Deary Day Highlights

This past Saturday was Deary's Community Day, and being the unimaginative business owner that I am, I didn't prepare a parade float. Our friends that just took over the local saw shop did, however, and it featured a group of kids, including my own. That bug eyed creature in the middle? That would be my son. It seems that for the promise of his very own Stihl chain saw, complete with sound effects, he will do (or wear) anything!
Later that afternoon, the town held a "burn off" contest, right up the highway through town, of course right in front of the bar. It was a classic hillbilly, small town scene, with everything from show cars to mini-vans squealing their tires up the street. I must admit, I totally don't get it. As an observer, once you've seen one you've seen them all, and who wants to breath exhaust fumes and burning rubber that long anyways? As a driver, who wants to use up half the life or more of your tires in a few minutes. Have you seen the price of tires lately? I almost never like "silly" things, and this looks like the very definition of "silly" to me. I know, I'm a spoil sport and a party pooper, but nothing about this looks fun to me.

Will asked me,"Mom, what are they doing?"

"They're spinning their tires," I replied.

"Can we go home, now?" was his response to that, and I have to say, I think a tear of pride rolled down my cheek as we headed home.

Preview Moda Fabric

Here is a link where you can preview many of Moda's new lines, not yet released to stores.

Moda Fabric Previews

By clicking on the circles under the fabrics, you can view actual swatches of every line. These are the same pages I often use to order from, so coloring is very true! If you're interested in Moda University, be sure to check out the new Civil War Crossing line that will be featured in the new block of the month.

Kid Kwip 3

Kylee: "Mom, are you on a diet?"

Me: "No."

Kylee: (pause) "Then why do you drink Diet Coke?"

Can I Get a Volunteer?

Wanted: One babysitter for the upcoming weekend.

My grandma's usually up for a weekend of torture, but she happens to be busy. And I'm pretty sure if I ask my mom I'll get the death stare. You know? The same one she uses when her iced mocha isn't just right.

Anybody? Come on, I really need to learn to wakeboard with no whining children in tow. Getting up on it? Sure, no problem. Staying up? Well.....that's another story.

So, can I get a volunteer?.......Anyone?..............Cowards!

Me on My Space

My Space has been around for, well, I don't really know how long. I do know that it's been a long time. But, until last week, I had resisted. "How silly," I thought, "Who has time for that?" I even told my sister she was silly to participate.
I'm not ready to go so far as to admit I was wrong, just yet, but I will admit that I might be warming to the idea.
Yep, I did it. I opened my own myspace page last week. I couldn't stalk and spy on anyone without "logging in," and what can I say, I had a weak moment. So far, it's been sorta fun, much to my own chagrin. Wanna see my page? Click Here! Even better, wanna be my friend? Because right now I only have 10 and I'm not looking so popular.
I even went so far as to put an actual picture of myself up! Whoa, that doesn't happen, ever. As a general rule, I hate all pictures of myself and avoid them at any cost. However, I'm attempting to conquer the fear of my face in photo format, and I'm avoiding using pics of my kids, which is a cop-out since they're always cute. Those kinds of pages are so annoying.
So, if you're on myspace, send me a message. Can you believe I haven't found a quilting themed template yet?

New Kits as Promised

Here are some of the new projects and kits we have been working on at the shop recently. The first is Through the Woods, a pattern originally pictured using bright holiday prints. Instead, we used rich prints from Kansas Troubles and Holly Taylor, on a light marble background. The result is a beautiful quilt! It is also large, at 72x80. The kits will be up soon, priced at $94.95 for top and binding.
Although this project is not pictured on the Seasonal Celebrations cover, it is included. We used the new Buggy Barn fabrics.

This last quilt is made using the new Tracks Along the Trail flannel. The pattern is Side Lights,and it will also be available as a kit soon(by the end of today). I know these are horrible pics, keep in mind these are not quilted yet!

What Happened to the Quilting?

So I haven't written anything about quilting lately. Doesn't mean I'm not quilting, though! I quilt over 2 hours 6 days/week, so it's always there in the background of my life. This week, just as I was starting to catch a glimpse of the carpet under my machine, I was once again inundated with quilts. When I asked one customer when they would like their quilt back, the reply was "Not for about 2 weeks," as if that's a long time! Yikes, try 2 months! Once again, my carpet has disappeared.
This weekend is Deary Days, which brings the yearly town parade. It's one of those typical small-town fiascoes, with the same people and the same floats you can see in any parade within 50 miles, for the past 10 years or so. Although I haven't come up with a float, and have decided preparing to move the store next month is stressful enough, my husband is full of ideas. His latest? Borrow a friend's Volkswagen Van, hitch the "ghetto wagon" to it, (that's his trailer made from an old pickup box and covered with diamond plate), and hang quilts all over it. I think it's safe to say that, yes, folks, there is such a thing as bad publicity.
I have some great new kits in the shop that we've been preparing. I will hopefully upload them to the site by the end of the week. One of them features the new Tracks Along the Trail and is really great!
This Thursday is the monthly Moda University meeting. This month we are holding a Summer barbecue, along with a quilter's strip poker party. (Fabric strips, people, get your minds out of the gutter!) Should be lots of fun, as we had one for Christmas last year that was a blast! Happy quilting until tomorrow, everyone! Time for me to break up a fight about t-ball shirts......