It's almost here!!

Southern Gathering -

Yes.... it's almost time for our first quilt market... well, the first time we will be vending at a "wholesale" market. VERY SCARY!

Vic and worked on the design of our booth. It sure doesn't take long to fill up a 10 x 10 booth. It will be so wonderful and exciting. I'm attempting to attach some of the pattern photos for you each to take a peak at!!!

This is my 6 month block-of-the month! I simply love this quilt. The background for the wool applique pieces are ticking dish towels. The texture is super and looks great with the wool. My flying geese are fabrics that compliment the wool colors.

We'll have all of these on the website soon!

Pretty Pots A Plenty - This is a wonderful scrappy quilt! The one on the bed Vicky just finished. We used all soft small print fabrics.... It's so sweet.... I just want to roll up in it.

The pastel sample on the church pew is Cathy Peter's! This is shabby chic from the word GO. It matches her sewing room perfectly.

This is a super pattern to cut all your scraps up as you go. We have one finished in all plaid homespuns. It's aweome... guys really love that one.

Blue Ribbon Special Bed Runner - Remember when you go into a hotel room and they have that silly little piece of "bedspread" at the foot of your bed? Well... it gave me the idea to add an extra pretty runner to the foot of your bed. OR.. use this as a table runner. The length can be adjusted very easy.

Our beautiful flowers, vines, leaves and bird with her blue ribbon are all wool - appliqued onto a cotton background.

I had a great time making this piece... and it can be a Blue Ribbon winner for you too!!

It's very easy to use wool colors that compliment your quilt or bedspread!







Star Stepping

You just can't beat a read and white quilt...put scrappy reds and shirtings together and it's even more than wonderful!

This is a great pattern... if you want a small table topper... just make one section and you're all set!

I'm hoping this will be a show stopper! It sure is in my book!

Santa is Coming to Town!

This adorable quilt comes to you from an antique children's Christmas coloring book. We've added our two cute blocks of our Santa's Letter and the famous Christmas poem to round out the blocks.

You'll have a wonderful time stitching these wonderful Santas. Then put them into any Christmas fabric of your choice.

It's a great quilt for the family to use during the holidays!

Princess Charming

Take your favorite charm pack and some background and before you know it... you've got a gorgeous quilt.

This sample is with BlackBird's beautiful fabric. I just couldn't resist with the soft colors. They look so pretty with lace shams and
sweet pillow cases.

Chip Off The Old Block!

Here is another fabulous scrappy blue and white quilt.

This quilt added to my collection of blue and white quilts,
look absolutely stunning in my shabby chic primitive yellow cabinet.

I found this cabinet in Georgia and it just had to come home with me.

This quilt is gorgeous on a table...with that fancy border.... yes ma'am... its gorgeous!

Only a Few Hours

Yes...it is true.. it only takes a few hours to cut your pieces and sew this sweet quilt together.

Vicky has made tons of these quilts... from soft pastel to primitive to reproduction. They all look super.

It's a fast quilt to make for a gift and is a great size!

New Arrival

This was a fun quilt to design... a horizontal quilt that is fast to piece.... and great fun to applique. It can be machine or hand appliqued.

For a different look, use wool for your applique fabric! Great texture and a super primitive look.










Well.. that's it... that's what we will have at market in Houston. We are going to decorate our booth with antiques and hopefully sell them while there! Only one trick... you can buy but you can't have them until be break down at the end of the last day!.

In my next posting, I'll show you some pictures of the things we will be taking with us.

Chat with you soon!

Gloria

What a week.... I've never ached so much all over in my life. You would have thought I ran 200 miles! I'll tell you what... this moving and unpacking is simply NOT MY THING!

However, (drum roll please) all of my fabric boxes are now unpacked!!! YIPPEE!!! The next project is to organize the spare bedroom that now looks like a whoppin' tornado hit it. This was the room for boxes that we were unsure of.... you know the kind you look at and say to yourself.. "where are we going to put this?". Many of the items are for decorating.... which I will be going through and purging!

I now have an antique booth with Vicky (my sister) and Heather (my daughter) at the Antique Market here in town. It's a great way to sell what we have and that we are tired of... and then use that money to buy new things! I prefer to call it "revolving antiques"!

I'm getting ready for my first wholesale market as a vendor. We are going to do a practice booth set up in one of my bedrooms... you know... the teeny, tiny booth of 10 x 10. It sounds so large until you begin to fill it up and immediately it's SHRUNK... how did that happen?

I will have several new quilt patterns, a wool 6 month block-of-the-month wall hanging, a wool applique bed runner, plus a wool rug block-of-the-month (traditional wool rug hooking). Many of my quilts are at the quilters and I have two to finish piecing. Then we'll be good to go...of course there is the photos, writing the instructions, putting everything together.... and so on. Before I know it we'll be near the end of October!!

I'm anxiously waiting for Lisa's retreat house (Primitive Gatherings) to get finished. I truly want to spend some time away...just sewing and relaxing. You know... I don't know how I had time to work! I remember my father-in-law saying that after he retired...now I know what in the heck he means.

I'm off to fix dinner and watch some TV! I hope all of you are still sewing and quilting!

Remember... to "Celebrate Handmade"!

Gloria

August is almost OVER!!!

Well, I have now been retired from the retail world for almost 4 months. I cannot believe 4 months have gone by so quickly. I have been a busy girl! We just finished our first Camp Blanding Retreat. What an awesome weekend. We had 144 attend - to include 2 fellows!! I've never seen one giant room so full of happy people in my life. The projects everyone was working on were simply breathtaking!

I even finished my BOM (all pieced together)... It will soon be on it's way to the quilters... Cathy and/or Lynn! I can't wait to see the magic they do! Then I will be writing the pattern(s) and getting the shop manuals ready. As soon as it's all quilted... I'll post a picture !!

Then... a second project was almost finished also. I have to stitch everything down... then quilt...bind... and it's also finished. That reminds me.. I need to pack it up and take it with me... to KENTUCKY!!

Jack (my hubby) and I are driving to Atlanta where he will check out with his company, Varian Medical. He will then officially be retired. He's lovin' life right now.. I'm so happy for him. His job was sssssoooooo stressful.... the guy needs a break!

After Atlanta, we are heading up to Marti Norris's house! She and I and Jack are going to go antique shopping. I'm bringing back goodies and will be selling them on my website...so be sure and stay tuned!

Now... I'm off to finish packing and then on to bed!

Happy Sewing... and remember... "Celebrate Handmade"

Gloria