New (old) Studio in MD

Just a couple more pics to update you all on the progress in the studio. Got the room painted (well half of it....the other half has to wait til after MQX) and my desk unpacked, and some of the studio set up. More to come...

The rack and hanging baskets came from Ikea.
The green paint dried to a more sage color, that I am quite happy with, after all. I was really worried that it was too green at first.

Still have trim around the windows and door to do, and a door to hide the sump pump, too. All that will come in time (and with much nagging!) I'm sure.

And, I still need to put up a pegboard and get all my thread hung up on it. I love all the color on the wall! But, I'm hesitant to cover up my pretty new paint!

And the IQ still has to be set up.

And the hand-grenade.....well, I think everyone should have one on their desk!!

Now.....back to work. All the business end, bookkeeping and such is caught up, so now I can finish working on my MQX class samples. My new class, Not Gonna Take It Lying Down is going to be sooo much fun and I'm really looking forward to it, but since it's new I don't have any samples made yet for it. So, gotta get to work on that, and an updated handout for TNT, and a new handout for the Bodacious Borders class. Think I can get all that done in one week? We'll see....

More business news ~ more digitized designs! Some of these came about by accident. I have a customer who sent me a chair back to replicate and we took some of the elements of it to make more designs with. Jessica also arranged the different elements into a fantastic wholecloth design. She continues to awe me with her creativity of my stuff! I'll try to put in pics of those later.

I've also got some great pics of the last retreat in MD. Here is one of Lars teaching the maintenance class on Sunday morning.

On the homefront ~ we've painted the upstairs bathroom and it looks a million times better now. I love blue and brown together, so that's what we've done, and added a new shower curtain and it's actually a place I like to be in now.

The girls and I went to get haircuts and have some "girltime" at the mall yesterday. They both look absolutely stunning now with their new 'do's and new shoes!

Well, now I can add "designer" to my resume! My swag designs are now officially published! I'm so thrilled! My digitizer, Jessica has been working hard with me over the last couple of weeks to get these done right away, because, well, as we all know, I have absolutely no patience. I want it and I want it now. So, here we are.

These designs are now available in several different formats for computerized quilting machines, for embroidery, and on paper as pantographs. It just doesn't get any better than that, does it? You can find these at www.digitechpatterns.com

Poor Jessica, she has 20 more of my designs to work on! Wonder how long she'll be able to stand me?

OK, it's Monday so I gotta get back to work and catching up on all the orders that came in over the weekend.

Min

New beginnings

So, today I have decided to start a blog. I have enjoyed reading others' blogs, so I thought I'd try it!
I'll start off with a quick update of what we're doing now. The kids went back to school yesterday. (YIPPEE!!!!!) It's amazing how much Lars and I accomplished in one day without all the interruptions. "Mommy can I play on Daddy's computer?" "Daddy will you play with me?"
However, it was awfully quiet.
Now, to get back to filming the next DVD. The smoking machine has been repaired and we're ready to roll again. (I smoked my Pro with a power surge).
The retreats are off to a good start. The first one in Oct. is already full! Nov and Dec are halfway there, too. I'm so excited about these. If you haven't heard about these yet, you can find all the info on my website (www.atqsales.com) in the right hand box (Quilt machines).
Machine delivery to New Jersey tomorrow. I love love love seeing new owners so happy and excited and scared ~ all at once!
Off to work now. Promise to post more soon!