Production and productivity

This weekend, my home turned into a cross-stitch pattern manufacturing plant:

Phase one is almost done, which includes production of samples of all currently available patterns. Phase two is started, as I cut the foam core for two models that have to be stretched. Then the prototype patterns have to be developed, photography of the models has to take place, and finally pattern production of the new designs can take place as well. One of those models has a small snag:

As you can see from the needle on the left side of this picture, the model is not quite done yet! And for some reason, it is not stitching itself! Actually, it is quite close to being done, so there is no need to panic yet.

Nashville, 10 days and counting.