Rick, I love your animal collection, well except for the snake lol I wonder if you have any plans to release them in applique? I have 3 grand daughters who are beginning to be interested in machine embroidery and they love incorporating fabrics and their own special tastes into the designs. Okay, to be honest, applique is also my favorite form of embroidery too and they might have been influenced by watching me and helping me go through fabric to pick out the perfect piece. I know when I send them the picture of this Beagle, which they will flip over, they are going to ask me, "can we help pick fabric for it Grandma?" and it won't be like anything you've ever expected the poor thing to look like. But it would be artistic lol I hope that you will consider doing these all in applique. Also, again the grands want to know if you'll do a Pink and Purple Flamingo please as well as Ollie the Octopus? I apologize if you've already done an Octopus and I missed it. Thank You very much.