Too busy to blog?!

Oh dear, I just realized how long it has been since I last blogged, and I am so embarrassed about it. Also, I am terrified I won't get everything done on time. Every quilt is taking longer than I expected and there has been some ripping going on, too. (Not your quilt, of course...wink wink) Last week I finished a quilt with loads of blank background (see below) and now I have another one on the machine! I am happy to say I am almost finished with it, but think the one after this one is a 'deja vu' job. Oh well, it's Christmas time, I have gifts to send (or finish), cookies to bake and quilts to quilt. At least we keep busy and always have something to be thankful for. Mr. WAZOO has kept up with all his jobs and is looking for more. He has taken to the Gammill like a duck to water, bless his heart.
I am off to bed and a good night's rest before hitting the ground running tomorrow. Enjoy the photos!

Mr Wazoo's work

Mr Wazoo again

still Mr Wazoo!!

Yup...the Mr.

AHA!! After three days...MRS. Wazoo did this!

corner motif

fill and bubble elements

background and border treatments

Back to Mr Wazoo. Nice one!

Mrs Wazoo got to do this beauty

bit of a close-up

Mrs Wazoo again. I love this quilt; so happy!

all sorts of fun

more happy fun

happy snowmen

pretty block

Mr Wazoo did this bed runner

ha ha! Mrs Wazoo had fun doing this aquarium and hungry cat quilt.

one of the fishies

hidden schools of fish in the quilting

Mr Wazoo made this customer very happy

nice pattern!

another Carole's quilts creation

quilted by Mrs. Wazoo. ( it was really a tough one...)

WAZOO! November 2012 Retreat

Here is the slideshow of our latest getaway in Sebring, Florida. Come join us sometime! Our next retreat is January 27th through the 30th, 2013.

Create a picture slideshow

Better picture of the Craftsy quilt top

Okay, I promised I would take a better picture today, and this is as good as it is gonna get. Mr. Wazoo doesn't like to keep holding up quilts for me, especially when he has to get on a ladder to do it!

Now all I need to do is finish the customer quilt on my Gammill and get packed for the retreat.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Mr. Wazoo and I had a quiet Thanksgiving at home enjoying lounging around with coffee watching the Macy's parade and doing a little sewing. We ordered our dinner from Publix and picked it up yesterday afternoon. A big box of goodies, to be sure, but lacking any vegetable or rolls. While the whole shebang was cooking, I sewed the sashings for my Craftsy block of the month quilt. After steaming some broccoli and making crescent rolls, we ate in our 'new' snazzy Ikea dining room with a table cloth and everything!

Mr. Wazoo ready for dinner

Thanks to Ikea and a do-it-yourself hubby, we have a real dining room!

With the longarm in the background, idle for now, it's time to eat!

My Craftsy BOM quilt. I will take a photo in natural light tomorrow. The fluorescent lights make the colors look harsh and off.

After the dishes were done, I set to work on the quilt and just finished putting on the borders. Time for pumpkin pecan pie (my own, and quite yummy), another glass of smooth Chardonay, and my nightly Christmas flick on the Hallmark channel. I think it was a wonderful Thanksgiving. I am so thankful for our bounty that I plan to go to bed early and sleep, sleep, sleep! No black Friday mania here, only the zen of a peaceful day with my husband and puppy.

Night at the Movies challenge

Hey, I forgot to show you the quilt I made for the guild challenge. The rules were that your quilt had to depict a movie. People then saw the quilts and guessed what the movies were. I won a gift certificate to a quilt shop for guessing the most movies correctly (shows you what I do in my spare time...). Can you guess what movie I depicted in my entry? If you get stumped, look at the bottom of the previous blog entry for the answer.

close up

Entire quilt

Quilting for kind hosts and our customers

Mr.Wazoo and I recently took a trip to Texas to see my folks and stayed in the home of some gracious snowbirds who were 'up-north' for the summer. They didn't know us at all, but offered their home just steps away from my Mom and Dad's little house. It was wonderful to have our own space and not feel like interlopers on my folk's privacy. So what do you do to thank kind people like that? Make them a quilt, of course! I used fabric that would go with their living room colors and decor, and chose the BQ2 pattern. It went together in a snap and Mr.Wazoo did the quilting. I think it turned out quite nice!
Last week we were busy doing quilts for people going north for the holidays, and getting caught up on the line of quilts in the back room. I love having the man here working; he is really making a dent in the backlog of projects.

Quilt for Keith and Judy

quilted by Mr. Wazoo

Mr.Wazoo

I quilted this one; oodles of flamingoes!

I quilted this Christmas quilt

Mr.Wazoo again

He did this one, too.

Me again. This is a pretty quilt with hand embroidery

I quilted this humongous quilt; it took three days!

a bit of detail

Mr.Wazoo did the edge to edge...

And I did the custom part! A great team effort.

Now, we're taking a breather for Thanksgiving Day to enjoy some quiet time and give thanks for our family, friends and wonderful life. Happy Thanksgiving to you, too!
*Gone With The Wind

Mancuso Show 2012

This digital slideshow customized with Smilebox

Yippee! A day off at last!

I finished the big custom project and took today to help Tim get the new cabinets filled and do a bit of sewing on my Craftsy blocks of the month. After all, everybody else is putting their quilts together and I am still slogging along trying to get the last six blocks done. Oh well, I work hard and take whatever time I have to do some fun sewing, so I can't complain.
Tomorrow it will be business as usual, on to another challenging custom quilt and more wonderful time at the Gammill doing what I love to do!

Beautiful quilt! Wish it was mine...

Border and corner triangle quilting

Block quilting

Sashing treatment

A peek at the back

Craftsy BOM

Craftsy BOM

Craftsy BOM