I've become a Sewing Machine!

I've totally abandoned my Top 5 List and have begun to add projects like CRAZY! I've nearly finished the bright flowers of the "Strippers on Wheels" Bus trip Quilt. And the 24-Strip quilt that will be our personal pattern for the bus trip is DONE! I'll include a picture of it here to inspire you all to come see it for yourselves. I've also begun an applique pattern (yes, I remember, applique is not my favorite). And Sunday, I designed the Quilt Camp quilt. It's going to be a fun one this year. Sew, sew, sew, just see if you can add more new projects than me this week!! There's your challenge.

My little Grandgirls have started school this week, so that limits our sewing time together. We'll just have to sew faster on the weekends.

Is there LIFE after DYING?

Apparently, I seem to have fallen behind after the dying episode. I'm working on details for our 3-day, 5-state, 12-shop bus tour. I'm working on our Quilt Camp Retreat. Barb is working on the Fall Shop Hop quilt. And I'm working on the Fall Class List. I have managed to finish a couple of projects, so my Top 5 list has been reduced to Top 3 (OK, you know me too well to believe that story!) I've actually started 4 or 5 more projects.
The "Grandgirls" and I have been sewing together again. Kay wants her quilt finished before she starts kindergarten. That's next Monday! She will be taking a trial bus run on Thursday, with her Mom and Dad. Livvie just wants to make hers bigger and bigger.
We got a great new fabric line in from Red Rooster called Rhythm and Blues...turquoise, black and white. Come see!!

We dyed in the barn...

Yesterday we (our small group) dyed in the barn at our farm. Fred cooked, we sewed and dyed and chatted and inspired each other to get creative. Nothing like a gorgeous summer day in Iowa to spur creativity. The picture I posted doesn't show our old clothes or our old faces!! I did this to protect the guilty! We dyed pfd fabric, we over dyed printed fabrics, we dyed cheesecloth, lace and rickrack. Now we have to think of projects for our "new" colors.

Tonight I'm off to Clarinda to speak to their Quilt Guild on "Borders, Bindings and Backs, don't have to be Boring." I'm packed and ready to roll. Love talking about quilting almost as much as doing it.