Day Dream and Stand Out!
So I am finally sharing a few of my FAVES!!
Many of you have been following me for quite some time and I have spoken of my “day-dreaming” issues for —-forever!
I was made fun of as a kid because my head was always in the clouds. It was a coping mechanism and I still use it. Ralphy from “A Christmas Story” and Anne ( with an E) from Green Gables were perfect characters to describe me and how my mind works.
So when I designed this quilt…..I immediately thought of “Day Dream”
The floating stars, the dreamy colors …..just everything I love! This is one of my all time favorites. It is kind of hard choosing favorites sometimes because when you design there is a piece of myself in every design. There is so much to say about all of that. Even if I design something that I end up not being as crazy about it…I at least learned something along the way. So I am figuring it all out.
I also designed Stand Out!
Stand out fits right along with my line of modern rainbow themed quilts. I didn’t originally set out to design a set of rainbow themed quilts…but they just kind of happened and I am going with it. I have been inspired by the color wheel and all of the range of colors. I finish it interesting that I rarely used solid fabrics before I became a designer…..now they are kind of taking over a little. I am more focused on design rather than fabric. Before all of my quilts were centered around fabrics. I will come back around….I am sure of it. I can have a great balance. LOL but I am stretching my wings and learning lots about all of the ins and outs of the pattern business.
I have also been picked up in a few more magazine publications in the last few weeks. YAY! I have also submitted to a few more publications to see what happens.
I have been pleasantly surprised a few times this year. I am not so savvy to know what all the latest and greatest people are doing. I am terrible about names and knowing who is who….in any industry. Even my own. I am too busy working. LOL. So many times if someone talks about a new band, or musician….I don’t know who they are. I don’t know who any of the television or movie stars are….unless they have been around for 20 years. haha! Even in the quilting industry…I know the HUGE names. But I don’t know a lot of people. I keep thinking I should fix that….so I am trying. But I do remember quilts. I just may not know who it belongs to. So I have come across a few things to apply for and I know that most likely I will be turned away. My philosophy is to try. What does it hurt to try? So I applied to teach at Sew Expo in Puyallup, WA in Feb-March. I honestly didn’t think I would get in because I am new to designing and I didn’t have a whole bunch of credentials under my belt. But I was accepted. I have a booth and I am teaching 2 classes. I am over the moon to be accepted at such a HUGE show!
So if any of you are in the area and you would like to take an embroidery class….please sign up!
It looks like they haven’t updated for 2020 yet. So I will share the info again when they have everything updated. I guess I jumped in to soon, You can tell I am excited?
I am so excited for all of the opportunities that I am being given. I know they come from God. He is working miracles for me everyday. I have a few more opportunities coming my way that I can’t exactly share yet…..I think it’s all because I honestly just apply and try. I put myself out there because the worst thing someone can tell me is “no.” How many times have I been told no in my life. More than I can count. So if I am told no…..I just figure out what I can do better and try again. My friend, Virginia told me years ago that the only difference between me and one of the designers is that they tried. So now I am trying. I will see where it all leads.
So in the meantime….just a note to let everyone know that I am still longarm quilting. So is my husband. There have been some local rumors that I am no longer quilting…which really hurts me. In several ways. I am still quilting…it’s a part of my soul. But it also pays my bills. Longarming is my livelihood. :) We still have some spots open for Christmas quilts if any of you have some last minute gifts you’d like to get done. Just contact me. :)
We are running on time. :)
Thanks!
Charisma
