Well, I am finally back in my studio but it is hot.  We have had some wicked weather here in Maebashi.  The storms are quite frightening and we unplug everything but the fridge.  We have lost our phones three times and a computer once so we are as careful as we can be.  Just this morning thunder woke me at 4:30 a.m.  It`s gone for now.  I say “for now.”

Sewing in this heat is a challenge but have completed two coffee mats and an Air Force runner.  Still trying to make something for myself.  It seems easier to make things for other people.   My sisters sent me another big envelope full of wonderful fat quarters and I can`t wait to get started on some lovely fall things.   I think, though, I may move onto some applique for a change.  I like small projects in this kind of weather as  just the thought of making a long-sleeved top or long pants gives me the “vapors.” 

I also received some gorgeous fabric from friends, Marissa and her husband David.  They spend their vacations in Thailand and have given me some beautiful ikat they aquired on their travels.  It is a nice heavy cloth perfectly suitable for a vest, perhaps? 

As I get myself ready to do errands early, I am already planning to get down to my studio in the garden for at least the first half of the afternoon, the weatherforecaster promises the the temperature will not rise above 28 degrees celsius – I haven`t really gotten used to celsius but I do know that anything over 29 is HOT!!!  And I prefer 20 degrees during the day and 15 degrees during the night.