What a Nice Day!

I went out to Jane's house at 9:00 this morning, and we took off on a road trip. She drove and had it all mapped out. We didn't get lost one single time. A lot different than when I'm driving!

First stop was Temecula Quilt Co. Such a neat store. I picked up four books, two patterns, and Jane and I split a cut of poison green. Oh, and a charm pack. I always forgot those!

Second stop was The Country Loft. That store is packed full of all the things we like. I purchased a couple of patterns, the red wooden star, the Moda dish towels, the hot pad, and the wooden thing with the letter "V" on it. I never can find anything with my initial! Jane's husband said that was in case I forget who I am! LOL. Oh, I also got two yards of a blue/tan stripe that's not shown here; I want to make a window topper for the slider in my breakfast room.

And we were too close not to go by Rosie's. Oh, my, I was overwhelmed all over again when I walked into that store. So overwhelmed, in fact, that I only got patterns and maybe four FQs of Civil War browns/blues for a future project.

I think I'm sick. I mean, three quilt shops and hardly any fabric! I MUST be cured!!

It was such a beautiful day. There's snow again on our mountain peaks after the 100+ weather last weekend. It's insane!

Then Jane's sweet DH took us to our favorite local place for dinner. It was such a fun fun fun day! Thank you, Jane!

NOTE: The two patterns Beatrice from France asked about are both by Linda Brannock & Rita Briner. Gourds and More, and Bluebird Quilt.

Quilt for an Hour Block

I'm behind but catching up on Quilt for an Hour. I should have all the blocks made by Sat. night. I had to stop and put one together, though, to see if it would work.



I was worried about the backgrounds. Determined to use the Dimples fabric I've been collecting. The white is very white, and the tan is one of my favorite pieces. I think once the whole quilt is together, the shadow will be obvious. I'm not doing brights on this, but a more "earthy" colorway.

ALL FROM MY STASH!!!

I love it when a plan comes together. :) :) :)

Heading over to Jane's in a bit. We're off bright and early on an adventure! LOL

Weird Kind of Day!

What's up with this weather? This is sunny Southern California, for Pete's sake!

Last weekend was a record heat wave - 102-105 at my house all weekend. Today was a horrific rain storm, and it was cold! It hailed for close to an hour. The front lawn at work looked like it was covered in snow. There was a tornado that crossed the 215 Fwy and overturned an 18-wheeler and some rail cars, and continued tornado warnings where Jane lives and off into Riverside County. Tornados? In SoCal? If I hadn't experienced this weather firsthand, I wouldn't have believed it!

They finally came and fixed some things in my condo today, so I can put everything back in its place. And that means I can catch up on Judy's Quilt for an Hour! I had gone as far as I could without a cutting table! LOL.

When I got home there was a package on my front porch! I've been so good this week, so I couldn't even imagine what it was! Oh, my, I was so surprised! A very dear online friend sent me a pattern and a jelly roll of Moda's Cranberry Wishes! I was totally blown away! It's not even Christmas or my birthday. Thank you so much, honey! (And you know who you are!!) You are absolutely the sweetest person I have ever met! But, wait, we haven't met yet! ILY!



And then my other friend, Beth, decided she was going to dust the cobwebbs off her megging wand! Usually I click on the Fat Quarter Shop website at lunchtime, but today I was all engrossed in this huge technical journal. When I got home tonight, there was an email from Beth titled "I haven't megged you in a while!!!!" Yes, that's FOUR exclamation points!

Well, it turns out Kimberly has the new Moda Mystery BOM! Beth, watch your back, dear, because you're going to get megged back by me when you least expect it!!! This BOM looks wonderful! I can't wait to get started on it!

So that's it from the home front today. I'm cold. I'm happy. I'm petting new fabric. I'm giddy with anticipation over a new project! My sewing room is back in useable condition! Life is good!

This is Sick!

The A/C people are coming in tomorrow to change the filters. My cutting table covers that door to the filter about three inches, so I had to move it. Well, there's this secret hiding space next to the cutting table where I put fabric as it comes in and before it goes up to the stash room. Daisy's day bed used to be in that corner, but I ran her outta there!

I piled it all up on the dining room table for tonight. This is really sick! And the picture is only half of the stuff up there. I cropped the picture because I was embarassed! ROFLOL.

Gee, any guesses as to my favorite shop?

Oh, yeah, the plumber is coming, too, so I had to take all the stuff out from under three bathroom sinks and from under the kitchen sink. It was a great opportunity to throw stuff away, but every counter in my house is covered right now with bathroom stuff and cleaning supplies. I'll be glad when they're done so I can get some semblence of order back in the quilting condo!

Stash Report Week 20

I feel like I'm working in slow motion. I know it's the heat. It was 100 here today, and the air quality was awful. There are/were little fires all around the valley, and my eyes started watering the minute I walked outside today from the smoke.

On the quilting front I did a lot better this week. I pieced the backing for Autumn Nights, 9 yards. I made four placemats out of the Route 66 fabric and cut the binding, 2.5 yards. And I cut the Quilt for an Hour by Judy, 5.5 yards. Total 17 yards busted.

I also finished up a quilt for Ginger and made another test block for her. Not my fabric so I can't count those.

I was feeling all bubbly because of no purchases this week, but then I looked over and saw a package from The Fat Quarter Shop that I hadn't opened yet. Sheesh! I picked up 5 yards of Halloween stripes for a future project. Blew my great busting week! LOL

Year-to-Date Totals:

Busted: 180.75 yards
Purchased: 207.75 yards
Net YTD: <27.00> yards busted

Still in the negative but improving!

Route 66 Placemats

The Route 66 fabric has been cut and quilted. I am going to sew on the bindings tonight so I'll have some hand stitching next week. One side is the tan & beige map fabric, and the other side is colorful motel/road signs, etc. Two are for my brother and his wife - for their motor home - and the other two will be for the couple who will be motoring behind them to Colorado for vacation.

I finished up the borders on a quilt for Ginger, made a sample block for her from a different fabric, and those were dropped off to her today.

As soon as I finish sizing up these placemats, I'm heading to the cutting table to cut the Quilt for an Hour project!

It's 100 degrees here today. Heard it was supposed to be a couple of degrees cooler tomorrow -- what, 98?

It's Market Time!

I'm so excited about Market. You'd think I was actually going! LOL. I don't know how a shop owner can pick from all the gorgeous stuff there. I'd be totally useless, just walking around with my mouth hanging open! And totally broke because I'd want everything! Kimberly has promised pictures and reports from Market. You can bet I'm going to stay tuned! Gosh, hasn't Miss Emma gotten big! She is absolutely adorable!!

The cycle never stops for buyers. It makes my head spin just thinking about it. All of the fabric hasn't hit the shelves yet from Fall Market, and here they are heading out again. Okay, I'll admit it! I'm totally jealous! LOL

After Fall Market I helped Kimberly out by making up a kit for her. The quilt is from Moda's Peace on Earth line, and that fabric is gorgeous! The quilt is called Catch a Falling Star and the kits will be shipped out this month.

I had so much fun making this quilt. My heart sank when I received the kit from Kimberly. It looked SO hard! But this was one of the easiest quilts I've ever made! I made it in one week! (Okay, to some of you more prolific quilters that may not seem very fast, but remember that I'm gone for 12 hours out of the day!) I think one of those days was playing with that gorgeous fabric, and organizing it to start cutting. You know how when you're reading a really good book and you don't want it to end? That's how it was making this quilt. I loved every second of it!

When I was trying to blog the week I was sewing this quilt, I remember being at a loss -- I mean, I couldn't blog about what I was making, so I just said I was helping out a friend. LOL. I'm always busy sewing up on something every night, so during those periods when I'm not talking about my project, everyone will just have to stay tuned!

Here's a picture of it on my bed. I love that map fabric in the line. I had this piece leftover, so I just wrapped it around a pillow. And three of my Santas hadn't made it into storage yet, so they were plopped on the bed, too. I am so NOT a photographer. If I were, I would have ironed the pillowcases! I know my mother is looking down at me and tsk-tsking. Sorry, Mom!



I've ordered more of this fabric. Yep, I did. Never can have too much of a good thing! I think I'll end up with three quilts from this line! Sheesh ....