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    Pause. Wait. Go. Go Fast!

    ByHeather Bailey

    Are you in Utah? I will be at The Material Girls quilt shop in South Jordan THIS Wednesday from 6pm to 8pm. Stop by and let's meet.

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    I had such a quaint little weekend. I pieced a lap quilt, made cherry
    muffins, did the laundry, went to a movie. I even slept at night.
    Nothing nearly reflective of my high-energy obligations this week and
    next. (High-energy is code for compressed and quickly becoming
    stressful.) My True Colors fabric hadn't arrived yet for next week's Creative Bug shoot, so I made lemonade of the situation and relaxed. I meditated on this week's keynote and did some prep for next month's needs. And I completed an entire quilt top.

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    My quiet activities took place in a stir of remodeling. Isaac and
    Elijah shuffled furniture out of our family room to make way for
    wainscoting and new flooring. I have a number of great vintage pieces
    that will need reupholstering or rebuilding in some way, but we'll deal
    with the furniture and trimmings later. Certainly no sooner than
    November.

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    My True Colors fabric was delivered this afternoon. The race is now on. I leave for The Sewing Summit
    in Utah in two days and must resolve the Creative Bug project before I
    go, get my kids squared away, and keep a number of other projects moving
    forward.

    Some of you have asked for an update on my upcoming embroidery
    patterns. They will be ready soon. A few of these other obligations
    pushed their way forward in line. The work is 98% complete on the
    embroidery patterns, so my hope is to complete them once we've wrapped
    up the Creative Bug shoot. If you follow me on Instagram, you'll know
    we're making progress on that despite my hectic schedule. We had planned
    to keep the embroidery patterns quiet till this Fall, but went ahead
    with previews earlier this year when my Lottie Da fabric collection was
    delayed for Spring Quilt Market. We had arranged a booth, but we weren't
    going to have fabrics. So, embroidery!

    Okay. Time for me to go, go go.

    If you missed the announcement at the top of this post, I will be at The Material Girls quilt shop in South Jordan, UT this Wednesday night from 6pm to 8pm. Come by for a hello. And see Lottie Da in person.

  • One Thought in Front of the Other

    ByHeather Bailey

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    I'm getting things done this week. I just need to keep it up.

    I've even sneaked in some time to embroider paisleys while cuddling
    Evan at night. He giggles when the needle comes through the fabric,
    chanting, "Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes…" I've got to get this on tape.

    After the Sewing Summit keynote
    in two weeks, I have a film crew coming to my home studio to tape an
    online class. I am designing the project today, after I go over a
    newsletter to introduce Lottie Da.
    Of course, the fabric I am supposed to use for the class is not in the
    United States yet (this is a different group of fabrics than Lottie Da).
    And then the day after the shoot is my high school reunion in the San
    Francisco bay area. I have to decide if I can fit that in. I don't want
    to regret not going for the next decade. And I can't put off arranging
    flights and hotel, so I have to decide this weekend without knowing how
    I'll survive the next two weeks.

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    the mix, I would like to complete the embroidery patterns that I'm
    anxious to introduce. And get things rolling along for a tradeshow in
    October, followed by another fabric collection due November 1st. Oh, and
    costumes for Halloween. You know that I can't let that slip. It looks like I better get some help on Lottie Da samples for Market.

    As they say, one foot in front of the other. I'm not leaving my
    studio much for the next few weeks. For me, it's one thought in front of
    the other. So far, so good. We'll see how I feel in a few days!