Last day of 2018

I hope you all had a amazing and Quilty year!

My year was definitely a year of changes and new adventures and above all a very quilty year.  I ventured out and decided to quit my job and take my dream by the horns.  Starting my quilt business!  Scary yes!  But well worth it !   A year filled with many lessons, some learned the hard way some were a Aaaahaaa lesson.  All of which I needed to learn!

My year was full of quilting and I've loved every minute of it..... even the boo boo's!  Ok we all make them we are human.

I had the opportunity to go on some fabulous quilty adventures... such as going to Paducah for the fall APQ quilt show.  Took hundreds of photos and met a quilting icon, Elenor Burns.  I adore her energy and left feeling inspired.  I enjoyed her trunk show and love her new book.  Oh yeah and did some serious shopping at her store.




I enjoyed a few other quilty adventures though out the year, Shipsawana, a few One stop shop hops in Ohio.  I was introduced to a very cool fabric shop in Vevay Indiana called "Cardinal Quilts."  The shop owner was inspiring and has the best prices on fabric.  I intend to make that track again soon when the weather is good for it.  

I made some new quilty friends though out the year as well and renewed some old.  I enjoyed a lil quilty r & r at a retreat.  One I hadn't been to in a few years and so enjoyed time spent not just sewing but time with quilty friends.  I intend on going again this next year.  It was not only a time spent quilting and with friends but some "me" time.  Time to just rest  a minute and reflect on what I want and where I want to go in life.  

I've wrote a blog a while back thanking those that have been patient with me and those that supported me along the way as I began this new quilty adventure of mine.  Again I want to Thank You!  

I could go on and on but I'll stop there for now.  Bottom line it was a quilty year and I'm looking forward to another quilty year in 2019.

I'm looking forward to having the privilege of quilting for you!  

My goal this year is...

Be Kinder
Be Me
Be True
Be Happy

Be Quilty



And above all else show my family and friends that they are Loved!



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