Friday, January 15, 2010

Oh My...I'm so excited!!!!

I just can't wait... I have submitted two lines of fabric (my first ones) to Blue Hill Fabric Co. and they have one finished!!!! It's so exciting... I'm supposed to get a file to view today... through my email. Oh my gosh...I can't stand it. It's called Honeymoon Cottage. The inspiration came from a huge framed antique wedding certificate from 1904. It has beautiful roses and lovely handwriting on it... I'm hoping they printed this into fabric. I gave them all of my ideas... now it's just a waiting game. They will have my swatches to the salesmen soon and they will begin to take orders. Plus all of the stores that go to spring Quilt Market in Minneapolis will see it for the first time!

They are now in the process of starting on my second line - Nests of Plenty !!!

I'll keep everyone posted on the progress.... sitting on pins and needles!!

Thanks for spending time with me today!

"Celebrate Handmade"!!! Gloria

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Check us out!

We all spent the weekend together... take a peak!!



Talk about some strange girls....be afraid...be very afraid. Lynn was working on her wool penny rug table runner and thought they looked like eyeballs...So everyone decided to get into the act. eeewww...these girls work for me?


You look lovely dah-ling...simply lovely...

Susan Rogers...she is simply a nut... that's why we love her so much. She was working on a wool pillow and her new sewing machine. She was learning how to do wool roving. She did a sheep...he was so cute!


My Vicky...she's the ironing queen. Her blocks and quilts are so well pieced and pressed. She beats me in these two categories...that's for sure!







Hey Sue... we love your NEW fnished quilt! So cute!





Heather.... she's working on a teddy bear! She makes them by hand from mohair.... this one is a special order she's completing...he's going to have red pajamas on! Now how cute is that?





Hey Jill.... your rug is looking AWESOME!! Mr. Pumpkin Man...so cool! She's a great hooker! HA!














Happy Birthday Cathy! Yes..you only see one candle. Why?... it's much easier to blow out ONE candle than it is 53!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Thanks to all of you that shared our weekend together...it was so much fun!! Good food, good friends, good sewing.... aaaahhh... just doesn't get any better than this.


We are all ready for a GREAT NEW YEAR! 2010 is going to be super for all of us and all of you. We wish everyone good health, good wisdom, and a good love and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!


Hugs to all...Happy Sewing... Gloria
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Here is our Jilly....she's hookin' with Cathy too!!