School (work) is slowly winding down and soon I will have about a month off. I am excited about having so much free time but not so excited about not having a lot of money to spend. I really love working in my sewing studio daily during the spring and summer vacations. At this point in time, though, I have too many ideas and not enough concrete plans. I have loads of patterns, loads of fabric (so really no need to spend much money) and find it hard to decide which project to start. This leads me to start numerous projects even with the knowlege that most of them won`t be finished by the end of the vacation. I should probably describe my sewing studio. It is a nice pre-fab “house” that is stuffed to the ceiling with fabrics, patterns, 3 sewing machines (my inanimate sweeties), a long table and winter clothes in the summer and summer clothes in winter. My wonderful husband Yutaka bought this studio for my birthday a number of years ago. It is my own private space right out in the garden – I can work on projects and when I have other things to do, like making dinner, etc. all I have to do is cover everything and it will be there, exactly as I left it, upon my return. There are quite a few unfinished projects under those covers. I am thinking that most of those should be tackled first. I recently purchased an Issey Miyake pattern on e-bay – perfect condition from the late 80s. I also have fabric. That is what I will start after cleaning up some of the unfinished projects. Having something wonderful for the beginning of a new school year in April would be wonderful. Now I have some concrete plans. The picture today is part of a quilt from the Tokyo Quilt Show. I loved the colors, the stitching and the fact that it is a circle.