Well Hello Sewing Machine... How Have You Been???

Oh the grand plans I had for the summer - finishing about a dozen WIPs, cleaning closets, cupboards, pantries, windows, etc.,travel out west, travel to the Keys, lose at least 5 pounds, etc., etc.,  I'm proud to say I did every single thing on my list -  with the exception of one thing - and that was finish ANY WIPs.  I basically did not step one foot into the studio this entire summer.  

But alas, summer fades to fall and  Brina is  back to school (sniff, sniif - I always have an empty heart when she does) and with a spotlessly clean homstead (both inside and out) I have begun to ready myself for the holiday sewing frenzy that approaches every year about this time.

Yesterday I visited two of my favorite haunts to stock up on Autumn and Winter  fabrics - batiks, Christmas prints, hand dyes,  thread, perle cotton, papers, etc.  So fun!  For the next week or so I will be sketching out a "to do" list and a few designs.  I did finish this nautical quilt and a few little stuffies. 

 I've also signed up for Jude's "Cloth to Cloth" workshop which starts on September 15th - can't wait for that.

Next up is quilting this last top.  I've bordered it with a gorgeous hombre and am backing it with  white linen.  So pretty.


Would love to hear what you've got on the design wall, easle, work table or desk! 

The BEST Birthday Present EVER!!!

 

Sabrina, Lindsay & Salvatore

I LOVE LOVE LOVE You Guys!