No time for Laundry!

I just thought I’d put this out here – right now.

LOL!

If you have read my last several posts you know how things have been on the Go Go Go here -

For the past many months I’ve looked forward to May as my “only one gig!” month – and with that travel event being the opportunity to teach at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan – how could that be considered work at all?

I’ve been home from Mackinac for 2 weeks, and I’ve put in loads of sewing time to meet some deadlines – there are exciting things swirling in the background I can’t wait to share with you when the time is ready -

But my lovely month of May 2019 is flying by at break neck speeds, and no there is no slowing down.  There has been no time to fold laundry!

I post this here because this morning I came downstairs around 6am, an early wake up due to happily noisy birds (I never regret waking up to beautiful birdsong!) to find my laundry folded, sitting in a laundry basket on the kitchen table just waiting to be put away.

Evidently there are laundry folding wood nymphs on my mountainside.  Or it was Sadie.  THANK YOU!!

After last night’s round of light installation at the Quiltville Post Office I was so pooped it was bed time and lights out by 9:30 and I know I snored enough to raise the roof, because it’s just something that happens when I am THAT TIRED.

Lovely display -

Do I tell them that they have the machine back-side-forward?

I’ve been looking for fun things to decorate with – and jars of buttons or wooden spools, vintage boxes of floss catch my eye. 

Jo King’s Soft Finish Sewing Cotton.

Such a great box!

Where did I find these?  In Elkin, North Carolina – not far from the Lowes I stopped at to get 2 more gallons of paint for the Post Office – And I EARNED this side jaunt due to the crowds and waiting in line at the paint counter I endured just to get those 2 gallons!

Bigger than a bread box!

LOVELY tiger oak!  Oh my!

Hello, beautiful Western Electric!

Check out the notions “slider door” at the right of the base.

Downtown Elkin also has a Habitat for Humanity that I wanted to check out for a few things I’m looking for – and Yadkin Valley Quilts just happens to be down the street.  I stopped in for a hello and a short chat before making my way up the pass to Sparta.

Sparta sports a great little Food Lion grocery store, and I stopped for groceries and dog food before pointing Moby toward the Virginia state line, about 30 minutes away.

This 100 mile road trip between Wallburg and Mouth of Wilson, Virginia took me a whole 4 hours.  LOL.

I did bring home a few goodies for the Inn – and they are over there already without my taking photos of them, so I’ll catch up on that later today for tomorrow.

One light overhead!

6 very bright LED lights overhead!!

Whoowhooo!

This was last evening’s big job – today I set in to paint corners, edges, and anywhere the airless sprayer with the roller attachment didn't reach. Then bring on the baseboard and trim painting. It's all finally coming together!

My June is busy with Minnesota, and San Luis Obispo California.

My July ramps up to insanity with The Cozy Quilter in Louisville, Kentucky (Contact the shop for available class spaces!)

From there I am headed to Pennsylvania for both my Summer Workshop Series hosted by Mary Koval and Mary’s Quilt Shop, followed by Quilt Odyssey in Hershey.

NO moving in can happen in July.

I’ll be teaching in Vicksburg, Mississippi in August!

Vicksburg Convention Center

1600 Mulberry St., Vicksburg, MS 39180

Old Man River Quiltfest Bonnie Hunter Event is a four day long event, giving quilters opportunity to learn techniques from internationally known teacher Bonnie Hunter.

Dates:
Wednesday – Saturday (August 14th-17th)

Classes:
Wednesday – Garden Party
Thursday- Serpentine Web
Friday- Emerald City
Saturday- Wonky Wishes

Click HERE for more info.

From what I understand there is still availability in my Thursday Serpentine Web class.  Grab your bin of strings and come play!

So with all of this going on, I am thinking that the main push to move the mail order center to the Quiltville Post Office will happen somewhere in hopefully early August.

Or piece-meal between everything.  As the case may be.

And this brings me to now.  There is a paint brush with my name on it – and off I go.

Quiltville Quote of the Day -

Vintage tulip quilt found by my friend Irene in Kentucky.

I love this quilt!

Be as determined as a spring tulip-

Push through all the dirt and blossom!

Have a lovely Sunday, everyone!