Just Dance.

There is one thing I have learned about life today.

Life isn't about being the best dancer, its about getting on the dance floor.

As many of you know, my quilt got accepted into the  2011 Houston Quilt Show.

In the entry form, it stated that winners would be notified by the end of september.

As the months passed, I got ansy.

And I may or may not have emailed them to see if they had sent out winner notifications yet.

They had.

I have learned something really valuable from this. I obviously didn't place in this competition,

but you can bet your balls I was on the "dance floor" struttin' my best moves.

Again, 

Life isn't about being the best dancer, its about getting on the dance floor.

It's ok to lose some. I am honored that my quilt got as far as it did. And I would like to think that it has opened a few doors for me. (or at least a small window.)

I created this wall hanging (above) to remind myself to Just Dance.

And I love that this is interchangeable.

Just paint.

Just draw.

Just sing.

Just write.

Or, in my case, Just Sew.

You will never be good at something if you don't DO IT.

There will be plenty of quilt shows in my lifetime. And I mean PLENTY.

And it isn't about winning anyway.

It's about proving to myself that I have something to contribute to the world.

Just _________.

Embroidery!!!

My sweet sweet wonderful husband bought me an Embroidery Machine!!!

At first I was all like.

And then I was like.

BEST. DAY. EVAR!!!

I named her Rihanna.... Just cuz ok?

This is what she looks like. What a beaut.

Well, now that I am in the realm of embroidery, I have LITERALLY

(and yes I do mean literally)

I have been having dreams about embroidery. Designs, ideas, thread even.

It has been SO SO SO fun incorporating embroidery into my cosmetic bags.

The one problem I was having when I first got my machine was that I just couldn't find any really cute non-frumpy designs to go with it. 

Yes, it did come with quite a bit of designs, including a lot of Disney characters. 

But I can only handle so much of that.

I stumbled upon this website that I have instantly fallen in love with.

I have found beautiful designs and my wish list is over $100 long!

You should definitely check it out if you fancy machine or hand embroidery.

Here is some of what I have been doing so far...

Beautiful Circle Design a la Brother

I need to remind myself of this... 

Every. Single. Day.

I love love love Owls!

This is the first Kindle Case I have ever made.

The other side of the kindle case.

Beautiful Skeleton Key Design.

Robots are the best.

Customized Personal Cosmetic Bags.

Tiger design I digitized for a 

project to help support the Ogden High School Cheerleaders.

I have been busy.

I love my new embroidery machine and it is so fun incorporating it into my bags.

It is a totally new realm of creativity and I am exploring it like crazy!