Schedule has been written.....

now whether I can keep to it is the burning question. 

I have always preferred to work to a planned schedule and unfortunately that had gone by the board the last few months.  There was just too much to do and too much pressure.  Anyway, I have been working on straightening it all out and I think I have settled on a plan.

Now I have set times for studio work, pattern designing and classes, show quilting, website maintenance, kennel procedures and supervision, running, finishing the house renovations and (yeah!) blogging.  And I have built in some down time as well to watch 'Downton Abbey' and catch up on some reading.

I have also decided to get the mystery quilt started, even if I am the only one making it!  I seem to remember that it was called 'The Road to Morocco Via Wales'.  Thinking about it, it seems a very long title, so I am just going to call it 'The Moroccan Trip' and I will design a new one to be 'The Trip to Wales' later.

Sadly, my little troop is diminished.  J.P. and J.P (my Joan) had to go as there was not enough work for all of us - I cannot remember there ever being a lead up to Christmas that was so quiet in the quilting world.  I really hope that things pick up soon and that they can come back - I miss them so much. 

The plan now for this coming 2014 is to vend at five AQS shows and to get two quilts juried into all seven shows.  So far so good - I have been accepted to vend at all five shows and I have two quilts in AQS Phoenix, two in AQS Lancaster and I am waiting to hear from AQS Paducah.  I also have two entered into the Charleston Show.  This year the idea is just to get out there at these national shows - now next year I want to place!!

And there is more, but enough for today.  The first installment of 'The Moroccan Trip' will be this coming Friday - I am excited.