Unstoppable!

I can't post pics from OK...sorry; that will have to wait until I'm home again. Tonight we went to the movies and saw Unstoppable...and let me tell you, it was a rollercoaster ride from beginning to end. Definitely a movie worth seeing. Do not wait for the DVD; you need the full surround sound for the effects. It was amazing!!

Run, don't walk, to your nearest movie theater. You won't be sorry!

Do I Sound Funny???

I'm in Oklahoma visiting my sister, so I might be talking (typing?) with a southern drawl.

Long day to get here, but its nice to be able to spend some time with her. I don't get to see her that often and I missed her 60th birthday celebration, so this works our great. We're going to hike and go to the movies and I bet I can even talk her into a quilt shop or two.

Tomorrow I'll take pictures of all the quilts/quilted objects I've made for her over the years.  I think I've practically decorated her house!! I had forgotten about a couple of them. Plus, for her birthday, both my other sister and I made her a quilt and so did another friend.  She's got more quilts in her house than I do...what's wrong with that picture?????

Taking a Short Break

My back has been bothering me a lot lately, so I've found that if I take frequent breaks from quilting, it seems to help.  So here I am, taking a break...

I'll share a couple of cute, not-quilty pictures.  First, the cutest dog in the world, Hank.

and another...

The last one...sorry about the exposure.

I think if you look, you'll find is picture next to "cute" in the dictionary!

Help...Do you have this Fabric??

On Wednesday nights, I take a class at our local community college.  I use the term "class" loosely, as it is basically just a bunch of women getting together to sew with a "teacher." Carolyn teaches the class and for those of us who've been quilting for awhile, its just a get together. For the new quilters, she's absolutely the best person to learn from. I am often granted the privilege of quilting for her and her piecing is perfect!

I'm working on a table runner in her class now and here's the problem. I raided my stash for this project and realized that I don't have quite enough of my focus fabric.

This is what I'm looking for: (sorry for the lack of clarity--I took the photo from a website)

It's a Deb Strain design called "Bistro." If you have some you'd be willing to part with, please let me know! At this point, you could practically name your price!!

Quincy Crazy Quilters Block of the Month

Every year our Guild does a BOM and I never seem to do it. However, this year is different.  Here's a picture of the first block, finished today. I plan to use the solid black as a background on all blocks and bright, solid Cherrywood Fabrics colors for a highlight. This one has red...

I have a lot of black & white fat quarters and figure this is a good way to use them up.  

It was fun to work on piecing projects today...although I do have a quilt loaded and waiting for me.