Change is in the air...

Hello friends!  I have some news to share with you.  We recently and rather suddenly found out that we are going to be moving to another state for my husband's job.  We are going to be moving from southeast Texas to Oklahoma.  It is exciting and terrifying.  Everything about the move is good except we will be moving away from our families.  We have lived here more than 20 years and it takes only 20 minutes to get to both of our parents' houses.  I am so worried about how my kiddos are going to handle moving so far from grandparents, aunts and uncles, friends, and our church family.  I am sure it is going to all work out just fine, but I can't help but stress over the unknown.

Ok, I am sure you are wondering, "what about us?"  I am going to have to take a break from the blog for about 2 or 3 months.  My to do list just went through the roof, so there will be little time for sewing. There are so many things I need to do to get this house ready to sell and then everything that is involved in finding a new house and moving and still managing to enjoy and celebrate Christmas with my family.

I will post updates from time to time, but it will be more moving related rather than sewing related.  If you follow me on twitter @SaltwaterQuilts, I will tweet updates and pictures.  I have finally upgraded to a smart phone and now can take pictures and share them on twitter.  My younger sisters were getting a kick out of watching me figure out how to use the thing.  I made the mistake of asking if I could check my email on it and they lost it.  I didn't know I was so entertaining.

My Etsy shop is going to stay open and I am still going to regularly check my email.  Please feel free to email me... and yes, I am still going to QuiltCon.  I wouldn't miss it for the world.

While I am taking a break from blogging, I am going to take this time to learn how to use my dslr camera.  I received one for my birthday and still have not figured it out.  I can only use it on the automatic setting.

I am also going to spend some time hand quilting.  I have two quilts I am hand quilting that have been put on the back burner to work on all my other projects.  One is for my husband (below) and the other is for my son (John Deere quilt).  Maybe over the course of the next couple of months, I can make some real progress with them to share with you later.

Please check in regularly and I will try to keep you posted.  As soon as my sewing machine and fabric are unpacked in Oklahoma, I will get back to sewing and sharing with you.

Thank you for being patient with me during this time of change!
Candace