I took a break

I did some catching up, the longarm machine is running great and I love the new one

I have even had time to quilt a few for the store what a good feeling

Now we are crazy busy getting ready for the big day here in Raymond, our town does its big celebration on

July 1st

It's a great time for all, there is at least two or three class reunions going on this weekend, the Harlan Taylor 10K, i run this every year NOT, Parade at 10 am, rodeo all afternoon, and a back yard party at every house

they say our little town triples in size for that one day

Since I have been MIA for the last two weeks  I have a few things to share with you

 Nancy Halversen's Christmas prints are in and I still have a couple of her new books in store and the best part is she signed them at market for me

it's a little fuzzy but you get the idea

and the cute fabrics from strawberry field aka fig tree quilts and moda

 Ruby and Curio layer, charms and jellys have arrived

fabric to follow in September and October

you can see full collections at http://www.moda.com/

now I am going to share with you things that make me happy

1. my back deck on my house is sCreened in and we can sit on it at any time with no Misquito's coming to our party

this is my favorite space ever
2. My 22 almost 23 year old daughter came to the store and made

this 

 She left for Boise Idaho yesterday her niece is getting baptised this weekend and she made her a scripture bag, all by herself
I want to cry, she actually wanted to sew

she came over tuesday night late to get the button and cute flower put on, she chose this cute fabric by Kate Spain for her bag
Love it
3. Grandkids they do the crazyes things that make you laugh, I was making supper the other night and #1 was over, I poured the milk in set down the huge measuring cup and when I tured around the sly little fox was drinking from that big cup

and when I said davey I got this look

these are the moments you don't want to miss

Then we moved on to trimming the trees not just any tree's, the neighbors trees I could not stand them another minute it looks so much better now

oh my could this blog be more messed up, probably

just so you know we are working on our fall classes ya I know how rediculouse
so stay tuned for a preview

The Show is OVER

The last 30 days have been crazy

first we had the Shop Hop three days of fun

Second QUILT MARKET Salt Lake City just a little tired

Third the Quilters Guild show in Lethbridge

I am going to share with you my friends from the show

due to upload problems I will descibe the pictures and then upload tomorrow

this is Karen from Fabric Addict

she always has a big smile

here is my friend Deann from Chicken feeds out in Coaldale

her and her daughter and mother ran the booth the last two days

Karen from Fabric Junction 

Smile

Tannell from well the fabric shop that sports her name

and there in the background is her daughter

Here is Monica from Sewing Lane, I just think she might sell this lady a machine
wait thats Karen from the Junction

friday and saturday I did a demo on the dresden square

Benny my right hand gal took a couple of pictures

they are a bit dark  but you get the gist

I wanted to show you a couple of my favorite quilts

this is a bargello ( hope I spelled that right)

this to me is the most amazing form of quilting

I love it and hope one day to own one but I won't be the one sewing it I will be buying it

The master quilter of this creation has only been quilting for two year, I have been quilting for twenty and I will have to buy one.

and then this one what a lot of piecing I don't know the person who sewed this but what a lot of piecing

I love the color variation in this quilt and all those small squares
I am sure there is a method to this piecing that makes it easier,
but then again maybe not
love it anyway

I SEE THE LIGHT

The one at the end of the tunnel

Day one of the Guild show done

If you live close you should check it out there are some amazing quilts on display

Here are a few pictures from today, by the way I am so tired

Here is Benny trying to escape the camera but she is so tired she can barely move, and a peak at the booth

Here is a wide angle of the booth

do you recognize the two screen doors

mr. sugar fixed up for me

full of patterns and looking great

things were busy today and I am greatful for those

of you that like the things we create at

STQCo. and support us the way that they do

I would also like to thank Mary B for all the help and support she has given to me this last week

I have never meet anyone that can keep any crazy

situation so calm

SO THANKS AGAIN

Tomorrow I will share all the fun booths at the show

and the newest store to the area

Chicken Feeds (formerly Hop Scotch)

remember this cause I am not doing this ( ) agian

she stand on her own from today forward

CONGRADULATIONS

See ya tomorrow or Sunday

Moving Forward

Cause I don't like whats behind me

a broken longarm (fixed but not back)

non quilted quilts for the quild show

one employee in the hospital for the last 10 days

shipments going to the wrong place

every wholesaler in the US and Canada out of the Dresden ruler

I am not going with my original planned booth

last but not least it is going to Rain for the next two days

So moving forward

I am running to the city to do the last of my printing

Cutting the last of my kits

packing everything

running over my booth in my head not much left in there

drive to the border and pick up the last of my patterns and fabric

get Bentley in to her grade 10 classes today

my list goes on and on

Last night Mr. Sugar fixed the two screen doors for the display, I love how they turned out

he did and excellent job they will be the best thing in the booth

his best friend by his side

notice its not me honest that is not me

and then our little hosser came over to visit

You have just got to love that touque that she refuses to leave the house with and it is hot and sunny

and then she had a little time in the lake house Mr. Sugar is building for the grandkids

She hung her touque on the hook inside 

the deck is going on next week

Stay tuned for reports from the guild show tomorrow

I will show you setup

EAK

getting organized

June 1st

so much to talk about

we are just 3 days from the guild show at the

Lethbridge Collage aka LCC

Insert picture if I had one

The show was great two years ago and can only get better

this is there second show

a few of my friends won't be there but I was able to see them at

Market so not maybe next time

We have been busy  getting all the patterns in and organized that we bought or ordered at market and cutting kits for

alot of fun things

My longarm is not back yet so alot of unfinished business will be shown friday and saturday

but the piecing will be just fine

this one sadly will be one of them

the other is my square me up that would be twice the quilt quilted

but when life hands you lemons go make

this quilt

by Gigis Thimble, www.alittlebitbiased.blogspot.com  I will have this and more of her pattern at the show, she makes cute things

stay tuned for show updates

and our madness getting ready