Hello Everyone,I am sorry I am getting this last market post out a little late, but I just returned from a wonderful quilt retreat. More on that in my next post. But first onto my photos.This first photo is of me and Pat Sloan. A funny story we had been e-mailing each other that we would meet up at market. As of the second night had yet to find one another. Then my friend Pam and I were at dinner and I went to the ladies room. As I was coming out of the stall, there she was with Heidi...
Hello Everyone,I am sorry I am getting this last market post out a little late, but I just returned from a wonderful quilt retreat. More on that in my next post. But first onto my photos.This first photo is of me and Pat Sloan. A funny story we had been e-mailing each other that we would meet up at market. As of the second night had yet to find one another. Then my friend Pam and I were at dinner and I went to the ladies room. As I was coming out of the stall, there she was with Heidi...
Hello Everyone,Well, here is my next installment of Quilt Market Pictures. This one is truly a delight. It is pictures of many of the beautiful quilts on display... A true feast for the eyes. I made a wonderful slide show, with music and everything wonderful. You MUST click on this link right here to view them. This display took us hours to walk through and you will be able to see them all in the matter of minutes.So sit back, grab a cuppa, and enjoy!! Please let me know what you think and invite your friends to view it. I would...
Hello Everyone,As promised, more market photos .... Yay!! Let's get started!This first pick is a hold over from last post. It is the lovely Glenna Hailey from Holly Hock Quilts signing her book for my friend Pam.For those of you who are fans, the next photo needs no explaining. But for those of you who are not sure, yes this is Kaffe Fassett signing his new book for me!! Now I know that if you didn't know who that was in the last pic, all of you in blogging land will surely know some of the faces in the next picture....
Hello Everyone,Well, my friend Pam and I had a fantastic time at Quilt Market in Houston. We came back with a bit of a surprise... we'll reveal at a later date. But first, I am sure that you will all want to see pictures. Well, I have them and I have to break them down into several posts so make sure you check back often.Our first picture is of Pam and my feet. They were weary after Schoolhouse. Can you tell we like the same socks. They are Sol-Mate Socks, mismatched on purpose and you can get them from the...
Hello Everyone,Well, I am also on the countdown to Quilt Market! I usually go to Houston every year. I have not gone to spring market yet. It usually is out on the west coast, but this spring it will be in Pittsburgh, so I may go. But anyway, I am looking forward to next week it is always fun. This year it will be more fun, because...Since last year, I started blogging right after Quilt Market, I have met lots of great people in blog land and am hoping to meet them at Market this year. That also means my...
Edit: I just wanted to make sure that everyone is knows to press the play button for the slideshow. It is a short one with some wonderful quilts! So go ahead take a peek.Greetings! Every 2 years the quilt guild that I belong to has a quilt show. Last weekend was the show and I wanted to share with you some pictures that I took. I think you will agree that these quilts are beautiful! Some of the quilts were invitational quilts from Judy Niemeyer and Barbara McKie. Others are from our guild members. This is my second attempt at a slide...
Greetings!Just a short post to show you some great book finds. With winter slowly approaching, I surely could use some new reading. I found two short novels, I assume they will be quick reads leaving me plenty of time to quilt. Anyway, check them out on Amazon or your favorite book store.The first is for the cat or just plain animal lover. The story is about Dewey. Dewey is a cat who was abandoned as a kitten at a library in their book drop. He was subsequently found by the librarian the next morning with frostbitten paws. He was nursed back...
Greetings,What a busy week I have had! I have posted new pictures here of beautiful customer quilts. Busily working to get them back to customers for the upcoming holidays. Also, I have been sewing the rows together on my mystery quilt, not quite there yet only 3 more rows then I will have a picture for you. I have also been slow in getting my October newsletter out, I promise this week.Also, I received some lovely mail this week. I received this lovely package from Renee at Liberty Star. Thank you Renee. I just love it! It came wrapped just...
Hello Everyone,Well I have been hard at work. I have caught up on my Mystery quilt blocks, Noah's Ark Stitcheries, and have joined Nice People Nice Things. I have also been busy catching up on customer quilts and uploading them to my website. Anyway, let the pics begin. This first one is of the strippy block I had to make for the mystery quilt. Well, not just one block about 20!This next one is the block that was formed out of those cat faces. You were right, it is a star! Glad Creations is calling it the Weathervane Block. I really...
Hello Everyone,Well I have been hard at work. I have caught up on my Mystery quilt blocks, Noah's Ark Stitcheries, and have joined Nice People Nice Things. I have also been busy catching up on customer quilts and uploading them to my website. Anyway, let the pics begin. This first one is of the strippy block I had to make for the mystery quilt. Well, not just one block about 20!This next one is the block that was formed out of those cat faces. You were right, it is a star! Glad Creations is calling it the Weathervane Block. I really...
Hello everyone,Happy weekend! I thought that I would share with you what I did yesterday. I invited some of my quilty friends over for some sewing fun. We had a great time and were very productive. We all worked on different projects. Here you can see, from the Left to Right, June, Pam, and Justine working hard. You can also see my sewing machine working hard on my mystery blocks. Yeah, wouldn't it be great if the machine would work without me sitting there?Here Justine (non-blogger) is sitting binding a quilt that I quilted for a customer. Justine does all...
Hello Everyone, Just a quick post to show you some of what I have been up to. I have been working very hard on my mystery quilt and actually have 18 blocks made!! I will be posting pictures of them in a couple of days. So be sure to check back. But while I have been watching the Red Sox I have been stitching. Maybe you will remember these stitchery seed packet patterns. I finished 2 more! The bottom 2 are newest ones that I have completed. I really love them, I think they are really pretty.I am looking forward to putting...
Hello Everyone,I am making progress on my mystery quilt. I am desperately trying to catch on my clues. But to my detriment, I am very obsessive about the perfection of my quilting skills. Translates to "boy it can really slow you down." Anyhoo... Here is the progress I have made. I had to make 1/2 snowball units, not sure why, just had to do it. Here is what they look like...Now I am in the process of making these strippy units. Again, I am not sure why, just doing what I am told to do with hopes of it being spectacular...
Hello Quilting Friends,I have made some progress on my mystery quilt!! After making all those half square triangles, and cutting off all those dog ears, I then created cat faces. Yes, don't believe me take a look....See what I mean. Don't they look like cat faces?? I don't know what I am doing with them yet because I am still not caught up yet on my clues. But I can tell you that I am working hard to catch up. A girl can only do so much. But I do dream about being caught up.Also, just thought I would let...
Hi Everyone,Yes, you read that correctly!! I received cherries in the mail. Well, okay, not the kind you eat. These are even better....you can quilt with these. Here take a peek.Aren't they yummy?? They are Cherrywood Fabrics latest. They are just like jelly rolls, 2 1/2 inch pre-cut strips. But these are even better, they are hand dyed fabrics that look like suede. You might remember this quilt that I made for my dad out of Cherrywood Fabrics. I just love them. I also picked up these goodies when signing up for a class today. These fabrics are from Mark Lipinski's new...
Hi Everyone,Okay, so I am finally working on my mystery quilt from back in June! Remember, when I had all of you guess which fabric I chose. Remember now? Well, anyway I have gotten all the fabric cut, which was clue #1 and now I am on clue # 2. Yes, I am behind, but that's what I get for going away on vacation. Clue # 2 is full of half square triangles. Here are some pictures.I am very obsessive about those little dog ears and just have to cut them all off to square up each tiny little block. You...
Hello Everyone,I hope that everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend...for those of you in the U.S. We went to a Red Sox game and they won!! We also walked along the Freedom trail in Boston. It was fun especially when we stopped in the North End at the Italian bakery, mmmmm!Anyway, onto quilty stuff. Going back a few months to June when I had my giveaway. If you remember, it was in celebration of my birthday. Well, my hubby and kids got me a great gift and it finally arrived. Here it is...How cool is that? So if you...
Hello Everyone,I promised more about Peru and here we go! I wish I could show you all my pictures, but I really must be selective. All the pictures are great and it was a wonderful trip.First, I will start where we left off with those lovely children. Here is mom and child and just baby. Completely and utterly adorable!! What is most amazing is that the mom's carry the child on their backs while working, spinning yarn, weaving, tending to other children or animals. Well, you get the idea.These pictures are of the dyed alpaca wools and a dying demonstration....
Hello Everyone,I promised more about Peru and here we go! I wish I could show you all my pictures, but I really must be selective. All the pictures are great and it was a wonderful trip.First, I will start where we left off with those lovely children. Here is mom and child and just baby. Completely and utterly adorable!! What is most amazing is that the mom's carry the child on their backs while working, spinning yarn, weaving, tending to other children or animals. Well, you get the idea.These pictures are of the dyed alpaca wools and a dying demonstration....
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