What a state our world is in. I find myself trying to find a new ‘normal’ and failing with the ever changing requirements. I joke with my family often that I could easily be a hermit, but people come in to visit the store and my social needs are met. These days…not so much. With the Governor ordering us to close business doors I am working to meet my customers needs. In regards to that I have had my ever helpful husband build a closet in the back of my store. It has a lock and the combination changes with each client, as does disinfecting. This will allow customers to arrange pick up of their quilts and fabric orders as well as drop of quilt tops without coming face-to-face contact. (Wow, I never thought I would ever have to ‘say’ those words – but safety first.)

Now, back to my blessings. I am so grateful and blessed that I have such amazing customers. I miss each and every one of you. You truly have become friends and family and I miss our conversations and am looking forward the day they return. I am already planning the opening party.

I am also thankful for a mother that taught me to sew. Every quilt I put on my longarm machines give me joy as they become a treasure. I hope that feeling never goes away.

I enjoyed the weekend sewing with my daughter, something we don’t normally have time to do. It was a very relaxing, fun weekend and I feel so blessed to have a hobby that we can share. A quilt she created is now available online in a pre-cut kit featuring Dreamweaver fabric from Riley Blake Designs.

I hope everyone is staying safe and can enjoy the slower pace. Don’t forget to check in with friends and family to make sure everyone is holding up physically and mentally. I for one am finding the mental a bit of challenge. Gratefully I have some great friends that make the quarantine easier. I am ready for open doors and windows and welcoming spring. I can’t wait for the last spring to adorn the front of our building with color and flowers.

God’s blessings and protection to all of you. Stay safe and sew 🙂

I can’t believe how fast 2019 came and went. I’ve started out 2020 with some specific goal setting, including more blogging on my website. So here goes…

Anyone else have trouble with prioritizing? It feels I can keep my house clean, or the store clean but when I put both together it just ends in chaos. Guess the house may not be as clean in 2020. Hahaha. Priorities. 2020 is going to be the year of completing projects and creating new items from our gorgeous fabric lines. I love the scrappy look but have yet to make a scrappy quilt. That’s one of the first things we will be changing. Get ready for some adorable scrappy quilt kits.

Over Christmas I made myself a flannel king size quilt for my bed from layer cakes. No cutting and just randomly selecting squares. My kind of quick and easy quilt. Have I got it on the longarm yet? Heaven’s no. My quilts are always the last on the schedule. 🙁

On my list of projects is a couple of adorable quilts from Poppie Cotton’s Wanderings and Farmhouse Gingham and a quilt for the bed in the apartment in the back of the store from our new Riley Blake Designs line Gingham Farm.

I’ll keep you posted on my progress. First I need to finish a quilt for a friend out of some grey and dark red flannel…

There’s always a project on my sewing table…and sometimes 2 or 6. When I first started quilting I was very determined to not have more than one quilt purchased or going at a time. Hahaha. That lasted one quilt. I always have more ideas than I do time these days. I’m sure I’m not the only one.

Guess it’s time to get quilting…Until next time

I am so excited for fall. My diffuser has Thieves and Cloves going and it smells so yummy. I am sure enjoying the brisk mornings and sleeping with the window open, now if it would just stay cool all day long!  I am working on some cloth napkins for my fall table.

I think they are going to look so cute at family dinners and will work right through Thanksgiving (when it will be time for CHRISTMAS).

The longarm (Bessie) has been stitching away. I can’t decide what I like more. Designing and making quilts or turning other people’s creations into treasures  (with batting and thread). I hope I never loose that feeling I get when I put a quilt on the quilting machine and it turns into a real quilt!

This Saturday is ‘National Sew a Jelly Roll Day’. We will be in the classroom celebrating and making a beginner friendly quilt. I can’t wait! The sound of machines, chatter and laughter — there’s nothing like it. Check out our class schedule on our events page and come join us.