Fabric Galore shop grand opening!

My friend and I had a fun day in Blairsville today. First, we checked out the Hugs and Kisses quilt group who make quilts for children and nursing home residents. Right up my alley! We met the nicest quilting ladies, all busy making new quilts to give away. You just can't beat quilters for heart, can you? Stephanie will go sew with them next month, but I will miss it due to a conflict with my trip to Florida to work the quilt show. I'll be sure to be there with fabric and machine in March, though. I'm itchin' to be stitchin'!
Next, we popped in at the new quilt shop, Fabric Galore, and the crowds were there, all smiling and happy. The new shop is big and bright with loads of space for fabric. They are getting fabric in, and I am looking forward to visiting often. The classroom is wonderful! It has a large open space with the tables for sewing. There is a Gammill in the back of the room, but Patricia (the owner) says they aren't quilting for customers. I don't care, it is a great place for the machine, and I bet she loves having it there! Best of luck with the shop...we need a quilt shop in town. I hope the quilters patronize it and help it grow. Thanks to Pat and the girls for a fun diversion today.

Quilters love a new shop in town.

The classroom.

Mmmmm...fabric!

An antique cabinet for the fat quarters

Books!

Hard working and happy staff!

The owner, Patricia

More fabric, and one of the cutting stations.

You can see how much potential this shop has for growth!

Oh, Melinda! Dawgs.....

Lots of Dawgs!

You said it, Baby!

Making progress

I am too tired to post very much tonight, but I thought you might like to see the unpacking progress. There are fourteen boxes left to go, and then all the fabric will be in the studio! Yippee!

My helper

The big reveal of where the colors go is tonight, too. I'm in love! Lime green and fuchsia are my favorite colors in combination. My quilting books and some supplies go into these shelves.

An entire drawer of yummy

One done, one to go.

We also got the sign up from our last studio. Another long day ends at suppertime

                                 

I hung my golden fat quarter I was awarded years ago at guild under the clock. It is for the Order of the Fat Quarter, an honor given to a member who has done great things for the guild.

Still unpacking fabric...

I spent the whole day (except for the brief trip to the dump to get rid of a truck load of boxes) unpacking fabric in the  studio. I can't believe how long this is taking! Tim just keeps bringing in box after box...will it ever end?!

Here is the result of a full day unpacking. I chose to continue with my fabric rolling to store the stash because it has always worked well for me. So easy to take out and replace fabric without disturbing the other fabric.

Bins with fat quarters

Kid fabrics, bright florals, and (ta da!) Kaffe Fassett!

Small pieces I still have to find homes for.

Tim worked in the garage and also unearthed some of our quilting tools. We have to find them because we have quilts waiting!

Whoopee! We have pantos...

and tools...

and quilts!

We'll be back at it tomorrow, and hopefully be done with the fabric stash. We hope... ;o)

A long day with progress made!

We have worked all day in the studio and it doesn't look like we have made a very big dent in what needs to be done. I'm pooped!!
Tim painted the back wall a beautiful periwinkle color as an accent in the all white room. We also bought some lime green and some fuchsia paint, too, but you'll have to wait to see where we put those!

Tim prepares to paint

One coat done

All done!

I began the arduous task of unpacking fabric and finding places to put it where I will have the best access to what's there. I quickly filled the 8 wire bins and we decided we could easily add at least two more to the cabinet. Another trip to Ikea is on the horizon...

Ikea wire basket units

Baskets full of pretty color

The five cabinets behind my machine are all in place and ready for fabric. It is taking longer than I thought it would to unpack and sort the fabric to where I want it to be. Tomorrow, I will work hard to at least have half done.

Wall of shelves for my stash

Shelf wall, my machine and the cutting table

Starting the fabric sorting

New rug is in place, too!

Now its time to boil up some spaghetti and have a sit down in my comfy chair!! The living spaces are looking good!

Time for supper!!

I put my chicken collection on top of the display shelves.

All we need are the window coverings!

Come back and see what happens next!

Close call with Molly, and Moving into the studio

Just a tease...

It has been a wild day today! Everything started out alright; I took Molly for our hilly walk despite the temperature hovering at 28, mad Tim a hot lunch and then started helping him in the studio. We left the door ajar between the studio and garage and Molly decided to escape. The garage door was open because Tim had moved some stuff out to the driveway to be able to get at the furniture. Out she went with me right on her heels, calling for her to come back. Usually, she will turn around and trot back, but she saw something chase worthy and took off through the woods, down the hill to the road like her behind was on fire! I'm running (if you call that running...) and calling her frantically because I hear a car coming up the hill. Tim jumped in the truck and started to follow me just as the car came around the curve and slowed to a stop. The door opened, and the nicest lady was trying to get Molly to come to the car. "Is she an indoors dog?' she asked as I puffed my way to the road. I told her that Molly had never bolted like that before, thanked her for her help and introduced myself. Turns out she is my next door neighbor. She said if I ever see a Yorkie running like that to catch her and bring her home! I said I would and thanked her again. We have nice neighbors, so far!
Back to the studio, where Tim is putting things together slowly and we are getting the space figured out. It looks stark without the colorful fabric and quilts on the walls. Pretty soon it will spring to life with a rainbow of happiness. Now, it's time for supper. Everybody is hungry after the chase and the big move. Even Molly!

My machine takes the lion's share of the space.

Spartan bathroom, but handy for us!

We need to find a white shelf unit like the other two. The freebie brown one has to go.

From my sewing area; left to right: My machine, cutting table,Tim's machine in the back,
the 'office' area under the TV, and a storage unit lying on it's back while Tim adds the drawer slides.

My sewing table, bookshelves and an easy chair for resting. Molly likes that!

Speak of the devil...here she is, sneaking in from the garage.

          

The view from Tim's machine.

                                       

It is hard to believe, but this is looking better...

I spy Kaffe Fassett!