Dear Tiger Fans,

Happy year of the Tiger!!!! The Tiger is powerful, gracious, independent, and brave.

Frowning Tiger Hidden Hannah (see left) was one of my first stuffed animals I stitched by hand for a friend's birthday. My friend is a tiger according to the Chinese zodiac. Searching to find a stuffed animal pattern was eye opening. In all of the specialty stores and the new super CVS I only found one pattern and that was for a weiner dog. How popular is it to sew a weiner dog? I ended up making my own strange patterns. Making Frowning Tiger was so much fun and reminded me of how trying new things can inspire creativity.

Be brave,
My-Linh