The fun never ends at WAZOO!

I'm counting down the days until I go to my (gulp!) 40th class reunion. It's work as usual, but I'm always wondering how it will play out. Forty years... I'm forty years fatter and sassier, but still fun to be with, if I do say so myself. Look out LaFollette class of 1971!
Until then, it's quilting and more quilting! This week so far I have worked on the biggest quilt I have ever done, and a couple of really nice custom jobs. It finally rained here and my husband and all his landscaping plants are very pleased. It's always easier to work when it's raining outside the window. The photos prove that!! Enjoy!

Quilting for my family

I took a couple of my days off to make two family quilts. The black/white/pink/yellow one is for my guest room bed and the gray/brown dots Irish chain is for my daughter's guest room. Hopefully, I'll get back to them the next day off...Meanwhile, back to work!

WAZOO! Quilting studio

I actually cleaned my studio over the weekend and had to quickly take some photos before it gets back to normal! Enjoy the slides and come see me some time!

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Finishing up some of my projects

Over the holiday weekend I finished some of my UFOs. The bright strippy block quilt was from my retreat. The simple squares quilts are for hospice. They are memory quilts given to the patient for visitors and family members write messages on. When the patient passes, the quilt is given to the family as a memorial. Our guild makes these and gives them to a local hospice. The little raccoon quilt is for the head start charity project where a quilt is presented to every child in their day care program. Both of my guilds do this.
Now, I am back to the customer work. It was nice to take a few days and get some of my things done.Makes me happy!!

Work and fun DO mix!

I have had some nice quilts to do over the last few days. It just proves that if we like what we do, the work becomes fun. This was the cse with these quilts. Done and out the door! I know I'm happy.

WAZOO! May 2011 Retreat

We are home from Sebring and once again, I didn't take nearly all the photos I had planned to take. Seems we get having so much fun that I forget about the camera! Oh well, next time I will try harder. Enjoy the show!

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All in a week's work

Wow! It has been a busy week with sewing, quilting and physical therapy for my shoulder. I made another sample for the up-coming retreat, a tee shirt quilt for a customer's daughter, and quilted three custom quilts. Everybody is getting itchy to get quilting in Sebring starting Sunday. Be sure to come back next week and see another fun slideshow from the Kenilworth Lodge. Meanwhile, enjoy photos of this week's quilts.

Quilts for family

I took a couple of days to work on my daughter's wall quilt as well as my sister's quilt for a friend. There are loads of quilts waiting, so I have to hurry up and get to it! Green and blue is my sister's quilt (it was an absolutely perfectly made quilt...I am jealous of her piecing skill) bright southwestern quilt is for my daughter who has moved to Arizona. It's going in her office.

Back home!

I had to post the Paducah post after I got home because I had no internet access for a week!! Horrors! Anyway, we had a wonderful time despite the dodgy weather and the show being all over town. My quilt was hung next to two famous quilter's quilts, so I was humbled to see it there. Sharon Schamber won my category, so you can see the company I was in!! Wow. Here are a few shots from my week away. I need to get back to work pronto because I have already taken in four more jobs just today!! No rest for the folly seekers.

The almost "No- Show"

Here we are in Paducah and it almost didn't happen!! There is quite a bit of flooding in the area and the river is expected to crest well above flood stage. When this happens, they close the flood gates and everything is a mess down where the show is supposed to be. I am so impressed by the engineering feat the show organizers did. The entire show was taken down and moved to locations away from the river. The vendors all had to be organized and moved. The classes were all moved. This is a BIG show!! I can't imagine how hard this was to do. But here we are...in Paducah after two days of driving through rain and a night in a hotel in Kennesaw, GA without power at the hotel, and now, torrential rain in Paducah. It is raining right now! On the quilt side...I made the semi-final for the show but didn't get a ribbon. Sharon Schamber took first place in my category. Good company!
Here are some photos from Paducah. The river at flood stage with the flood wall in the foreground, my traveling companions looking happy that it stopped raining for a few minutes, and me at the award ceremony looking happy to be there. Tomorrow, we go to the main show venue and see my quilt hanging with the other wonderful entries. Should be a great day!!