Hi! My name is Anne Hardy and I after many years in the healthcare industry as a Emergency Dept Nurse and Nurse Leader, I left the industry to pursue my creative passions that I have dreamed of since I was a very young girl.

While working in healthcare, I often balanced the stress of work with sewing and quilting, with an strong interest in creating wool applique’ projects for the home. It started with a quilt for my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary and today I design little projects or patterns such as table mats, pin cushions, Christmas ornaments and wall hangings. I began an Etsy shop in 2016 selling my patterns and notions which I still maintain. My patterns have been in publications such as Simply Vintage and Primitive Quilts and Projects.

During the pandemic I started keeping a sketchbook, then discovered the world of art, illustration and Surface Pattern Design and some wonderful communities related to. So here I am, coming full circle of reaching my dream to put my art on products. I started with hopes of designing quilting fabric but with time, I have discovered my art style has an illustrative nature and a penchant for storytelling. I started making greeting cards, something I have done by hand for my family for years. Now I plan to expand both my creative offerings through sewing and my art on my Etsy site and eventually here on my website as well.

I’m the mom of two grown children and my husband recently moved from the beautiful but very remote northern Pennsylvania hills to the northern hills of Pittsburgh with our two rescue kitties. I love the outdoors and nature, which often inspire my art and I am interested in way too many things including drawing, sewing, quilting, books, antiquing and learning Italian and anything art related. I also enjoy getting outdoors in nature, walking/hiking, writing and reading just about anything!!! My ultimate goal is to bring happiness and positivity by putting my art out into the world.

I would love to hear from you! Let me know what you are thinking!! Anne