Movin' and Shakin' and Finishin' a Quilt

Things are crazy over here. I moved my studio. I've taken on a new job. (That's me on the left and Whitney and Adam of Pink Castle Fabrics on the right). I finished another quilt! Ye olde studio was getting really cramped.  My etsy shop has been doing well and its supplies were no longer able to stay in one corner, making it more and more difficult to keep the space clear and serene. I had the puppy with me one day when I stepped in to grab something and she was all "there's too much stuff....help!!!" To solve this problem, I had resolved to take the etsy shop home.  This was far perfect solution, for various boring reasons involving computers, flights of stairs, and shipping software. Enter: Pink Castle Fabrics.  As you may know, Pink Castle Fabrics is near me and they recently moved into a real storefront (Grand Opening coming soon!) The new space includes a huge classroom and Brenda asked me to be the program coordinator for Pink Castle's class offerings (and Camp Stitchalot).  Knowing there was some space in the same building as Pink Castle, taking on this part-time job piqued my interest in the nearby spaces; being able to bop back and forth from the classroom makes a lot of sense.  I would have my own, separate space, but can be at Pink Castle in 10 seconds (of, course, this could be dangerous, there's so much pretty fabric over there). Earlier this week I signed a lease for not one, but two rooms  in the same building as Pink Castle Fabrics.  Three cheers for more space! My rooms are far from ready, but the plan is for a serene studio space for creation and fun over here... And an office and shipping center for business and pain over here... I've already done the painting, had the carpets cleaned and moved most of my stuff.  I need more time to organize (and put up two design walls, one fabric-as-wallpaper-wall, and all of the art.) Some of this was delayed because I had to stop everything and finish a quilt in the middle of my move! This is the Curry and Catsup quilt which has appeared on the blog before in this post and this post. Sorry for the bad lighting in the above photo.  The ones from the earlier day (before binding) are better, so I'll include them below.  I needed to finish it up quickly because I sold it! This little quilt is off to a lovely couple--they are getting married and having a baby.  I'm told that they are big fans of my work by my pals L&N who own one of my earlier pieces and bought this one to give as a wedding gift. I quilted it last Friday in the middle of moving chaos (Quilting went so well!  I was so happy!)  I bound, labelled, and washed it over weekend.  It goes out in the mail today. It's kind of a sweet project to work on in the middle of moving chaos because it is the first quilt that I pieced in the old studio.  And now it's the first one I finished in the new studio! I'm off to Portland, Oregon tomorrow morning (for Quilt Market, but also to see my brother.) If you'll be there, too, hit me up on Twitter (r0ssie).  I'll try to keep up with Instagram, too, which anyone with internet access can peek at (I'm rossiecrafts).   To Portland!