Lollypop Trees..

How cool is this quilt? Barb and I decided to order the patterns after
Barb saw it in person at the Asheville Kaffe lecture in October. We're being a bit obsessive-blowing up the individual blocks, matching the fabric exactly, going to extremes to acquire out-of-print fabric. It's been sooo much fun!

We're trying to do two blocks a month since we have a ton of other projects going at the same time. In December we'll only do one, though, because our families expect us to spend time with them.

My Kaffe stash fairly extensive. There was still some real hesitancy on my part to share with my friend, Barb, ... even though she was sharing with me!

Ha, ha. I'm such a selfish bitch!

I found some quilts... in San Francisco!

During my recent trip to San Francisco, my grandmother's younger sister, Aunt Betty, pulled out these cool quilts made by her mother, Annie Laurie Clapp Harrell (aka.Mammie). They are in perfect condition, too!! Mammie made these from kits during the 1950's and had them quilted by an unknown woman.



Red and Green Wreath Applique




Pinwheel or Love in a Tangle



Cornucopia Applique

Here's What They're Fighting For..

Last night I presented our guild with information about our logo and the possibility of a *GASP* new logo. You'd think I'd suggested we all get matching tatoos.

The presentation went better than I thought it would; the guild did vote 3-73 to at least look at some new designs.

Here's the problem with that. They will look at three new designs and a re-do of our current logo. All of the old-no-change ladies will vote for the old logo no matter how cool the new ones are. The rest of the guild will split their vote among the other designs. Sort of like grade school when the boys only fielded one candidate and the girls kept nominating their friends-guess who always won?

Here's the best part of the evening: I had on a cool new outfit. My hair cooperated as much as it ever does. I had handouts and giant posters for demonstration purposes. I was prepared and confident. I looked down at my feet when I sat down and realized I had on two different shoes.

Batik Debate..

I adore this quilt. A while back, OK, two years ago, I ordered a spectrum of hand dyed fabrics so I could replicate it. I made a few of the blocks from various Hawaiian pattern books. They're OK, but I need to have a consistant background that I won't run out of. It's a little problem I have, running out of background. I don't plan ahead.

OK, here's my idea: to make this quilt using batiks. Would it be too weird and disjointed? Would some of them pop and some retreat into the background? Would the Tonga Batiks I'm thinking of ordering look tacky with the more subdued batiks in my collection? Do I have enough things to work on at the moment?

My Surly E-mail Reply to the Previous Post

How convenient of you to have your hop when the other regional shops are having theirs. This way you can cash in on their hard work and advertisements.

Please take me off of your mail list.

Amazingly Rude Item in my In Box..

5th Annual My Quilt Shoppe Hoppe

Friday, July 13 - Saturday, July 21, 2007
Greetings!
Join us as we celebrate our 5th Annual My Quilt Shoppe Hoppe.
We are not part of the "official" Carolina Shop Hop No passports required at MQS. Our dates will coincide with theirs so be sure to include MQS on your iteneray as you travel shoppe to shoppe.
If you are collecting the blocks during your adventure, you won't find one at MQS but...... will give you Quilt Label to use for your 2007 Shoppe Hoppe Quilt when you visit us during the hoppe. What more could you want, 12 beautiful purchased block kits and one free label for the back.
The first 250 who comes thru the quilt shoppe during shoppe hoppe will receive discount coupons towards services in our Service Department on YOUR Bernina Sewing Machine or Serger.
Bring in a quilt top to be quilted by Kim on our Gammill longarm and we wll give you a $25.00 gift certificate to use on your next visit.
Daily Specials.....big discounts
Daily drawings for door prizes
Free Fat, Free gadgets
Two Horn Sewing Chairs to be given away Sat. July 21st
Wear a hat ....get extra fat!
Work this in with our July 14th Early Bird Sale and Save $$$$$$$$$
See You Soon Lanna,David & MQS Staff
My Quilt Shoppe

Quilt Show in H'ville..

Saturday, June 30, 2007



I worked the WNCQG show a few hours Thursday and Friday this week. Guild Folk were worried we wouldn't have a good show so soon after the massive Symposium effort but people really came through. There were tons of really great quilts including a Calico Garden and a kick-ass traditional Hawaiian quilt-both by Norene Goard, my new quilting guru. A quilt made with Irma Gail's cool bird applique patterns and hand quilted made a nice showing, too. Here's a link to my webshots page with these quilts:

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/559680890ySPNXq?track_pagetag=/page/photo/goodtimes/friendsfun&track_action=/Owner/DB/Album