Paws-itively Exhausting

Here is my quilting assistant - asleep on the job! DeeDee, our 8 year old Collie, loves being in my sewing room when I'm quilting. Today, I am working on my Florence Regal top. As you can see, DeeDee decided it was break time! She clearly finds all this quilting activity too tiring. Isn't she just too adorable for words?

This top is coming along very well. The picture shows the row with the large medallions. Later today, I will finished sewing four rows together and will post another picture (sans DeeDee), so Dear Readers can get an idea of the concept. It is a very beautiful design, the fabric is rich and does so remind me of Florence. Perfect for our Tuscan-style home.

Skating news! I am going to start working on testing ISI Free Dance in the hopes of competing with Coach Chris in Las Vegas in October at the Free Dance 4 (or maybe 5) level. Free Dance combines the thrills and creativity of pairs with the beauty and structure of ice dancing - without the risk of pairs skating. I am looking forward to getting started with Coach Chris this Friday during my dance lesson. I will have to test each level up to 4 or 5 before August 1st, but am confident I can do this with no problem. Assuming I pass at least through Level 4, we can be working simultaneously on our Free Dance competition program.

Here, then, is the line up for me for Adult ISI in Las Vegas:

1. Bronze Open (free skate program set and going quite well)
2. Ice dance with Coach Chris (Bronze-level dance; this is tentative still as Coach C and I have not finalized)
3. Ensemble (with 7 other skaters)
4. Free Dance with Coach Chris

Lots to work on. Loads of fun and challenges. Onward with enthusiasm and optimism in quilting and skating!