Friday, July 31, 2009

Busy Weekend Ahead . . .

The weekend has started and it's going to be a busy one!

Saturday morning and early afternoon will be spent finishing up the reorganization of my quilting studio. I cleaned out and reorganized the "bedroom" in the basement -- I actually refer to it as my "Fabric Room". Here's a couple of pictures that should explain why. . .

That's fabric in the bins stacked on both sides of the shelf . . . not to mention BOLTs of fabric on the shelves.....

On the shelf -- projects in various states of completion.

The clear bins on the right contain more fabric -- including the leftover yardage from two king size quilts I made as wedding presents for two of our kids, as well as our youngest granddaughter's baby quilt and our grandson's baby quilt.

Then there are the dreaded "blue bins":
  • Two bins contain the "quilt tops" (ranging in size from table toppers to twin bed) that need to be layered with batting and backing and quilted.

  • Three bins contain "kits" -- kits I bought for projects I saw at quilt shops over the years, or fabric I've pulled together to make a specific project and put into a bag)

  • One bin contains quilted items just waiting for the binding to finish off the edges

Then there's my closet containing yardage of fabrics I've collected over the last 16 years or so. Sadly, this picture doesn't show ALL of it ....there's more hiding behind that striped curtain on the left. I jokingly told my daughter that this was her inheritance -- she didn't think it was funny!

But, after I get finished with my morning/early afternoon projects, it will be time for some fun!

Yep, we're taking our granddaughter, Harmonie to see "G-Force" . . . we're all pretty excited as we saw the previous a month or so ago when we went to see "Up".

Then Sunday, I work from Noon - 5pm at the quilt shop. The "Quilt Minnesota" state-wide quilt shop hop started today and runs through August 14th; so, it should be pretty busy in the shop with it being the first weekend of the hop!

Hurry Monday - so I can get some rest!

Have a safe and fun weekend!

Patti

Saturday, July 25, 2009

I'm feeling like a slug . . .

. . . just cuz I haven't posted in a while. It's not that I've not been busy, because I have . . . quilting customer quilts, working at the quilt shop, quilting customer quilts, cleaning house, quilting customer quilts . . . well, you get the picture! I've not had a chance to hit any garage sales in the last couple of weeks or even stop by the Goodwill Store! I think I'm experiencing withdrawal!

Oh, well, maybe next weekend I'll get out there!

Have a great weekend!

Patti

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

I'm Baaaaack!!!!!

Did you miss me? Seems like forever since I've blogged or even looked at other people's blogs. The last few weeks have been spent getting ready for vacation, going on vacation, and now, trying to get out of "vacation mode".


But I got to see these two:










That's Liam and Daddy (Kevin) playing in the pool and then Izzie. We had only seen pictures of Izzie and she's much more beautiful in person!

We had a wonderful time visiting with our daughter, Ruth, her hubby, Kevin (they drove in from Long Island, NY); our son, Scott, and his wife, Steffi. We also had a wonderful time with Steffi's parents, Konrad and Brigitte, who live directly across the street.

So now we're back and I'm trying to get back into my routine again! I haven't gone to any garage/yard sales or to the Goodwill over the past few weeks; however I did stop at the Goodwill store last night. Picked up a couple of items but I'll have to show you those later!

Until then,

Patti