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!