May Your Cup Runneth Over With Joy...

Art by Jennifer Lambein - studiopetite on Etsy

I LOVE this image! Isn't it vibrant and fun?

Did I tell you yet that I'm planning a complete remodel in the studio?

Yup. I'm going to need LOTS of coffee to get through this!

It's going to be a lot of work. First, the room has to be completely emptied.

That, in itself, is going to be a monumental task. No getting around it,

though. I need to get everything out of there so I can start from the

ground up...new flooring, a new paint job and all new (to me) shelving.

This remodel will take place in April, so I have a lot to do between now

and "Re" Day. I'm going to be sorting, purging and selling those things

that will not be going back into the studio when it's all REmodeled.

Today, I'm finishing up our year-end bookwork, but I'll be back in the

studio tomorrow. I have two Headstart quilts to make, as well as three

special orders...two iPad cases and an organizer. I can't wait to get at them.

I think I'll have that cup of coffee now.

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Coffee Break...

 Our Coffee Club always exhanges gifts over the Christmas holiday. I received

some really lovely and thoughtful things last year and appreciate every one. As

I was looking through my "stash", I came across the one I received from Flo.

 I wear aprons whenever I'm cooking in the kitchen, and this was a perfect

gift from a thoughtful friend. I pulled a couple of my favorite twill tapes

and decided that I'm going to make my apron from Flo this week. 

Once it's finished, I'll show it to the girls and then I'll put it on the hook in 

the kitchen. Each time reach for it and put it on, I'll remember our friend.

Coffee Drunk...

 I can't tell you how much I enjoyed the quilt class I took last Saturday!

 There were nine of us who gathered to take the class from Joyce Grande.

She taught us a "quilt as you go" technique using templates to create a pattern

called Drunkard's Path. Joyce gave great instruction, had handouts to help us 

after we returned home, and she brought along lots of inspiration!

 I don't have a photograph of the entire group, but I did manage to take one

or two of a few of my classmates. We all enjoyed learning from Joyce.

 Our class ran from 9 in the morning through to 4 in the afternoon.

We all sat and visited during a lunch break and were anxious to get

back to our sewing machines. By the end of the day, I had internalized

the technique, and I couldn't wait to get back to it on Sunday. By the

time I quit on Sunday afternoon, I had assembled nearly all the blocks.

I know by the end of today, I'll have my 50" x 50" quilt assembled!

Can you believe that these quilts can go together so quickly?

Tag will be here tomorrow, but trust me. You'll see the rest of it on

Wednesday. My drunkard's path quilt with coffee-themed fabric...

I'm calling it "Coffee Drunk". 

I just couldn't resist.

Happy Monday, y'all!

Hope you have a great week. Mine's lookin' better by the minute.