Back in the saddle, with a few changes

 Hi everyone...I hope you are still out there. I took a break from blogging to get my mojo back and change my focus with the quilting biz. My main focus will be repairs and making quilts, but I will probably do a few customer quilts for some mad money. I finished all the quilts I had here and it felt good to look through my patterns and books and have dreams of things I want to make. So come along and we'll discover fun projects and still see some great quilts.

I'm going to the Paducah show as a last minute trip (just like last year!) with two friends. They have rented a cottage for three nights about a 40 minute drive from the show. There are only two beds, so I will be on a  blow up mattress wherever it fits. I tried it out today and it wasn't too bad.We're planning a stop on the way at Stitcher's Garden in Brentwood, TN, just outside Nashville. I went there last year and it is HUGE. There is a sale room bigger than most quilt shops. Here are a few pics I took then.

This is part of the sale room. Everything is organized by fabric company or designer.

More sale fabric. $6 a yard or $15 for the bolt (whatever is on it) I bought 7 bolts last time and paid %2.50/yd! Pretty backing or background fabrics.

This is one side of the shop

A view the other direction in the shop

These three shelf units are all Civil War reproduction! Hard to find where I live.

There were two full rows of Free Spirit, Kaffe and Brandon fabrics.

You can imagine what fun it is to walk around and drool there. I'm going to try to control myself hoping there will be show specials at better prices.

Meanwhile, back in Blairsville, things have been pleasant and quiet. I quilted our raffle quilt for the guild show in September. It was made by Sally, who made the last raffle quilt as well.

It is very large, a king or queen with a generous drop.

Here is the back.

This quilt is a show quilt for a North Carolina friend

Here is my output for late 2024 and 2025 so far. I started slow, but I'm back in the groove and raring to create!

Quilt for my daughter for Christmas (with my favorite photobomber)

She wanted gnomes

Quilt for a grandson for Christmas

Commissioned wall quilt made from retired pastor's liturgical stoles

Jelly roll race sample for a guild project I'm leading

Second jelly roll quilt for another sample

Whole cloth quilt for a longarm group challenge

The back is black. The numerous colored threads don't show very well here

All the different colors used for the quilting

 Reversible 'quilt-as-you-go' project for a tutorial I did at guild.

This is the back. The seams are covered with a fun striped fabric.

I think you've had enough of me for now. I'm happy to be back. Penny is still my constant companion, and Mr W is still tinkering in the yard. All is well. I'll be back soon with another photo filled entry from Paducah!

Miss Penny