Mid Winter Efforts

Oh January... it's hard to believe you're already coming to a close.

For starters, I hope everyone is having a great start to the new year. This time of year always has me focusing on organization from head to toe. I've spent this month purging our home of items no longer in use or need ... and it feels liberating!!!! The sewing room is once again organized, all the way down to color coded scrap packets for future projects! Can you say Hello Ideas?!

So what else has been on the cutting table?

Here's a look into some tidbits throughout my special space!

I'm trying to finish my gnome quilt started months and months ago all while working on some new fabulous aprons. It's very cold outside but I really don't mind as long as the sun is shining. The days are getting longer. And the mail order plant catalogs are starting to get delivered. Hip hip hooray!

Happy trails to the radiant days ahead!

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