LUCKY COWGIRL FINSH

My guild's quilt show is over, and as treasurer I spent almost all of last week on the computer finalizing the income and trying to gather up all the reimbursements for expenses.  Still working on that.  But finally almost a week after the show ended I am back in the sewing room working on my most recent project for my charity group. 

Lucky Cow Girl is finished.  Off this week to the charity group to quilt and then possibly back to me to bind.  It was a fun project except I did end up making the dark two hats in the right top and left bottom corners over.  I got both finished and realized the hat band was placed in the wrong position.  I spending several minutes fuming about it, but  decided I could not live with the mistake and remade them, had plenty of fabric so I forged ahead and finally finished the quilt top.

Scrap quilt #5 is also finished and ready to take to the charity group.  One more in progress and all the piles of 2-1/2" strips are gone.  Time for me to get back to my smaller appliqué project.  Plus our daughter is coming out from Colorado for a visit and more quilting lessons, some fun shopping and family gathering for one of our grandson's high school graduation.

Our little dog Zoey is relieved to have all the quilt show activity over.  All the hustle and bustle is over we can all relax and spend some quality time on the sofa lounging.     

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QUILT SHOW FUN

 Last week was full, overflowing, and exhausting, but I survived my guild's quilt show.  I am the treasure for our guild and quilt shows are not only filled with just setting up and taking down all that it involves with putting on a two day show, but I have all the finances to manage as well.  I think if I had one of those watches that counts the amount of steps you take each day, I would have registered at least 30,000 or more each of the 2 days of set up preparations, the 2 days show and the take down.

I spent a several months working on items for the show's boutique.  We spent almost an entire day setting the boutique up.  I was a great success.  

My two favorite quilts displayed by our two guild featured quilters.

Of course there is also vendors for shopping.  Lynn Wilder was our guest celebrity.  I could not resist one of her appliqué patterns and 2 fat quarter bundles.

And these three yards from another vendor.

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LUCKY COWGIRL UPDATE

 This past week had me busy for sure.  I spent a good part of Monday with a group of us pricing a huge amount of items both quilted items and a lot of donated fabric for our guild's quilt show on the 17th and 18th this coming week.  Over this past year several families have donated family members quilt stashes after they passed away.  Like so many of us several of the families found enormous fabric stashes of really lovely fabric.  Every thing was measured and cut by us into every thing from 1 yard pieces up to even 8 yards.  We priced most at $6.00 per yard.  

An update on my Lucky Cowgirl project.  I have 5 blocks of the 9 done.  The fabric in this kit is so much fun to use.  

The hats were a bit of a puzzle in the beginning.  The pattern called for embroidery of the lines to create the bill of the hat and the crease on the top.  I do not do embroidery, so ended up using 12wt thread and a triple stitch on my machine.  Worked out really well.  

I came home with two huge bags of fabric from the donated fabric we priced for the quilt show.  With what we do not sell at the show and what we just had no time to prepare for the show we are using for charity quilts.  One group we work with makes twin beds with mattresses for foster families when they do not have a bed for the child they just took in.  We make a quilt to go with the beds.  My job is just to cut 9 1/2 inch squares, yes 63 of them and a binding.  I cut and give them to another lady that sews them together and they move on to quilting and binding by others.  I spent an afternoon cutting these three.  Lots more to come.  

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QUILT KIT MISHAPS

This past week I attended my usual charity group and was asked if I would make a quilt from a donated kit that could be used as an auction quilt for one of the agencies we work with.  Over the last two years I have sewn 2 previously for the group.  I enjoy doing it and since I was asked again figure they must be happy with my work.

The kit came with the pattern Wanna Be A Cowboy, and the fabric matched the pattern, but the Lucky Cowgirl pattern was also tucked in with it.  

However there was a problem.  I went over the pattern requirements and discovered that there were a number of fabrics missing in order to complete the Wanna Be A Cowboy quilt.  In fact, many of the pieces that were there had more fabric than required.  I know that kits sometimes modify the fabric, but after a good couple hours it was easy to see that the intended pattern was not going to work.  So no real choice it was going to be the Lucky Cowgirl pattern.  I do love appliqué so did not upset me and frankly was my personal preferred choice.  

I got the nine center blocks completed and the first appliqué on the center block of the quilt.  This is going to be fun. 

Our little Yorkshire Terrier Zoey has found that the early morning sun at this time of year comes in from a window above our fireplace.  It shines for about half an hour every morning on the end of the sofa, just enough for her to get a brief sunbath.  This dog's life is good!  

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