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24 August 2009

It's Country Loft Time!

Saturday was The Country Loft's annual quilt show and Sew for the Cure auction--so I took a few pictures....remember you can double click on any picture to enlarge. If you see any goodies you want to order just give them a ring at (619)466-5411. So get comfy...here we go!
The first pictures are the quilts out front that they sell to benefit breast cancer research:Next we have the shop and all their wonderful Fall goodies and patterns:

























Isn't that the most beautiful wool quilt? It's a block of the Month and it is so gorgeous in person!!



I really love this one too...

I think that's enough for one day--I'll be back tomorrow or soon after with the Class projects show from the backyard. Happy Monday :)

16 August 2009

My little Pile of Productivity

I finally got to spend some significant time in my sewing room this weekend and actually get some stuff accomplished. Nothing new and exciting, but rather the mundane boring bits that I tend to put off. You know the dreaded 3 B's....Borders, Bindings and Backs. At least to me they are dreaded, for all I know they may be your favorite parts and if so maybe we can work out a trade :) Anyway if one actually wants to ever end up with a finished quilt they must be done and since the quilt finishing fairy never showed up here (and I gave her plenty of time) that's how I spent my Friday and Saturday. And now that it's over with and they're done? I feel so much better!

I got the borders on these 4:
the backs sewn for these 3:The bindings sewn on these 2:And the binding finished on this one and it's on my table!Look at this one, so cute, all it needs is one more border and it would be big enough for my king bed. I have wanted to make a quilt big enough for my bed for forever. But no. Nancy is making me cut it up and then sew it together again and then put more borders on it. I know I shouldn't complain....she went to a lot of trouble to find and then mail me the template that I need to cut it...and it's going to be way cuter than it is now (go check out the ones she's made here)....but still, it's going to be hard. Nancy, you're going to hold my hand, right?
O.k. there's still a little weekend left so it's back to work! Hope you're all having a great weekend :)

13 August 2009

Flower Sugar

This gorgeous bundle of fabric from Pink Chalk Fabrics was waiting for me outside my front door today. The fabric came very nicely packaged and folded and soo quick!and boy did it cheer me up :) Wait it's too pretty for a group shot...I need to show you each one individually, dontcha think? These first four are from the Flower Sugar line by Lecien...I want to eat them!Isn't this vintage Christmas fabric sooo cute?
I love this linen, the turquoise one is so soft and it's half price right now.
I asked Nanette if she knew where there might be more of the Flower Sugar (that lucky girl has all of it!!!) and she gave me this link to Thimblecreek (it's quite a bit more here than at Pink Chalk but they have different fabrics) where I just ordered a wee bit more :) Did I mention that I LOVE it?!!? Now to go dream about what I will do with it...sigh...
Oh and by the way if any of you happen to know where I can get even more? Do tell :)

10 August 2009

Bleh

This has been my view for the last couple of weeks. I've had a nasty flu but I think I'm on the mend. I wanted to pop in real quick and say I really am back and I am going to make it to everyone's blog eventually...if life will just cooperate long enough lol!! I can't just leave you with yucky sick pictures so here is what I was working on b.f. (before flu). It's called Reflections and it's by Kathy Cardiff, another pattern from the country loft. I'm using all civil war fabric--it's my first all civil war fabric quilt and I'm loving it so far. I'm still deciding on borders for this little quilt and I'm thinking of appliquing or stitching little cherries or something in the white centers....
I have finished some good books while confined to my bed....
Actually I just started that book on the bottom and now I'm off to read for a little bit before I go to sleep. Nite nite :)