When Simple Sewing is the Goal -

I feel like I’ve been on a sewing diet.

And like I’ve been running a marathon, still 6 miles from the finish line and running out of gas.

But there is hope for sewing time on the horizon!

And even some blatant “Playing Hooky” time in the midst of all of this moving in chaos fit the bill of feeding my quilty soul when there is little to no time for actual stitching.

11:20am – 10 minutes before closing time!

It took a bit to get the printers functional.  It took a bit more to pull what orders I could get out the door before 11:15am,. so I could make it 1 mile up the road to the little “NEW” Mouth of Wilson Post Office and make my maiden drop-off of outgoing orders, starting what I hope will be a long standing friendly relationship with the postal system here.  Yes, they close at 11:30am on weekdays, 11:00am on Saturday – but if you know what their hours are, you can adjust your life to suit that time frame and everyone is happy.

Should I need a late afternoon emergency drop-off, the post office in Piney Creek NC is only 10 minutes away and they are open until 4pm.

Small batch dropped off, USPS closing – I turned the van south down highway 16 and let it auto-pilot me to the Land of Lowe’s – new toilet and bathroom mirror for the Quiltville Post Office rest room.

With a slight detour first.

The quilt you see at the top of this post?  When Irene was here, we closed the town down until 5pm wandering in and out of places, and once place I really wanted to see had closed up shop before we got to that end of the street.  Before I invested in a mirror from Lowe’s that looked like all the other mirrors anyone else had ever bought from Lowe’s, I wanted to see if I could find something vintage first.

Oh look!  It’s an H block!

Not sure if the H is intentional, or accidental – all of the other blocks have a simple nine-patch in the center.  But this quilt called to me.  Oh how I love that wonky fan quilting!  There is half a bolt of solid cheddar sitting at home in Wallburg also calling my name.  I tell it “Hush!  Soon!  Just be patient!”

Another appealing nine-patch variation -

Check out the two centers.

One with dark in the corners, one with light -

Someone actually PIECED those tiny checkerboard diamonds!

(And I thought I was nuts?!)

The colors of this one – just so folksy!  I love it.

THIS ONE I BOUGHT!

Because the ideas keep swirling and keep me from sleeping.

This will go in the Quiltville Post Office. 

Somewhere!

And lest you think there has been ZERO sewing at all – think again.  I said NO QUILTING, but I have made someone very happy by re-purposing this:

This big and heavy pillow ticking curtain hung in the cabin basement.

It was always too heavy for the rod, bending it so that the rings it hung by couldn’t slide. When it came down, I knew I’d use it for something – And something finally came up.

Nice and heavy cotton duck.

Perfect for a drawstring bag for The Hubster’s tennis balls!

And it had me running the machine and playing with fabric for about 30 minutes.  But I sewed!

Next project – a new ironing board cover – or two -

Or five or six! LOL!

I am out of drawstring so that is on the list to pick up today.

I’m sending this post off – doing what mail order I can get to the Post Office by 11am.  Then continue to do what I can through the day!

Our Grand Re-Opening Sale continues with free shipping on orders of $39.00 or more from the Quiltville Store when you use code FREE39 at purchase through midnight on Monday, June 3rd – Eastern Time!

 Remember to put in the code when you chose your item – there is a box below the item for you to copy/paste/type it in.  Code must be used at time of purchase, no refunds if you forget, okay?

Thanks for keeping me busy and breaking in my new space!

Oh and this strategic parking?

The Quiltville Inn drive comes off of the road in front of it in an arc – both sides have a STOP! NO THRU TRAFFIC – PRIVATE DRIVE sign at either end.

Do those signs stop anyone?  NOPE!  They come driving on through – we watched it all weekend long.  This weekend I am parked in my own drive to deter anyone from just driving up and over – Let’s see if it works!

I want to wish everyone a happy June. New month! New possibilities! May 2019 goes down in the books as awesome, and I hope it continues into this next month too.

Quiltville Quote of the Day

Vintage tumbling blocks quilt found in Kentucky.

Not everything will go as we expect in life, sometimes it throws in some wild hairpin turns.

Hang on, it's going to be a wild ride but stay on the road!

Have a wonderful Saturday, everyone!