Busy trying to catch up.

Here are a couple of quilts that I have done in the past. They are a customers which I found so interesting.
The gypsy one is made using old hankies, brings back memories.

This is a quilt I finished for a customer. She is a really girly, girl, so wanted flashy hearts, hence the gold metalic in ribbon hearts. Glad to have that done, as metalic thread and I are not the best of friends.

Well Thanksgiving was here and not it is almost gone. Not sure if I am happy or sad, or maybe a little of both.

My DH and I went to North Platte, NE to his sisters for the evening. Left here then went to WalMart for an ink cartridge. Couldn't believe that WalMart was open for the entire day. Do they not every close?

Need to really get to cranking in the next week, have a couple of art quilts to finish for Christmas presents, then one to do for the art show. All that I am doing is important, but time consuming.

Have a great remainder of the day all,

Where has the time gone?

We had plans, heavy on the HAD, but it is all okay as things just work out that way some times. I have two older sisters, one 72 in Des Moines, IA and the other 63 lives 8 miles from me. We had reservations to stay in the Crescent View Bed and Breakfast in Crescent, IA, home of the ole Pink Poodle Steakhouse. First my sister near me got sick, then my DH got sick, now what does that tell ya? My sister was getting much better, and my DH was or still is suffering, but some better. To explain, my DH is a insulin dependent diabetic, for those who have never been around such an illness, stress, sickness, weather, and/or just about everything affects his blood sugars. So he can go from a wonderful 100, to 400, then drop to 20 in a matter of moments. Well maybe not that quick, but it is bad, so we decided not to partake in the B&B right now. We will be planning again, as life is too short, and we are not getting any younger. My first husband was 44 when he died, so life can be too short.
Enough of all that, hope everyone has had a great weekend, and I will be working on my "Live Forever Little Butterflies" quilt, so stay tuned.

Time has gone by too fast...

Today I was able to sleep one extra hour, what a blessing! I can't remember the last time I have not been in such a rush to get up, get breakfast and then be off to my daily tasks. Life is passing by and I am not taking the time to smell even one rose.
Tomorrow will be the first day of the week, and of a life change.

Beautiful quilt for a new quilt shop

This is a quilt I am just starting for the new quilt shop opening Monday in Arapahoe, NE. I am anxious to get started with it, but at this point am unsure as to what I will be doing, so have to spend today and tomorrow walking past it and thumbing through magazines. This quit has beautiful setting blocks with which I hope to so some fancy quilting. I'll post the end quilt to see how everyone likes it.

Other then this, not too much is going on in my world, just keeping busy with quilts which is why I am in business. Just finished one yesterday and have this one then one more. Not really enough to really brag about, but am in hopes this one will bring in customers.

Sewing today!

Today I spent much of the time sewing a top that I have been wanting to work on for quite some time. this is 12 blocks that I would take on trips and work on. Seemed like it took a long time to do them but in actuallity it wasn't bad at all. I am not sure what I will do next, if it needs a border or not. Will just leave on my design wall, as the majority of my inspiration comes as I walk by quilts. I do kn0w how i will quilt it, as it is a natural for circles in the sashing and echo's in the blocks. Will probably just keep this quilt as I do most of them, just am terrible when it comes to giving them away. Will have to put label on to tell who it is to go to, but right now, I have no one in mind.

Another chilly week here in the city!

Here is a quilt a friend of mine did using tracings from an antique quilt given to me by my first husbands mother. She received the quilt as a baby, so has to be atleast 90 years old. The quilt was made from the Kansas City Star Ruby McKim's nursery rhymes Penny Squares, 1916.

Boy it has been cold here and rainy.

My DH and I work out of North Platte, NE every sixth Friday and Saturday. We awoke on Saturday morning to a 13.8" snow and I mean a snow. The only good thing was that it came straight down, so no drifts, which is a really good thing.

My machine has been idle for a couple of days. Will be having quilt group here on Monday night so need to get it ready for 10-15 women to try her out. I will load some easy fabric to test drive her.

My "Banwell Men" art quilt is moving along very, very slowly. Wish I could get into the usual mood, then it would be done in nothing flat. Seems that once I get the line drawing done, the rest, fabric selection, placement, and background goes very quickly.

Have a baby shower to go to on Saturday, so will put together a quilt for that. She may just get a photo of the unfinished quilt as I doubt if I have time to piece, quilt and bind one. I do have some very nice blocks already to be sashed.

Guess I better get to that quilt.

Have a great evening.