Monday, May 30, 2011

Preperation day

Crazy, we are 4 days from the Gild show in Lethbridge this friday and saturday
and you know how thing just don't
work out like you hope.

WELL THE LONGARM MACHINE IS IN THE REPAIR SHOP ONE MORE TIME
YES IT'S NEW

So today we spent the whole day getting all of our kits ready for the show
the quilts might not be qulted by the kits will be ready
here are all my little helpers

Mary just stopped in to pick up a couple of things, she is working on a couple things for the show. She cute a kit for another worker be to get sewed for the show
Loretta aka My Mom is busy reading the pattern for the kits she is about to cut


Then there is my daughter Mani she is awsome at putting fabrics together and getting things cut for kits, her expertise is folding the fabric to make the kits look so great
I didn't get a picture of Benny she was busy taking the fabric out of the system to keep or inventory straight, it means we don't have to count at the end of the year if we are diligent

hopefully the longarm will be back tomorrow and we will be back in business

Also tomorrow I will post this awsome new fabric that
shipped out today, every woman young and old
will love this

Monday, May 23, 2011

So so Much part 2

It has been crazy trying to get back to work after the week in Utah,
 ( one of my favorite places on earth)
wish I had a picture.
since I last posted I have been Working on peoples quilts trying to put stuff away, cutting kits for the new patterns we picked up at market, and hoping others come in, in time for the quilt quild show.
My family says pick one thing and work on it
I CAN'T
OCD I THINK
OR IS IT ADD
OR YOU KNOW EXCITEMENT

Today I have some things to share with you from market meet up
this was a wonderful thing that
AMY AND V
put together
this is the 2 of them in the bottom right corner
I was able to meet so many great bloggers
1. Nanette Merrill from Freda's Hive love her
she is the bueatiful lady in red right below

2.  Lori Holts from Bee in my Bonnet new fabric from Riley Blake
3. Amy Smart organizer of all things i am sure
www.diaryofaquilter.com/
here is a little something Amy created at
www.modabakeshop.com
4. Daria Muirhead from Boutique Cafe

here we go she is so cute and I love her, she approached me at the meet up and I am so glad she did,
here is how it went
FUNNY
Daria - hey I want to meet you before you run
Me- introductions
Daria - were are you from
Me - Canada
Daria - me to
Me - were in Canada
Daria - Lethbridge
screams like little girls ( and we are grown women, except at quilt things)
Me- I am from Raymond
for all of you that is 20 min away CRAZY
Daria - I have been to your shop
Me - no way how did I miss you
Daria - here is my card and phone # lets have lunch
CRAZY BUT CAN'T WAIT
Picture's No I am an idiot
5. Three great ladies two from the Salt Lake area and if you read this drop me a line I am so confused from all the business card and names writen everywhere who was who
and one from New Zealand Susan Claire she is a pattern designer and you can find her here
look at this darling business card
These are the amazing pieces of fabric that she put in each swag bag

Last but not least Mr. Sugar and I gave a beach Cruiser away
at this great event
and this great lady won it, her name is Ronni Chavez of
she is here with one of the people she wanted to meet at the meetup
her dream came true
We also threw in some Olympic gloves, a little piece of
CANADA
And yes Mr. sugar thought about how the quilters were going to get the bike home, we were going to ship if they were from far,
turns out
she had rented a mini van to come to market and it fit right in

This was a wonderful event linked with market and I will not forget the great people I met there.

Talk to you soon and show you what I did on my holiday weekend
not much RAINING



Tuesday, May 17, 2011

SO SO SO MUCH

I love spring market, it is such a busy time for all even if you are just attending.  I am going to start from the beginning so it may take a few days to get it all OUT.

We left monday after work May 9th the drive was not so bad until Greatfalls Mt. it started RAINING we stoped at Target and bought garbage bags to wrap up lugage.

(insert picture here, non it was raining to hard and my husband would kill me if I took this time to take a picture)

Just before Helena Mt it was snowing so hard and far below zero (canadian temp) Mr. Sugar had to put it into 4 wheel drive, and by now it was dark, we drove as far a Butte Mt. and stoped for the night, good thing
Next morning we woke up to more rain
and by the time we hit the Montana, Idaho border this is what we had

 SNOW


AND MORE SNOW

by Idaho Falls Mr. Sugar was ready to stop and no place better than
HERE

Ya my mom was happy but I figure an hour here for four days of all fabric good trade off
here he is in all his glory

Then we were on the road to Utah
Ya it was RAINING

We then had to drive like crazy to make Handi Quilter by
5 pm

we arrived at 5:45 and they were waiting for us to pull in
long story short
this is my machine the HQ 16




this is my new machine the HQ Avani


This made it worth the trip to Utah and I have not been to market yet


Stay tuned for tomorrow so much to tell ya



Monday, May 2, 2011

Crazy Canuck

Alright here it is the Crazy Canuck
she measures 57 x 59
the pattern for this will be ready for sale
Thursday first day of the shop hop

The Girls and I have been busy cutting kits and fats
things are coming together

The Longarm will be back in store tomorrow and busy I will be
right up to saturday cus sunday I am doing nothing



New in Store This Week
I Love this line she is an amazing designer
I can't wait to make Davey a new Dress


This line is not new on the market but I caved cus it is so cute it will be her wednesday morning