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Machine Quilting Unlimited has published an awesome issue recently.  I am happy to have a small part in it.

The long three year process of publishing my bookhas been worth the long wait and I never tire of seeing it in print. I am so thankful to all of you for your support through words of encouragement, purchasing my book and following my blog. I can never thank you enough, but I will just say it...

 

Last week Clint and I returned from a trip to California. We love being able to take the kids on these family vacations, we feel they are so important for us to keep our family close. This was a trip full of discovery for the kids. They have been to the beach before, but this is the first time I have been a relaxed mom. Noah is finally old enough that I am not spending my time being anxious that...

 

So, back in the summer I went in for a taping with HandiQuilter for their show Quilt It!  I had a fabulous time even though I was crazy nervous and my hair was significantly shorter ;-) You can find the first of three episodes here.
Before the show I put together a little runner to show some of my quilting.  It was so fun to make and I am happy to finally share this project with you.
   

I showed...

  Last week was a big week for me.  A couple of firsts happened.   My first solo trip, my first teaching gig and my first time judging in a quilt competition.  To say I wasn't nervous is a flat out lie, seriously.  Who chooses this?  Anyway...it was better than I thought.  Read on. 

I have decided...

 

I am so excited to finally share my newest pattern with you!  Serendipity has been in the works for awhile now and I am so thankful to AQS for publishing this with me.  This was one of the projects that was going to be included in my book, but sadly we couldn't add it because the page count was already too high.

It is one of my favorite patterns I have designed. The quilting is over the top and I...

 

So, it is crazy around here - I am sure I say that too much.  I feel like I can barely breath and sometimes it is hard to get things done.  I was able to catch up on two class samples for my upcoming teaching debut in Phoenix.  I am nervous, and excited to say the least.
I am also excited about my view from my studio. It makes me happy. I can't share my full studio just yet because it is still a...

This last week has been a whirlwind kind of week. We moved in a week ago this last Saturday. The first night we just slept on mattresses, enjoyed the house on Sunday - then we went crazy on Monday and got the main floor to look like our home. It has been hard going back and forth from our last house, not for Clint, but for me because I have been a little sentimental about it. But, I am excited for...

I am literally running around like a chicken with it's head cut off in our incredibly messy house as we are moving.  Crazy times around here.  I am also preparing kits for my Phoenix classes, more info on that here. So, not a lot of quilting going on right now and I tell you what - I miss it! So, the picture above has nothing to do with this post other than to make me realize how much I want to be...