Work In Progress Wednesday

I thought I would share what I am working on here in Virginia.  I don't really do wool hand work but I don't have anything else so I found this at the local quilt store.  It really is not my thing but I can use it for one of the guild Christmas auctions. 

These are the magazines I got to help me through the almost 9 hours on the plane on Saturday.  If you haven't ever seen Art Quilting Studio magazine and you are an art quilter or a want-to-be art quilter like me you will just love this magazine.  I first found this magazine in Tahoe last November and haven't been able to find it since.  But I found it at Barnes and Noble.  On line you have to pay so much for shipping.  Just didn't seem worth it.  But I think I will go on line and order the back issues.  I am just in love with Art Quilt Studio!

A Day In The Sun

We spent the day at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg on Tuesday.  It was so hot that Serena, also sick, almost fainted while waiting in line to take Lexi on a ride.  She felt so bad that she had to get out of line and made Lexi cry but we had to get fluids into her.  Here we are at the water play section which we should have stayed in all day.  It was way to hot to be out in the sun.

Lexi and Nana trying to keep cool!

Lexi on the Carousel.

I almost passed out also.  But after lots of water and soaking my head in water I was able to enjoy my beer in German town (I thought of you Grace!  I think it was the best beer I ever had.)  It never felt so good to get into the air conditioned car.  Lexi was out in 3 minutes and slept all the way home.

I think today we will spend the afternoon at the air conditioned Mall.  I need some shopping therapy!

Here's some sunshine for your day!

Did you think I disapeared off the face of the earth?

Well, I feel like I did.  We have had a major upheaval in our lives over the last two months. We are moving.  We actually have already moved.  We have an apartment in Valencia, Ca. which we have only slept in for one night.  We have our house in Hanford that we still stay at so we can get it ready to rent.  We are in an extended stay hotel in Virginia right now visiting my daughter and most of our stuff is in three, count them three!!!, storage units in Hanford.  So to tell you the truth I don't really know where I am suppose to be. 

It has been really hard just doing the regular daily things, like blogging.  But I am determined to write today.  

I haven't done much quilting the last few weeks but I did get three baby quilts and one church baby quilt done before I left.  I have some challenge quilts to do but don't know when I will get back to Valencia where most of my quilting supplies are to work on these.  We are suppose to fly back to Sacramento on Saturday, July 30th, and drive to Hanford.  Jeff starts his new job on August 1st and I stay in Hanford for a few days to teach.  It will be back and forth till we get the house rented.  I am not looking forward to that.  I want to feel settled but that is not going to happen till we find a house.

I think I have probably looked at 1000 houses on the Internet.  The prices are so much higher than we are use to but I am determined to get the most for our money.  We were really spoiled in Hanford.  Some days I get discouraged and want to give it all up and some days I am excited by what I see.  We have to wait till after Sept. 1st to seriously look but I will be going strong to find something after that.

I take classes too!

Yesterday I took an embellishing class from Priscilla Gerard on couching threads, etc.  I wasn't prepared because I had only received the supply list the morning before amd did not get home till 10:30 that evening.  No time to prepare but had a great time and learned so much.  Charlotte was gracious and let me use her pattern.  She also promised to help me with the fit.  I'm  going to make a vest and am taking Priscilla's bead embellishing class (you know me and beads!) at the end of June, so it won't be done for awhile. 

Here are the students in the Calligraphy on fabric class I took with the Orange Blossom guild today.  There were about 15 of us and I had a great time.  The teacher, Stacy Hurt, showed us some amazing art quilts Thursday night.  She was so fun to listen to.  She always had a story to tell. 

Here are Pat and Adena working hard.  It is so good to have Adena back. You better stay here for awhile, Adena.  We missed you!

Looking so serious.

I just love Ali's smile.  So glad she could come even though she had surgery on her foot and had to keep it up the whole time.  That's dedication!

Here is Stacy and her beautiful daughter, Ellen.

And here is Linda.  It was her birthday today and Elaine told her she had to bring her own cake.  It was delicious, Linda!

I really enjoyed the class and had the most fun when we got to the fabric.  For some reason calligraphy on paper was boring.  I went to Borders on the way home and got so books.  Now to practice!

Classes

I finally get to post this quilt.  This is the Circle of Hope quilt that I will be teaching and I could not post it till Jeremy quilted it.  It is now up in the store so now it can go on my blog.  There are still three other quilts that I want to post but till they are up in the store, it's not going to happen.

I'm also teaching some other classes.

You saw Hochie Mama already.

But here are two versions of the Vintage Moments quilt I am also teaching.  I just love this quilt and have started another one that I would like to finish with my students.  This is an intense class but not hard.  Just labor intensive and you learn so much.  I hope students are signing up.  I know one student wanted me to pick out fabric for her quilt, which I did yesterday but I hope Hiley doesn't go into sticker shock when she sees how much it is going to cost.  Just the background and the border is about 8 yards!  Figure that out in today's quilt store prices!

I'm also teaching two machine quilting classes and a travel bag class.

Check out Thimble Towne's Website.

I would love to see you as my student.  I promise we will have a good time!

Happy Birthday Linda and Grace!

Yesterday our Needle Divas group met and we had such a fun time.  I don't know what I would do without these ladies! We celebrated Grace and Linda M.'s birthdays.  They actually have the same birthday (Saturday next).  Here are a few pictures.

Here is a picture of the beautiful flowers Linda B. gave Linda M. and Grace.

I also finished two little quilts for guild give aways.

Today we are working on Charity Quilts at Quilters Quarters.  I need to leave soon so will keep this short.