That Little Road Trip - (And TWO Gift-Aways!)

On Friday I took a little getaway.

Sometimes you just have to!

Part Three of our Grassy Creek Mystery had just gone live -

All of the mail that I could get out was out.

(And yes, the Simple Folded Corners rulers arrived YESTERDAY so I'll be caught up on all outgoing orders by closing time today. Hooray!)

And I just needed a long drive in the abundant sunshine.

And this is a rather long and rambling post, so pour yourself a cuppa and settle in!  Don't miss the Gift-Away info toward the end!

Bright and sunny, downtown Wytheville, VA!

Neutral Stash Enhancement!

A stop at Batiks, Etc was just what this girl needed.

I have been blowing through my neutrals lately with several quilt finishes - it feels SO GOOD to watch that UFO pile - and boxes of random units - go down.

I probably use more neutrals than any other color of fabric - and I need to keep my variety up so neutrals are ALWAYS a legal purchase for me.  Even when I say "I am on a fabric diet!" encouraging myself to use up what I have on hand - or at least make a dent in it - neutrals are the glue that hold everything together for me.

It also makes it a lot more fun when using older, lesser loved fabrics, to throw some new life into the mix with some really fun neutrals.

I only bought 1/2 yards.  The three folded pieces came from the sale room upstairs, and the meandering ants on the bolt (SO CUTE!) came from the downstairs fabric selections at the shop.

I celebrated my support of small town business with a yummy lunch at a local Chinese place - there was plenty of take-home for a future lunch. (Always planning ahead!)

Loading up my bookcase!

I mentioned my trip to Wallburg last week to mail 3 quilts to the Iowa Quilt Museum, and loading the rental car with boxes of books.

My #mediafreesunday was spent puttering in the sewing room - and to make myself some more floor space for laying out some projects - I emptied the book boxes into the awaiting cabinet.

I will need to go through these again, and take things over to the Quiltville Inn library that would be better stored over there where more people can enjoy them.

We also spent some time in the Quilting Quarters at the Inn making things a little bit more floor-friendly.

We are going to have to have the floor refinished  (I need to call that guy!) and with all the wear and tear of people and rolling chairs, I need it to be as protective as a gym floor in there.

I had put sticky felt pads on the table legs when we first set up the tables, but those tend to shift and slide and come off with the use and moving of the tables.

So guess what we found?

Silicone leg caps!

These things are AWESOME!

They slide right over the leg -

And the felt part will NOT come off.

There are 24 (Enough for 6 tables or chairs) in a package.

I have added them to the Around the Inn category of the Quiltville Amazon Affiliate Store where they are on sale (with PRIME!) for $18.20.  That's less than $1.00 each.

The chairs in the dining room are on carpet, so I don't think I need them there - but we'll see.

A bit of this happened yesterday afternoon -

I'm going to quilt this one up quick!

I shared the whole top in Yesterday's Post.  I've been asked if there is or will be a pattern.  I don't think so.  I made it out of leftovers.  I made it just for fun. For me.  

Not all quilts can be the kind of thing that works for pattern writing.  This quilt has odd sizes of units because the string blocks were saved from behind my hexie star applique.

Sometimes I need to make stuff just to make stuff, not because I want to write a pattern for it. I hope to finish the quilting today, and be stitching binding by tonight.

But here is something I CAN DO instead!

Let's Gift-Away a Pine Tree Point roll from Cotton to Quilts!

These sold out really quickly, but Irene sent me one to offer as a give away, and I'm going to include a FREE PDF pattern for Pine Tree Point along with the fabric!

Pattern PLUS fabric?  Yes please!

We will draw for our winner on Saturday morning, December 19, 2020!

You’ll find the PDF pattern for Pine Tree Point, including both the lap size and the runner in the Digital Patterns section of the Quiltville Store.

And while you are entering THIS Gift-Away - head on over to our current Quiltmaker Bundle Gift-Away!   It's a fantastic bundle including my new Sugar Top PDF pattern and a Sugar Top fabric roll from Irene at Cotton to Quilts!

The Quiltmaker bundle drawing ends THURSDAY, December 17th, so hurry and get your entry in!

The pattern for Sugar Top includes many full color photos to guide you to success each step of the way! 
⁣
This quilt is made using a 60 degree triangle ruler that is at least 8'' tall - check the pattern description for more info.⁣ I used the Clearview Super 60 Triangle available in the Quiltville Store. 

Sugar Top is currently on sale in the Digital Patterns Section of the Quiltville Store for 25٪ off through Wednesday, December 16th - so HURRY! No coupon code needed.⁣

My big excitement from yesterday?

Moby is HOME!

I took this photo this morning - you can see how frosty cold we are.  There is a big storm due with snow tomorrow, I keep hoping it will head somewhere else! The sunrise is just out of the photo, to the upper left - but baby, it's cold outside!

The rest of my afternoon was spent picking Moby up and then returning the rental car to Galax.  I was pooped by the time all was said and done.

Quiltville Quote of the Day -

Oh, doesn't this one just hit home in all the right places.

⁣

If it's a sewing mistake - fix it. ⁣

⁣

If it's a life mistake - rectify it. ⁣

⁣

Breathe in the peace.

Have a Terrific Tuesday, everyone!