Look What Else I Did!
22 Feb 2012 4 Comments
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Do you get the impression that small projects factor big on my list of things to do these days? I think it’s because they’re cute, quick, easy, use up scraps, and let me move on to the next small project that keeps calling my name.
This Key Fob Pockets pattern has called my name for a very long
time until I just couldn’t stand it any longer. The first one I made Victoria ran off with because it was mainly orange. The whole inside and back, which you can’t see, are orange. She has no fear of wearing her colours while walking around a campus that’s predominately blue.
The second one I made is on the left in this photo and I made it
for a shop sample to go with the pattern. The third one I made, the purple one, was for one of Victoria’s friends. These are almost as addictive to make as those mug rugs I told you about in the last post. They use even smaller scraps and can be made in so many color combinations. The flower on the purple one was fussy cut, and I could see a monogram going there as well, not to mention a special button or brightly coloured snap. Then there’s piecing really small bits together for a crazy quilt look, or I could use up some of those extra half-square triangles that we tend to make to keep from wasting fabric. See what I mean?
What are these little pockets good for? Well, Victoria keeps her Avon lip balm in hers. It’s attached to the lanyard, aka The
Lifeline, she wears around her neck. That lanyard must weigh two or three pounds given all she has attached to it. You’d think hauling a 70+ pound harp around would be enough of a workout without having weights around your neck all day long.
If you’re not a fan of lip balm, or lipstick, you can also use these little pockets to safely carry the memory stick for your computer. I’ve thought about making one for the Janome 350E which we sell. It has a port for those little memory sticks as do many of the newer embroidery machines. You could make a pocket, place your memory stick in it, and attach it to your key ring. That way you’ll always know where your stick is when you go to stitch out a design. I’ve not tried it, but I think you could actually get two sticks in one pocket.
Victoria loves her little orange pocket but wants me to alter the pattern just a bit so that she can carry both her lip balm and her memory stick in one case. She wants one that is divided down the middle with a space for each item. I think it would be easier and less time consuming to just make another one myself. That way, I could use up more scraps and be more creative. I feel a discussion coming on…
You could probably even carry a bit of change in one of these little pockets should you need it for the drink or snack machine. Then there’s the occasional need for change for a parking meter. What else do you think these little pockets would be good for?
Moving right along…I wanted to let you know that we have ten new flannel prints from Moda. This is the Peachy Keen Flannels group by Chloe’s Closet. The group was originally scheduled to have 29 prints, but only about 17 of them made the cut. That means that 12 of the prints, eight of which I was expecting to arrive, were cut because there wasn’t enough yardage ordered by shops for those prints. That’s really a shame too because these are some really cute prints, and I had planned on making rag quilt kits with the cutting already done for you using our GO! cutter. All you would have had to do is stitch across the squares and then sew them together. I think I can still do that, but we won’t have quite the variety that we would have had originally. If we get it together and make the kits I’ll be sure to let you know.
Why was there not enough yardage ordered on those prints? I have no clue really since they were all adorable. I’m sure it has something to do with the economy, which we’re told has no significant inflation, and the fact that seasoned quilters are not buying as much fabric as they once did. That means shops are buying less which gives you less of a selection the next time you visit. Elaine was in just yesterday and mentioned seeing a print at a show that she liked for using as a border but not buying it when she saw it. When she went back for it there wasn’t enough for a border so she thought she’d just order it off the internet. She said she couldn’t find that piece of fabric anywhere! She could find other pieces in the group but not that one.
Vendors used to print much more fabric and would even reprint skus that sold well…not any more. Where the shelf life of a group used to be six months I’m thinking it’s much less than that now, maybe two or three. I couldn’t even get a second bolt of the Dragonfly Summer purple last year, and I reordered it almost immediately after the group arrived. Yep, vendors are cutting back on the amount of fabric they’re printing so you’d better grab it and growl when you see something you like and make sure you get enough for any and all possible projects because there’s a great chance that the shop won’t be able to order more.
OK…that’s enough for today. I have another little appliqué project that I drew off last night waving at me. I’m trying to work myself up to a bigger project but am finding it hard to get there. I think it’s because I know what I want to do, and it’s a really BIG project, so I get tired before I even get started. It’s another of those projects that would consume about two weeks of my life each month for about 14 months, maybe less if I made it smaller. Will I get around to it? Time will tell…time will tell.
Been Gone Too Long!
20 Feb 2012 2 Comments
I bet you thought I’d flown off the face of the earth again since it’s been forever and a day since I last visited with you here. Lots of things have gone on since I last posted that’s for sure. The biggest of those things were the two week trip to Albuquerque, NM for Christmas and two Stitchin’ Camps, one in January and the other in February. So as you can see life has been quite a whirlwind of activity here. Finally, it looks like I have a little break so I thought I’d take a moment to do some catching up.
We had a nice time visiting Albuquerque again for the first time in about 15 years since we moved from there. I never thought I’d say it, but I found that there were things there that I actually missed in addition to the food. Maybe it was the memories of a simpler time, or the years that Rick and I had together alone to come and go as we pleased before the children came along. Then there were the friends that we made there. We were able to visit with a few of them and found that picking up where we left off in 1995 was seamless. It was like we’d never left. That’s a sign of true friendship I think.
Then there was the land that we discussed buying years ago in Angle Fire, NM. It was still untouched, and the calling to buy and build a little cabin on that knoll overlooking a big valley was still great. There was a goodly amount of snow there which just added to the romantic feel and desire to get away from it all, curl up with a good book and a cup of hot tea under a warm quilt by a roaring fire. There was supposed to be a quilt shop in Angel Fire, but we didn’t find it. Mind you, Rick said we were on vacation which meant from everything, including quilt shops. So, I didn’t visit not one shop on the whole two week trip. The thought that if we did decide to move back I’d have a shop to enjoy and support just added to the pull. Ah, dreamin’…I seem to do a lot of that lately.
OK, back to real life. In case you’ve not noticed the new tabs at the top of the blog allow me to draw your attention to the M&M Club tab as that one has to do with Miss Martha. It’s been a long time since she has offered her Christmas Club projects. This year she wanted to do something along those lines without being confined to doing only projects that pertain to Christmas. In other words, she wanted to broaden her horizons just a bit and offer you projects that would brighten your home for more than just one holiday or season. So far she’s picked a nice variety of projects that will not only bring some color and fun into your home but will also give you the opportunity of making something to give to your favorite folks without spending a lot of time or money to do so. When you see a project you like let her know as soon as possible so she can make sure you will have a kit. We’re not necessarily making up dozens of these due to space limitations so it’s first come, first served.
Also, be sure to visit the Calendar of Events page often. There are some instances, like today, where I will add an event which may or may not be quilt related but that is very time sensitive, so if you’re not on your toes you might miss something. Case in point: In January we had our annual Robert E. Lee birthday sale on Civil War prints. We’ve done this for the past four or five years now and with camp to prepare for I didn’t have time to do a full-fledged newsletter to alert everyone about the sale. Needless to say, no one seemed to know that there was a sale going on.
Last, but not least, there’s the Just In page where I try to give you an idea of the new things that have been added to the shop. If the item happens to be a book or magazine there’s a separate page where you can go and get a full review of the item. My goal is to keep this page as concise as possible, but you know me, it’s sometimes a task that’s too difficult for me to handle. I can rarely be accused of being a person of few words; especially if it’s about something I know and love.
Before this post turns into a novel, I’ll end by showing you one
of the very small projects that I’ve just completed. It was one of those projects from a new pattern that just said, “Make me!” I followed the instructions as far as the cutting sizes were concerned but changed the finishing process to one that I find less time consuming. Instead of binding the mug rug I just did the envelope turn technique and topstitched around the edges. It’s not quite as neat as using binding but quicker and in my book, done is good. I’ve already gifted one of these to a very dear friend and have another in mind who is a fellow teaholic. When gifting these you add a spoon to the little pocket on the right side and either a packet of tea, coffee, or hot chocolate to the pocket on the left side. The recipient can then use the mug rug under their cup to protect the surface of their table or desk. It will look so much better than the 30+ year old round brown woven coaster I’ve been using. Much better!
Check This Out!!!
15 Nov 2011 Leave a Comment
Drop everything and go to the Henry Glass Fabricsblog where you will find information on their blog hop that began this past Sunday. That’s right! Today is day three and we’re behind! There are prizes to be won, not to mention free patterns, and inspiration out the wazoo. You’re going to kick yourself if you don’t jump on this!
So far I’ve managed to vist four of the designers listed. I just had to stop hoppin’ and tell you about it though so you could enjoy yourself as much as I have been. The four patterns that I have downloaded are absolutely perfect for my taste and for Miss Martha who needs to get herself a computer. When I look at the different projects I can just hear her saying, “Cute, cute, cute!” Then there’s Miss Janice, Ann, Denise, and Teresa to name just a few who I think will enjoy the patterns, at least the first four, as much as I have. I can’t vouch for the others yet, but I bet they’re going to be just as great. Man, I’m going to have to type fast so I can get back to hoppin’!
Finding out about the hop was purely by accident. I went to The Whole Country Caboodle’s website to see what she might have new now that market has come and gone. There was a Santa pattern that looked interesting but that’s as far as I got to look because I noticed the link for the Jolly Holiday Party. Not one to miss a party I clicked on the link and the fireworks began. A few of the designers I knew about already, but the others I didn’t so here’s my chance to learn about someone new and possibly to introduce their designs to the shop. I’m sure that was part of the intent of the hop so who am I to mess up HG’s well-designed plan.
In addition to “meeting” new designers I was compelled to take a look at the new lines of fabric by Henry Glass. We don’t have much of their fabric other than some past season shirtings and their wonderful Classic Crush of which color 119 is the background to our Basket Bounty BOM. Love, love, love that fabric in all the colors, some of which I was told had unfortnately been discontinued when I called earlier in the year to order the background fabric. There are still several colors showing on the website so I’m hoping that all those colors as still available. I’ve learned not to trust what I see on websites though as they’re not always up to date. I’d love to have one of each color in the shop, but there’s this space issue that keeps preventing the addition of a lot of new fabric. It’s also hard to buy fabric sight unseen and I can’t say as the sales rep for HG has been very visible in the past seven years that we’ve had the shop. In fact, he’s only been here twice. I guess I’m just not a big enough account for it to be worth his time. Although, I might be at some point in time and you’d think he’d want to better represent the companies who pay him to do so. OK…off the soapbox. This is supposed to be an upbeat and positive posting, not a rag-on-the-sales-rep posting.
Where was I…oh, yes…tomorrow I’ll have to revisit the blogs and leave comments. My laptop won’t let me do that now and I’ve got to leave a comment because if I do I get my name in the drawing for great gifts. Yep, not only is Henry Glass giving away a great bundle of goodies but each designer is giving something away as well. I’m not usually lucky, but you can’t win if you don’t leave a comment.
It’s getting late so I’d best get back to hoppin’. I still have all of day three to look through which means there are three more designers to visit. Two of those I am already familiar with, one of which, the Little Quilts ladies, I’ve actually met and talked to. It was several years ago so they’d not remember me, but I remember them because it was like meeting some of my favorite movie stars. I can’t wait to see what free pattern they’ve got to offer!
Enjoy!
Another Year Older!
29 Oct 2011 2 Comments
Well, my sweet 16 year old turned 17 today. Sweet 17 and never been kissed doesn’t sound right, but I’ll take it. Unfortunately, she didn’t have a very good day I’m afraid. Her day started out just fine after having spent the night with a friend who gave her a great orange Tennessee hoodie and a John Deere hat.
She came home in order to go to the vets and pick up
Nike, Belle’s daughter from her first litter, who had been there since Monday morning with a messed up paw. She’d already picked up Annie, Belle’s sister, on Thursday. Annie had to have a toe on her right front paw amputated. The vet thought it had gotten infected from a scratch, but now we’re not so sure.
Anyhow, when Victoria got home to get her money to pay the vet for Nike she noticed that Belle was limping. When she checked on her she found that her leg was messed up too so off to the vets Belle went. Nike came home with a splint on her leg in hopes that she’ll start working it properly, but there’s a good chance that her leg will have to be amputated if she doesn’t start using it correctly. Nike is an outside cat so being minus a leg isn’t good. She’s currently hold up in Victoria’s room. While Victoria has wanted an indoor cat for quite a while now, she didn’t exactly want to get one with such a major boo-boo to deal with.
What about Belle? She’s still at the vets and will most likely have to have her leg amputated. If that doesn’t help her she’ll have to be put to sleep. Yes, Victoria came back from the vets very upset and in tears. She loves all her cats, and Belle is special because she’s so sweet and has been such a wonderful mother cat. Her second litter of kittens will be nine weeks old tomorrow so they don’t really need Belle any longer for nursing purposes. It’s just so sad for any poor creature to be injured unnecessarily. After having a third cat with an injured leg brought in within one week, the vet seems to think that all three of Victoria’s cats got their legs caught in animal traps. Annie was fortunate to only lose a toe. Nike and Belle…not so fortunate.
Hopefully, none of her other cats, and especially not the kittens, get caught in those traps. We still have Belle’s two older boys, Nike’s brothers, to worry about as well as another momma cat who adopted us and has four kittens. She really needs a good home as do two or three of her kittens. Then there’s Bob, the Manx/Siamese tomcat that also adopted us. He’s gorgeous, not overly friendly, but most gorgeous.
Tomorrow, Victoria will be playing at Bridge Street from 4:00 to 6:00 outside of Cantina Laredo. She’s hoping to do well where tips are concerned because paying for all these unexpected medical procedures isn’t cheap. She’d been saving up to get the 15 felines that reside here either spayed or neutered, but she’s spent most of that on Annie and Nike now. I told her, children can be soooo expensive. Maybe she’ll learn a valuable lesson and something good will come out of this after all. I just hate that she had to deal with all this on her birthday. She wasn’t overly thrilled about turning 17 to begin with. She said if the rest of the year is going to be like today she’ll go back to being 16. She liked being 16. She liked being 16 a lot.
Shop Hop – Day 8!
01 Oct 2011 Leave a Comment
We’ve stopped hoppin’ now…well, except for Quilter’s Combo. I trust you had a good time and enjoyed visiting with folks and finding neat stuff in each shop. We coudn’t have asked for better weather either.
We did our last drawings for prizes. I would have liked to give everyone something, but it just couldn’t be. We did give a prize each day, and today we drew three names from the basket. Who are the winners? (Drum roll please…) Third place with a value of $25, Debra Casali. Second place with a value of $50, Kristen Vogel. First place with a value of $100, Dana Solomon. Congratulations ladies!!!
If you have won a prize during the shop hop let me know if you are able to pick the prize up or if I need to mail or deliver it to you. We’ll start working on the next shop hop and would appreciate any input that you might like to offer.
Don’t forget that the quilt show in Huntsville ends tomorrow at 4:00. If you miss it you’ll have to wait two whole years before it comes around again. Now, go rest your tired feet and enjoy all the goodies that you’ve picked up this week.
Shop Hop – Day 7!
30 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
Just one more day, that’s all you have left, just one more day to hop from shop to shop. I’ve been hearing some good things by those who have hopped thusfar. More positive votes for having a shop hop again next year have been heard, so I think it would be safe to say you have something to look forward to.
A few of those who visited today had either been to the quilt show in Huntsville or were heading that way. It sounds like they’re going to have a great turn out this year. If you need to check on times and the cost of admission you’ll need to visit the Heritage Quilters website. Keep in mind that parking will more than likely cost you an extra $5.00.
Since Victoria got to draw a name from the basket last night, Nathanael drew the
name tonight. What’s the prize for today? Two patterns! The first is Whirl-A-Jig by QuiltWoman.com which comes in two sizes and can be made from just two or three fabrics or better
yet, scrappy. The second is Chunky Halves by Joan Ford. All you need to make this no-fuss lap sized quilt is eight half-yard cuts. It’s great for using up those fabrics that you just can’t cut up because one of the blocks is 8-1/2″ square. The lucky person who has won these two patterns visited with us last Saturday. Who is it? It’s Debbie Baswell! Congratulations Debbie! Debbie is a take-charge, get-it-done quilter who tends to get things done quickly so I bet she’ll have one, probaby both, of these done to show us during the shop hop next year. You hate to wish your life away but… These patterns are courtesy of Checker Distributors.
We look forward to seeing you tomorrow. Miss Martha will be here with bells on and I will do my best to keep up with her.
Shop Hop – Day 6!
29 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
Today was a fairly quiet day with only a few hoppers paying us a visit. If you haven’t had a chance to drop in yet, do keep in mind that there are only two days left of the shop hop. That is for all the shops except Quilter’s Combo. Kat will be extending her hop savings until October 8 so those who are working on the Huntsville quilt show during the hop will have a chance to participate.
Speaking of the quilt show, it will begin tomorrow at 10:00 and run through Sunday afernoon when it will end at 4:00. Make sure you go and enjoy all the wonderful quilts that will be on display. I’m hoping to go on Sunday myself. I can’t wait to see who won what.
While you’re in Huntsville you really ought to visit the Museum of Art located at 300 Church Street. They have a quilt exhibit entitled Blood, Thread & Tears: World War II Quilts. For more information you can visit their website. If you can’t make it this weekend you have until November 13 to see this special exhibit.
OK…I bet you’ve been waiting with baited breath to find out who won the door prize for today. Victoria pulled out the winning ticket after she got home from Huntsville. She’s enjoyed doing that ever since we bought the shop seven years ago. When she was younger she’d pull name after name after name out of the basket because she didn’t realize that there were only so many prizes to give out. Besides, she wanted everyone to win! We finally worked out a system where she drew a ticket and taped the slip of paper to each prize. That helped a lot, but once she ran out of “presents” she’d ask if we could fine just one because Miss So-and-so hadn’t won anything. She had her favorites and always wanted them to win.
The winner for today is Arlinda Vess from right here in Fayetteville. The prize for today was donated by one of our great vendors, Checker Distributors. It’s the book 
Out of the Box by Melanie McFarland and Mary Lou Weidman. The title of the book says it all. Visit Martingale Publishing’s website, browse through the gallery for this book, and you’ll see what I mean. While some of the techniques used to make these super quilts might be traditional, the quilts themselves certainly are not. I love this book! If it doesn’t bring a smile to your face you’re in serious need of counseling. There’s even free wallpaper from this book that you can put on your computer. Slick!
We hope to see you tomorrow, but if you can’t make it then do please hop in on Saturday. I know you don’t want to miss out on the savings and the prizes. We have one more small door prize to give away and then the biggie will be drawn for on Saturday. Actually, I think we’re giving two on Saturday. Who knows, Victoria might keep looking until she finds enough goodies for three or four. Oh wait, she has a wedding to play for Saturday afternoon. Maybe I can draw before she gets back and save myself the energy of digging for more prizes. Ya think?
Shop Hop – Day 5!
29 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
More new faces hopped through our door today…YEAH!!! Since we had several hoppers Miss Martha was finally able to figure out how to work the tulip punch that we’ve been using on the flyers. See, you can teach an old dog new tricks. She’s so happy to have new folks to entertain. I’m not sure what we’ll do with her once the hop is over and we have fewer visitors again. You’ll have to come visit just so she’ll have someone to entertain besides me. It very hard for me to get my work done when she has no one but me to entertain.
Our prize for today is a great pattern by Joen Wolfrom called Stepping Out. It’s created with only two simple blocks, but the colors chosen and their placement will turn this project into one fabulous quilt. Two size options are
included for this pattern which is rated as one for a confident beginner. Who’s the lucky winner? It’s Lyn Randolph! Way to go Lyn!!!
We have had an interesting sight pop up in the front meadow. I have to wonder if there’s any connection to our Flower Fairies fabric by Michael Miller. You see, what started out as one fairly large cream-colored mushroom has turned into a whole community of mushrooms. In other words, we have a fairy ring in our yard!
I finally decided to take some photos of our ring to share with you. I didn’t step inside the ring though because to do so is said to be bad luck. After all the extra work that’s had to be done to the back room, and now on the roof over said room, I
certainly do not need any more bad luck thank you. I wonder if the ring will close up or if the “entrance” into the ring will stay open thereby enticing unknowledgable folks into its midst.
I did a little reading up this evening on fairy rings because it has been a while since I first learned about them. The folklore associated with them is fascinating to say the least. I had always thought that the mushrooms were where the wee folk took cover from the elements, but according to what I read the ring is really more their dancing ground where they dance, and dance, and dance. If you are foolish enough to enter into their domain you too may dance and dance until you dance yourself to death or go mad. On second thought, I don’t think our flower fairies are anything like the fairies and sprites that would lure humans into their ring and to their death. Our flower fairies are far too sweet for that kind of behaviour.
Anhyhow, since I thought the mushrooms were used as houses, I thought this grouping must be 
the fairy equivalent of condos. These four large mushrooms were clustered together just like our modern condos. Or, it might be one large fairy family who likes to live close by each other. Or, it might be were the queen of the fairies lives and should be looked upon as a castle rather than as condos.
Even fairies aren’t exempt from bad luck it seems. One poor fairy who comes home tonight will find his house toppled over. There must have been a mini-tornado go
through the ring that pulled up this one house. It was a nice sized house too so it definitely had some power behind it. Hopefully, one of the neighbors will take this homeless fairy in tonight, especially now that it’s getting cooler in the evenings. I wonder if faires quilt…
If you’d like to learn more about fairy rings start with Wikipedia and branch out fro there. You’ll find information on the various types of mushrooms that can be found in rings as well as references to literature and artwork. Oh how the imagination of a creative mind can soar when sprinkeld with a bit of fairy dust.
Shop Hop – Day 4!
27 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
The shop hop is half way over. Have you had a chance to take advantage of the savings yet? If not, you’d better get to hoppin’ on in to the shops before you miss out all together. It might be a good long while before you’ll be able to save like this again.
From what I’ve been told, several who have visited the shops are already looking forward to next year. Kat’s had a great idea that involves food…I thought that might get your attention. I think it’s an excellent idea, and we have almost a whole year to work on making it happen for you. There’s also the possibility of an exclusive quilt pattern designed just for our hop next year. Is that something you’d be interested in? Let us know if it is or isn’t. You can also let us know of any other ideas you might have. We aim to please!
We’ve drawn another name and are giving away another great quilt book. The book this time is Quilts by the Calendar which contains 12 outstanding quilts, one for each month of the year. These are some of the best designs from Fons &
Porter’s For the Love of Quilting magazine. There are two basket quilts in here and you know how much I love basket quilts. There’s also a woven heart quilt that uses an interesting weaving technique that would be a lovely gift for someone special come February. Another personal favorite is the maple leaf block. There’s a quilt that uses this block that would be perfect for next fall. These are just a few of the great quilts that our winner, Judy Williams of Rogersville, AL, will be able to make with her new book. Congratulations Judy!
Maybe I need to insist on each winner making one quilt from the book they’ve won. That way we could have a great show-n-tell time during the shop hop next year. Yeah…I like that idea. I like that idea a lot!
Shop Hop – Day 3!
26 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
Are we having fun yet?! I think so, at least those who stopped by today seemed to be having lots of fun. Some were on their way to a retreat in Scottsboro, some came back for a second visit, and some brought a friend who was a quilter but who didn’t quilt themselves. Some came looking for specific items or fabrics while others just came for the fun of getting out and about. Regardless of their reasons we enjoyed visiting with each and every one of them. Will we see you here tomorrrow? I sure hope so.
Oh yes, I bet you want to know who won the prize for today. The winner of a great book by Debbie Mumm entitled Memories & Milestones is Judy Levy. This book contains 20
projects that cover everything from dorm life to engagements to newborns to retirement. There are quilts, wallhangings, pillows, a laundry bag, handmade cards, a beaded planter, and so much more. You’ll never again have to wonder what to make in order to mark a meaningful event in your life or that of someone special. Congratulations Judy!
We’ve had lots of questions about what’s going on in the back room. Well, we had a leak in the ceiling that ran alomst the whole width of the room, went down the wall just outside the bathroom, and buckled the floor below badly. As is almost always true when one embarks on repairs, there ended up being more to be done than just a little paint and re-muddin’ of sheetrock. More ceiling had to be torn out because of mold issues and flooring had to be taked up because of a bad dip in the floor. Once the flooring came off evidence of termite damage was found as well as a cracked floor joist that had to be dealt with. We had the bug man come out and spray for termites while the floor was open, and although we thought the damage was old, active termites were found when some baseboards were pulled off. Eeekkk!!!
After explaining about the repairs, and that you can’t go to the bathroom because the workers have taped plastic over the door frame to keep as much dust out as possible, the next question asked is what our intentions are once the room has been redone. Victoria wants us to turn the room back into a den for our family to use when we have our popcorn night. That’s the night when one of us gets to pick the movie and we have popcorn and chocolate. I guess the floor in our bedroom isn’t as soft as she’d like it to be. I on the other hand am hoping to turn it into a classroom space and quilt gallery. We’ve not really had a nice space for classes since moving here four years ago. I’ve not pushed getting classroom space because when we had it in the shops on the square and offered classes those classes oftentimes didn’t make. When we couldn’t get four people to do a class we finally decided that there just wasn’t enough interest in classes to go to the trouble of setting them up, on our part as well as on the teacher’s part.
If we do manage to turn that back room into classroom space, what kind of classes would you be interested in? Finding something new and unusual isn’t always easy because we seem to have a very well traveled and well taught group of quilters in this area. We’ll more than likely have a class for brand new quilters of course, but we need to find something to offer those who are more seasoned as well as those who are adventuresome. Is there something you’re been wanting to try? Feel free to offer suggestions. We’re always listening…
