What did I do today? Welllll… I took my very first official quilting class at Aunt Mary’s Quilt Shop called “Thread Painting” with Judy Irish. I’m a complete novice when it comes to free motion quilting, so I was pretty nervous, but Judy and my classmates were so disarming, and I really found her free spirit liberating. So here is my handiwork, after four hours of experience. I used some of my own designs from our TWEETIE mod set as a template, and I am feeling like with lots of practice I might be able to get a hang of it

Okay, maybe with LOTS and LOTS of practice. It was still fun even if I had no idea what I was doing… like coloring with crayons on blank paper.

So I’m not a world traveler. I’m a real homebody. I LOVE the Pacific Northwest, I love the rain, I love grey skies, and I seriously can’t get enough. I’m close enough, so I’ve been to Canada, and some parts of the Western U.S. but that’s just about it. I imagine someday I’ll venture out of my beloved corner of the eath, but until then, I get to just imagine what it must be like in other parts of the world.

I’m working on a Paris Design Set for Machine Embroidery. It’s in it’s refining stages… but I’m liking it, so I thought I would share.