Quilt-Cam happened yesterday! via Facebook Live on my Quiltville Facebook Page!
It was so nice to take some time out on Sunday, mid-afternoon and just put the pieces through the machine.
I heard from several who were also taking time out from the Olympics to watch along and share what they were working on.
And of course you know how I love it when the vintage machines come out to play.
Even better when they are operated by your adorable grandkids – start them young, let them have fun!
This photo came in from Chris of her friend’s granddaughter on the hand crank. SO SWEET!
And the Show & Share came and inspired all!
While never formally announced, yet always anticipated – if you come to one of my workshops, PLEASE bring anything that you want to share with others.
We do a fun a quick show & share at the end of our lunch break, giving us a chance to know each other just a bit better, and it was WONDERFUL since we had folks join us from as far away as south Georgia (Nearly Florida!) Myrtle Beach, Charleston and all around.
I love to see what you’ve been making!
Isn’t this Santa Fe String Star from String Fling just gorgeous?
One can NOT go on a long road trip and not plan strategic places to stop, stretch the legs, use the facilities, and find some goodies in the process!
We all laughed during my time in Anderson ,SC – when asked “How long was your drive?” The answer was – 4 hours, but it took me 8. HA!
When it is only a day to GET THERE, we can take as long as it takes.
In this case….until the shops closed at 5pm which ended my wandering and put me on a beeline from Greenville to Anderson in time for dinner.
Solo road trips – I LOVE THEM!
I can listen to audio books all the way, sing in the car as long as I want to my 70s Pandora channel, grab a quick late lunch at Taco Bell (Because eating crunchy tacos while driving is not car friendly!) and search for the next place to stop.
My Waze app is very used to the “Antique Mall Near Me” search prompt!
Spring is around the corner.
Just there…just out of reach, but it’s coming! Can you feel it?
Even walking through the grocery store I see it in the brightly wrapped containers of potted bulbs, eager to bloom.
I can feel it in the seasonally changing displays in clothing departments of stores, or the home and garden section readying itself for the onslaught of purchasers ready to put this winter behind and BRING ON SPRING!
It certainly felt that way in Anderson, South Carolina over the past couple of days.
It’s only a 4 to 5 hour drive down the road from my home near Winston-Salem, North Carolina (Even if it took me 8 hours door to door due to 3 antique mall stops and a break at Mary Jo’s Cloth Store in Gastonia, NC on my way!)
Yesterday when leaving the workshop location and starting my journey home, it was 61+ OH YES OH YES OH YES!
Only – I was driving northeast, and as I made my way with the sun setting behind me, I watched the temps drop degree by degree….Oh, come on Spring! I am so ready for you!
