Fine Finishes From The Mitten!

It was another crazy travel day on Saturday – the kind that you just shake your head, and go with the flow because everything is out of your control.

And if there is nothing you can do about it, just look at it as another “sit and stitch” activity.

And I did!

The binding was sewn down, the hanging sleeve sewn down, the label – sewn down.

I think I like this finishing of small projects thing – It felt like I was sewing with the wind as I turned corner after corner in rapid succession, because those sides were not so long.

And the project fit in my lap, didn’t drape on the floor.

On the plane – then off the plane!

There are two flights out of Alpena, MI on any given day.  This was the LAST flight of the day at 1:15pm.  And something went wrong with the air-conditioning on the plane – which could be a sign of a larger problem so we waited until they could bring us a spare plane from somewhere else and get us on our way.

Those who stitch have no problem keeping themselves busy.  And I answered questions from folks who walked by to check out what I was doing.

Alpena has ONE gate.  You have to go OUT of security to even use the bathroom, and then have to go through the entire security process again to re-enter the waiting area, so my drinking was minimal! LOL

Finally headed toward Detroit!

Once the binding and sleeve/label stitching were done I turned toward my phone to gaze at the beautiful quilt photos – quilts shared during our lunch break on our Wonky Wishes workshop day.

We had a wonderful array of Quiltville Mystery Quilts on display!

A beautiful En Provence in Blue and Yellow --

Was Joined by:

It’s sister in purple, rose and yellow!

I love how each quilter went with their own vision of where they wanted this quilt to go!

Where there was ONE Grand Illusion quilt --

There were soon two side-by-side!

Lovely!

Allietare came out to say "Buongiorno!" 

And I love the conversations that happen around the room:  “How do you pronounce that?!”  “I have mine in a box somewhere – I need to finish that!”  “Wow, that is gorgeous – I could never do that.”  And the resounding chorus of “Yes you can!  Just one step at a time, one week at a time!”  Thank you to all of my enablers and convincers.  YES WE CAN!

Celtic Solstice stole the show!

Especially with this backing treatment:

VERY COOL!!

I loved my time with the Gone to Pieces Quilters in Alpena, Michigan.  I hope to see many of them at the Grand Hotel Needle Art Seminar on Mackinac Island next May, 2019!

While all of this was going on – I was receiving text messages with photos from friends on the other side of the country, attending the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show in beautiful Sisters, Oregon.  Quiltville Quilts were on parade there too!

A pair of On Ringo Lake Quilts side-by side!

I would love to know what these ladies are thinking as they read the info cards!

Someone finished their Lozenges Leader & Ender challenge!

Pattern available under the free patterns tab.

If only these scraps could talk!  I love how colorful this is.

Smith Mountain Morning from Scraps & Shirttails II on the left.

Jamestown Landing from String Fling on the right!

And a resting hubby in the middle!  LOL!

Today is the beginning of a new week.  And it’s kicking off with a bang.  Today we pick up the next Quilter’s Date Keepers and Quilty Pencils shipment from Yellow Freight – coming in on pallets.  I just got off the phone with them, and their computer system is down and they are calling me back.

Here is how I am going to work this.  I am headed to Hershey on Wednesday.  Classes run Thursday through Sunday. I will be returning on Tuesday – coming down I-95 corridor on Monday and stopping to pick up furniture for Quiltville Inn on my way.  I’m planning to overnight it near Richmond.  And then head on Tuesday to Raleigh where I am meeting up with Pepper Cory who is gifting many of her quilting reference books to the Quiltville Inn library.  I am so excited about housing her books!  I will be back home on Tuesday  evening.

That leaves me ONE WEEK to get orders out before heading to Louisville, Kentucky to teach for a 4 day retreat for 50 quilters there.  I drive home August 5th – have August 6th to pack, and I’m off to England and the Birmingham Quilt Festival with a group of quilters on the 7th.  I’m returning the 18th of August.

I then have FOUR DAYS home before heading back to Pennsylvania for two back to back weekend events in conjunction with Mary’s Quilt Shop in Bedford, PA.

My head is spinning.

Merchandise is being added to the store on a PRE-ORDER basis, and orders will be shipped in as quickly a manner as possible when I am here to ship them. 

I have added 350 Quilter’s Date Keepers and 350 Quilty Pencil Sets to the Quiltville Store.  When those orders are filled and on their way, I will add more merchandise.

Ready, set go!

Quiltville Quote of the Day!

Just something I needed reminding of this morning.

Have a wonderful Monday!