Happy New Month! A Sweet Giraffe on Your Free February Wallpaper

Plus - a cheerful quilt with adorable cats and dogs

Happy February!

You all voted for the sweet giraffe for this month’s wallpaper. Here’s how you can get that cutie. . .

If you want the wallpaper (with or without the February calendar) it’s free! You can get it here. There’s also a tall option, better for phones.

If you want the applique pattern you can get that here.

If you want the printable art (including a PNG with a transparent background) you can get that here. There’s a tutorial here showing how to use printable files to make cute greeting cards.

If you’re a paid subscriber DO NOT buy the printable files. They’re your free download this week! 🎉 Keep scrolling until you get the the section called The Download. That’s where you’ll find the links you need. 🥰

I also made a matching lion. 🦁 He’s not on the calendar, but you can get the printables here. Again - if you’re a paid subscriber, don’t buy the files. They’re in the Downloads section at the bottom of this newsletter. 😁

I found out that a very large company has stolen a number of my designs and used them on a lot of clothing that they sell. I spent most of the week talking to other artists who have been in this position, consulting lawyers they recommend, documenting proof, and learning an awful lot about our insanely Byzantine and cumbersome copyright laws.

It wasn’t a good week, and next week promises more general frustration because I’m still working out the implications for how I need to release and copyright my work going forward. Ugh.

On a much more positive note. . . here’s your weekly dose of awesomeness from the Shiny Happy People group!

Look at this fun quilt that Cori made with the Cuddly Cats and Lovable Mutts pattern! I just love the color palette - so cheerful and happy!

Head over to the Shiny Happy People group on Facebook to see lots more wonderfulness people are making with my patterns—and to ask questions and share photos of your own projects. It’s my favorite place on the internet.

As I mentioned above, the download this week is a set of printables for the new giraffe and lion.

If you don’t want to pay for Everything Under the Sun access ($5 per month or $50 per year), you can purchase the giraffe printables here and the lion printables here. Easy peasy! 🥰 Have fun with them!

That’s the end of the newsletter for free subscribers. Thanks so much for reading - and I hope you have a fabulous week!