Back to my Regularly Scheduled Quilting

Seems like I haven't loaded a quilt in forever....
I started on this one for Carolyn this evening and it's a beauty!



More door prizes for Spring Break in Vegas have arrived:





Julie and Marla are going to have their hands full giving out all these wonderful door prizes!

Even More Door Prizes

This weeks goodies so far:



I really appreciate the generosity of these wonderful companies. Their response has been great. I started this whole door prize donation project 3 years ago when I took over coordinating our guild spring retreat. I was pretty sure I could get some products donated, so I sent letters to companies I had done business with. Each year I add a few companies to my list. Many continue to support us and some need to drop out, just like I must turn down an occasional free quilting request. I understand that they probably get hundreds of requests just like mine.

Design Wall Monday

Nothing on my design wall today, but this is what is in progress today.



A sweatshirt jacket!
Linda, a guild member taught a workshop on Saturday and mine is coming along nicely. I still need to stitch the binding on and then it's finished.


More Door Prizes

These are from Clothworks, Pellon, Cedar canyon Textiles, Bobbin Central, Hawaiian Fabric Shop and Dill buttons. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Retreat Door Prizes

The past few days have brought great door prize donations for Spring Break at Mardi Gras. It is wonderful to know that even in these tough times, quilting supply vendors and quilt shops are still willing to send a donation. This weeks goodies are from June Taylor, Walmart, Nancy's Notions, Olfa, and Pieced Together Quilt Shop in Fort Wayne. Thank you so much!!

We are down in numbers a bit from last year, but we still have 37 guild members attending.

Speaking of retreats....
There is still space available at the Shipshewana retreat October 27-30, 2011. The link to the registration form is at the right and all you need to do is send $20 per person to me, and make your room reservation at The Farmstead Inn.

Here's a funny for you: We have 37 signed up for this retreat, also.

More Retreat Stuff...

You are gonna get so sick of hearing me talk about this retreat.

For the past several years we have had a massage therapist come and he always says, "My wife askes me where the quilt is when I get home." So, last year we decided that we would make him a quilt instead of paying for the massages this year. He met Laurie and I at Cheryl's Quilt Shop a couple weeks ago and he picked out the quilt and fabrics that he wanted. I did the figuring cause he wanted a queen and the pattern was for a lap quilt, and Laurie took it home and cut it up and put the blocks in zip-lock bags. We paid $5 for a set of 2 blocks and will make the blocks and give them to Laurie at guild this month. The top will be assembled and hopefully we will have a quilt for him at the retreat.

Here are my blocks:



More Door Prizes
This week I received packages from Olfa, Calico Point Quilt Shop, Walmart, Rossville Quilts, Marvy Markers, Nancy's Notions, and Janet. Thank you so much for your generousity.



OK, can you stand one more photo of the Cobblestones quilt. Here's Jeni with her new quilt. Matches her hair pretty well, don't you think. She loves it and her daughter loves it too.