New handmade business cards. Pretty sure you can't put hand-made on your business card if you don't hand-make them.

New tunes I'm enjoying while working.

New part of the "Q" quilt. Love the interplay of colors.

New chair I found in the back of my dad's warehouse.

New quilt top completed!! There's still a little more appliqué I want to do and am playing with screen-printing ideas...

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There are the moments that we save,

And the dreams that fade away.

And sometimes, they come together,

And we can walk through the room we made.

                                                                 -Future Islands    

Happy engagement, Katelin! We're so excited to celebrate with you in Durham!

Really having fun playing with the clothes I'm cutting up for the latest quilt project on my design wall.

 My client threw out the idea of an interactive flip book as inspiration for this keepsake quilt...

 ...which I loved, trying to keep snaps snapping and buttons buttoning. Also, just preserving the fact that these used to be clothes worn by a very tiny, special booty!

 This couldn't be more of a departure from the double wedding ring quilt and the change is greatly appreciated!

The initial sketch I drew before starting and still continues to guide me through the building process.

Outdoor sewing! I love my new studio but it has NO windows...good for fabric storage, not good for people. I pulled the machine out back onto Adam's deck in Greensboro while his band practiced inside. You mean live music AND fresh air?? I think I'll be able to get these velvet corners done after all!

Eventually the velvet corners will turn into velvet diamonds. So far only two columns are sewn together to be able to see this final design motif.

I ended up staying out here till the sun went down. Adam's bandmate, Hunter, was so kind as to bring me a lamp so I wasn't blindly ironing creases into my beautiful melons!

Latest quilt project finally in progress!! Sometimes that first step can be the hardest to motivate yourself to take. I'm titling this quilt the "Q" quilt, named after the boy who it is destined for and who used to wear all these little clothes!

Can't wait to get this bad boy organizer hung up in the studio. Those who are close to me know that I don't "do" power tools so I'ma need to sucker someone into feeling sorry for me to get those holes drilled into my cement wall.

The navy velvet corners are now getting sewn onto the ends of all the blue arches. If there was any way I could've made this already-challenging step harder, it would be to sew it in velvet. Thanks a lot, ambition. I mean at least it's not stretch velvet...yeah, not stretch velvet. Keep telling yourself that, Ann.

I can't believe that I was able to participate in NY Fashion Week and NOT live in NYC! I peacefully fretted over my work last weekend and let the crazies go north to fret during the week. While I'm just doing the technical aspects of putting on a fashion show, I could't be more excited for myself. I made the dress on the left and the pants on the right. Everything designed by Victor and Sarah Lytvinenko of Raleigh Denim.

It makes me feel good to look at my wall at the end of the day and really notice the progression.  It's also helping me see that my light-to-dark gradient is coming through.  I've had problems with finding just the right lighter shades to fill out the top, so it'll be nice to eventually see how the top will look once those issues get resolved...

New design wall!!!! Yayyyerrr!!!

Now if only that new quilt top will start appearing!

Really happy with this one.  Learned how to edge with I-cord and finally got to use an antler button.