If you know me at all, then you’ll know I’m obsessed with the adorable designs that The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery pumps out. I buy their patterns and kits like I don’t need the expendable income. Most recently, I signed up for their “Under the Sea” SAL that I’m miraculously keeping up with, having completed Clue 2 during my week of FUNemployment between jobs.

They also have a super cute seasonal collection featuring cats, so when they announced they were going to release a similar collection with dogs, I couldn’t pass up the chance to flush more money down the proverbial toilet.

The first pattern in their new series is called “Happy Spring” and includes a rain hat-bedecked pup who’s trying to avoid April showers. It’s so colorful and happy that there’s no way you can make this and not feel happy. In fact, I started it the night before Easter so I’d have something springy to work on while visiting family for the day.

The original design is stitched on white fabric, but I really like this blue hand-dyed linen I bought from Dove Stitch that I’m hoping to use for each pattern in the series, which will continue to be released throughout the year.

I had to make a few color substitutions since I don’t have a full DMC collection, although I’m working diligently on making that a thing, but I think it looks good regardless. For example, I think the rain drops are supposed to be a bit bluer than what I ended up with, but I like them as-is.

Let me know what you think and if you’ve stitched any TFPS patterns in the past!