Oh, now THIS is oh so familiar.

Let the hand-stitching begin!

Now that the rush for the shows are over, I can think about what I actually *want* to make, in what little time I have. My inclination is to rush in and start making - but that's never a good idea (lol) and also, make what? 

I have two new series I want to start, I want to continue work on the Whitewashed series, I want to make some more birds for Taking Flight, and maybe start a butterfly series in the same size; I have two challenge pieces for Group of Eight to make, a piece to start and construct in secret for hopeful entry into next year's Quilt National (they do the entries a year in advance, right? Or is it some other big show that's biannual that I'm thinking of? Anyway - the super secret piece for *that* show lol); I want to continue work on my abstract studies, and when, exactly, am I going to start that children's book?

Sheila Frampton-Cooper went to International Quilt Festival at Long Beach and was kind enough to take some pictures of Hiraeth at the show...



I won't share them all with you, but as an artist, it was exciting to see it in situ...



and fun to see people examining the details. :)