I May be Insane...

 So, I've come to the conclusion that I may actually be insane.  

I'm a member of the quilt guild in Canton, TX, a small town that is well known for it's monthly trade days.  IYKYK.  Our guild has a quilt show next month, where I will be set up as a vendor.  The show organizers have been encouraging members to enter quilts in the show and yesterday at the meeting, I turned in entry forms for 5 quilts.  

Now, that wouldn't be horrible if the quilts were complete.  But in true ADHD fashion, only the tops are done.  I have started quilting one of them, the table runner. 

I made this table runner almost 2 years ago, at one of our Friends of Judy retreats at Stitchin' Heaven.  It was our November 2022 retreat and my mom bought this for me for my birthday.  It was a super quick project and has been living in a box since that retreat.  I'm quilting this (and all of the others) on my Bernina 1230. 

Among the entries will be the Tossed at Sea quilt I designed last spring with the Tula Pink Saltwater scraps from my mom's Saltwater Chevron quilt.  I finally bought some backing for it and will be finishing it this month!

I'll also be finishing my latest quilt design, Untamed Grace, to enter.  

Last Christmas, I made a quilt for my husband from a kit I picked up at a shop in Dallas.  Unfortunately, I didn't actually have time to finish the quilt, so he was gifted with a quilt top and a promise that I would quilt it and finish it soon.  Well, we all know how life happens and it never got finished.  It's been in my UFO pile since last December, so he will be happy that I'm adding it to the list of entries and I will be finishing it this month.  

I'm also going to finish the Hero's Star wall hanging that I made on the cruise in May.  

And to add to this laundry list of quilting, Helayna, my 17 year old daughter, will be entering her first quilt in the show!  She came with us to our Friends of Judy retreat this summer and made a jelly roll quilt using fabric from a dear friend of ours who recently passed away.  This quilt is really special to her and I'm so excited to help her finish it and see it entered in the show!  

But wait, there's more!  The Plano Quilt Show was a huge success for my business and that's means I'm busy re-building stock!  So, in the middle of quilting, I'm working a full-on tumbler assembly line!  

And I decided to start making fabric wrapped pens again!  The pens will all be made with InkJoy pens, which are refillable, so you will be able to use your pens for years to come!  I plan to offer the pens only at quilt shows and in-person events.  

It's going to be a busy month!!!  Bring on the caffeine!!!  

As always, Stay Creative, Y'all!!!

~Krista