Festival of quilts

After two weeks of training relating to my day job which involved being away from Hubby and home and staying in a hotel room, all on my own, I am thrilled to be back home.  Man, I can't wait for the day when I can be the full time designer that I want to be.  The training was a good opportunity to sit and let my mind wander to more interesting things like some of the gazillion textile design ideas that's just waiting to come out.  

Am I allowed to say that it is scary but exciting at the same time?  I am a bit of a perfectionist and can be quite hard on myself and I think being my worst critic sometimes stop me from making a start in the first place.  But, I hate the idea of not seeing my dreams through to reality and I am determined to take the necessary steps to get there.  So, this weekend, I have to start to get my portfolio together to submit to some of the companies that I would love to design for.  The other thing on my to-do list is to sort out my studio.  We've moved into this house about 3 or 4 months ago but it has been so hectic with our travels and changing my job that I've just not had the time or energy to get to it.

I am also super excited about the other step that I have taken.  I have booked my tickets to attend the Quilt Festival in Birmingham in August where I will also be attending the evening with Amy Butler!  I had a look on the internet last night thinking that all the tickets would be sold out by now but, still managed to get it.  Although I am slightly nervous at the thought of going alone, I am also feeling that I am taking steps towards my goal.

To remind myself where I have come from, I thought I would share a table cloth that I designed and hand painted a few years ago.  

And then slightly more of a close up.