website and gave it away as a free download to her newsletter subscribers.
And so it went ... until one day I thought she'd given up and gone away. How wrong was I!
She went and set up a new website and gave herself a new identity. She still has some of my designs on her site and continues to profit from my hard work. She has blogged about her innocence and asked people to pray for the troubled soul that has accused her of stealing. She has started her email campaign to my business partners again. She's even tried to block me from viewing her website so that I can't see what mischief she's getting up to. Too bad I know how to get around that.
And all of this is from a woman who claims to be a devout Christian.
The Bible has a lot to say about stealing and there are many passages one can quote, the most succinct being Exodus 20:15 "Thou shall not steal" . Never, in any way from anyone. God's intention is pretty clear. We are to gain property and possessions by honest work, not stealing.
Don't be fooled by this hyprocrite, who pretends to appear righteous only as a cloak to conceal her wicked ways. "He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him." 1 John 2:4
What's more, this woman claims in two recent emails to me and on her blog that she doesn't know who I am and has no connection to the previous website. I have written proof of her identity and the links between the original site and the new one.
I just want you to know, "Mrs As yet Unnamed", that I am fed up with your lies and I will not stop until you take all my designs off your website. I have no qualms about revealing who you are and details of what you've done (and continue to do). The truth is on my side.
Now where did I leave my Stitches 'n Bears magazine?
Until later ..
September 17, 2009
Dear Friends
I have just added a fun, free in the hoop project for your enjoyment. Click HERE to find our corner bookmark for 4x4 hoops. A great gift for bookworms!
The bookmark can be personalised with a small design, monogram or just use those pretty fabric scraps in your stash.
Don't forget that Molly Dolly is on special for another week, until 26 September '09.
Enjoy your weekend!
Anne
September 11, 2009
Hello all!
I hope you've had a good week. So what are you sewing this weekend? If you're looking for a really nice project and getting a headstart on those Christmas gifts, come on over and meet Molly Dolly. She's a real sweetie.
Molly is our latest in-the-hoop project. I spent the last two weeks fine-tuning the body design so that all the body parts are made and joined in the hoop - a technique exclusive to The Purple Hat. So now there's no need to spend hours trying to hand sew stuffed arms and legs to the body like other large doll designs.
She also comes with removable clothing, so the little Mommies can have fun dressing their baby and changing diapers. The clothes are also made in the hoop, leaving the fewest possible seams to hand or machine stitch closed.
Molly comes with full instructions and over forty color photographs to help you along. Click HERE to see Molly Dolly 5x7 and 6x10
Hugs,
Anne
September 02, 2009
Naughty ol' me, not keeping my blog up to date. I guess life got in the way again.
It's been a busy time since the last blog update. We celebrated the boys' 5th birthday at the end of June, with 20-something sugar fueled preschoolers having an absolute ball. Then the long mid-year holidays ... that took some organising keeping the little guys entertained.
During this time I also developed a really bad eye infection which lasted nearly three weeks and once that eventually cleared up, we all took turns getting the flu! Yikes!
Anyway a lot's happening on our website. Here's a sampling of some of our new sets added since June ...
I've also uploaded our new customer bonus design for September. It's block 3 - the wreath block - from our exclusive Christmas Sampler series. Click here to take a peek. Yours FREE with orders this month.
Big congrats to Anne Lawrence, our lucky draw winner for August. She chose the Funky Flower Patch Purse as her prize. Happy stitching!!
Chat soon,
Anne
June 03, 2009
Dear Friends
Just to let you know that our June Customer Bonus design is now available - yours free with orders this month. It's a cheerful butterfly scissors holder, the last in our series of matching wrist pincushions and scissor holder collectables. Hope you like it!
Congrats to Kerryn Hope, our lucky draw winner for May. Kerryn chose our Going Sewing designs as her prize. Remember that every order qualifies as an entry into our monthly lucky draw competition - your name could pop up next.
Sorry our updates are a few days late but my son has been down with a really bad case of flu. Family first ...
Enjoy your day
Hugs
Anne
May 28, 2009
Hello friends
It's been another busy week. I'm working on a whole bunch of designs and projects at the moment, all in various stages of completion. I've just added my newest Quick Gift project to our website - the Cup Caddy for 6x10 hoops.
Do you have lots of old coffee cups in the cupboard, looking a bit faded and tired after repeated washing? Don't throw them away - give them a new look and purpose with this clever in-the-hoop design. These make great desk organizers for Dad and the kids. Make one for yourself as a handy sewing caddy and what about those teacher appreciation gifts? Easy to personalize and they come with photo instructions in PDF format.
Always something new and interesting from The Purple Hat!
Hugs
Anne
May 22, 2009
Hello all
We're not called the Cape of Storms for nothing! Yesterday we awoke to the sound of thunder in the distance and were treated to a spectacular light show as the storm rolled in. Not much rain in our area and everything soon cleared up for a marvellous day.
Wishing you all rainbows and sunshine!
Anne
May 21, 2009
Hello everyone
Thought I'd post a sneak peak of my new box bags. They'll be available on our website some time today. I just love the boxy shape and they are so easy to make. My boys are using their bags for storing things like toy soldiers, little cars and pencil crayons. I made the stripey one for myself and used a bamboo bracelet as the handle attached with a strip of ribbon. I'm sure these will be a huge hit with teen and tween girls this summer.
Enjoy your day!
Anne
May 12, 2009
Hello all
I hope you all had a fab Mother's Day. My husband cooked up the most delicious roast dinner for us on Sunday and guess what, he did the dishes too! What a guy!
I added a new design set on Friday - an updated set of Petite Purses for 4x4 hoops. They are made in a single hooping with no additional sewing required. Here's a pic ...
I hope you all had a fab Mother's Day. My husband cooked up the most delicious roast dinner for us on Sunday and guess what, he did the dishes too! What a guy!
I added a new design set on Friday - an updated set of Petite Purses for 4x4 hoops. They are made in a single hooping with no additional sewing required. Here's a pic ...
The owl purse at the top has a ribbon loop sewn into the right side, nice for adding onto a key chain. If you use split rings often, try to get hold of a split ring opener. I bought mine at a bead shop and they are great for opening up split rings (no more broken finger nails).
It has a "lip" which you insert into the split ring to open it up. Very easy and works like a bomb.
Have a great day!
Anne
May 04, 2009
Hope you all had a good weekend! The weather's turned really cold in Cape Town and we spent most of our time indoors in front of the fire.
I have just added our new Customer Bonus Design for May. It's a cute made-in-the-hoop owl scissors holder, free with all orders this month.
Click HERE to find out more about our monthly bonus offers.
Just a reminder too that there are only a few more days to get the new Going Sewing designs on special.
Have a great day!
I have just added our new Customer Bonus Design for May. It's a cute made-in-the-hoop owl scissors holder, free with all orders this month.
Click HERE to find out more about our monthly bonus offers.
Just a reminder too that there are only a few more days to get the new Going Sewing designs on special.
Have a great day!
May 02, 2009
Hello everyone
Welcome to my first blog post.
I love reading blogs so I thought it would be fun setting one up for my business The Purple Hat. I am been digitising for almost 10 years now and have met many many wonderful people through my website. I'm hoping that via this blog, you can get to know me a bit better and have some fun too.
So to kickstart the process, here's ten bits of useless information about me:
Welcome to my first blog post.
I love reading blogs so I thought it would be fun setting one up for my business The Purple Hat. I am been digitising for almost 10 years now and have met many many wonderful people through my website. I'm hoping that via this blog, you can get to know me a bit better and have some fun too.
So to kickstart the process, here's ten bits of useless information about me:
- I am a self-taught digitiser
- My husband and I got married in Las Vegas
- I have the picture postcard view of Table Mountain from my shower
- For a neat freak, I have an incredibly untidy sewing room
- I have twin sons, turning five next month
- I'm afraid of spiders
- Digital scrapbooking is one of my hobbies
- My favorite movie is Sister Act
- My star sign is Scorpio
- I love buying shoes, usually black
Well, there you go!
We've got some funky new applique designs on our website - great for decorating sweatshirts and tote bags. There's also a free sample design for you to try out, so come on over and take a look.
Anne
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