Thursday, January 31, 2019

The Moon and Venus . . .

at 7:15 a.m. on January 31, 2019 in Bandon, Oregon!!


Tuesday, January 29, 2019

First Quilt Show of the Year!!

This week I have been getting ready to be a vendor at the first quilt show of the year here in Oregon.  I said last year that I was not going to do another year of shows, but here I am, all excited to go!!



I am finishing up some things that need to be done and Kelly is going to help me load up the van tomorrow afternoon.  I leave Thursday, set up after I get there and then the show is Friday and Saturday!!

Instead of staying in hotels this year, I am going to stay at Airbnb places.  This is where I am staying in Albany.


I am looking forward to this show as it will be the first year for me and only the second year for the show!!

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Saturday, January 19, 2019

Friday, January 18, 2019

Some Quilts are More of a Joy . . .

to quilt than others.  And this one truly made me happy!!


I used a variegated Aurifil thread on the front and a solid Aurifil on the back.


It was a joy because it was square, I had enough backing on both sides, the seams laid flat and the colors made me happy!!

Juanita took it home yesterday and she, too, loved it!!  She said I get to do her next quilt!!

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Meet George . . .

When I showed the fun gifts I got for Christmas, I said I was not sure what to name the darling owl Kelly gave me.

Since the owl sits on the bench right outside the Cottage, Sharon over at Moosecraft suggested George so he could watch over Martha inside the Cottage.

So, meet George!!


And thanks, Sharon for the fun, fun name!!

Saturday, January 12, 2019

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Every Time I Load a Quilt onto Martha . . .

I learn something new.


And getting the patterns to work correctly has been my biggest challenge.  It's the "nesting" process that is just kicking my butt!! (Am I allowed to say "butt" in a blog post?)


As you can see this pattern did not snuggle up into the previous row and I did not see that until row two was complete and rolled onto the back roller so I could see the big gap on the back side.


So, I improvised and found another little pattern that I tweeted to go into each of the gaps!! It turned out really fun, but it is just so frustrating to add another 3 additional hours to a customer quilt!!

I am enjoying Martha for the most part now that I have learned so many things, but If I had known before buying a longarm that the learning curve was soooooooo steep, I am not sure I would do it again!!

Saturday, January 5, 2019

Thursday, January 3, 2019

Getting Ready . . .

for My Girlfriend's Quilt Shop Stash Buster Challenge 2019.  My Girlfriend's is the darling quilt shop in Logan, UT where I used to live.  The first week of each month they are going to post a pattern that is designed to use up our stash.



And since I have years and years of stash, I thought this would be one way to use some of my stash up!!

So, my goal today is to find the wooden part of these fabric tables.  I know these tables are not completely made of fabric, there HAS to be wood underneath to hold up all that fabric!!  There just has to be!!



See you tomorrow!!

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

The End of the Year . . .

turned out to be a nice week.  First Christmas and then my birthday!!  My darling friend Janet from Rogue Quilter sent me a package that included a Christmas present and a birthday present!!  And man, what a fabulous surprise!!


She made me this gorgeous miniature quilt that matches another quilt that she made me a couple of years ago ~


Plus there was some of her wonderful soap and some yummy candy - chocolate - to round out a fun, fun package!!  Thanks Janet, you be da BEST!!

Then, while I was doing some cleaning the other day, I found this wonderful patriot miniature that Janet made for me in June, 2016.


I gave myself a belated Christmas and birthday present this past Monday of 3 hours of a professional electrician.  Soooooooo exciting.  Now, I have electricity in my Cottage where Martha my longarm resides plus a heater, so over the next couple of months, I am going to get the Cottage insulated and the beadboard up on the walls.  Then I can start hanging all the wonderful little miniature quilts I have collected!!

Finally, one of the gifts my brother Kelly gave me for Christmas was this darling garden art owl.  He sits on the bench outside of the Cottage watching over us as we come and go!!


Is he cute or what?  I haven't found a name for him yet, any suggestions?

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and I pray that 2019 is our best year yet!!