Come visit...The Finch...

...Finch Sewing Studio!!!

One week ago email received from the boy "Mom....Kelsey thinks you might be interested in this place opening up in Leesburg...here's the link."

So I investigate....YES...I am VERY interested!!

(photos taken with my phone....ugh!)

Two days later I am at a Friday Night Sew-cial with several other like-minded peeps and the very lovely and talented Nicole of said Finch Sewing Studio!!

Nicole has taken the huge open and airy, bright and cheery bottom floor of the above building and made it into a place for gathering, learning, creating, shopping and general merry making!:)

There is a huge bay window filled with inpiration....and goodies on plates....

(Nicole's head is just over the flowers!)

...a really big cutting table, sewing machines and sergers, ironing board and wheelie chairs, shelves full of fun and of course...awesome lighting!:)

This is where I sat sewing the binding on a quilt for my pal Sally's daughter who just graduated from college...You Go Emily!!:)

I can't do the place justice...go visit Nicole's website and see all the wonderful classes and camps that are being offered. If you live nearby go visit...if you don't....you are missing out!!;)

~d

I Walked....In the Worldwide Photowalk....

...and now I need your help! This weekend was Scott Kelby's 3rd Annual Worldwide Photowalk. On July 24th over 33,400 people walked in 1,111 cities around the world taking photos of their cities and getting to know them in ways they hadn't before. Now everyone is editing and posting their photos to their city's flickr site and they have to chose ONE photo to post to the Worldwide site....that's where I need your help. I don't know which one to post so if you have some time could you go to my flickr set, look at the photos I took and leave me a comment letting me know which one you like best?! I'm sort of leaning towards a couple of them so I just need a little nudge....and I need you to pick by July 31st!:)

Photo courtesy of Anthony Amoringello

There were about 40 of us doing the Leesburg Walk. One of our fellow photographers took a group shot...I'm up at the left in the pink shirt...I have the smallest camera there...a Canon Elph!:) He's the one in the center with the black shirt and hat...thanks for posting the group photo Mr. Amoringello!!

My sister, foobella, did the walk in Yorktown, VA. You can check her photos out here! Maybe next year we can do a little mini trip to a different town!;)

After my morning walk through old town Leesburg I went to The Doener Bistro to hang out with Maria and wait for my pal Dena....we were partners in this latest STUD swap. Dena got to pick this month's theme and she picked Landscapes...good idea!! So I did a mini from something I see all around me all the time, the Short Hill Mountains and hay bales!:)

Dena made me this fabulous Sunset mini inspired by her nightly walks and of course she put a wee owl up in the tree. She also gave me some lovely cards and fabric! Love it kiddo!!

I had so much fun making this mini and I had some leftover fabric so I made a smaller version....it's in the mail today....winging it way to...........it's a secret!:)
~d