Still shop hopping in Texas

Ruth from Log Cabin Quilts and I will continue our journey. This is the second shop we went to, a very nice shop in a quaint little town. The address is Common Threads Quilting

315 S. Rogers St. Waxahachie, Tx.I was very impressed with the red quilt above. the dresses stood out, sorta like 3-d and the rest of the designs was embroidered. Everything was so neat. The store was in a building that was over 100 years old. If you ever find yourself there go visit, you'll be glad you did. I know I was...

The town of Waxahachie is worth the trip. That is where we had lunch. We went to a Tea Room and had a very nice salad. The restaurant had an antique store also. Ruth likes antiques, I like to look at them, but that is about all I do. When you get to be my age, almost everything I own could be classified as an antique***LOL***, well maybe not everything!

She and I went shopping on March 27th, Sat. That happens to be my DH's birthday, he was 70. So what did we do special????Not a thing, he worked and I went shopping.I had wanted to give him a surprise BD party, but unfortunately we were too far from home. But he was happy,so that is all that is necessary.

Well, we have one more store to show and maybe I will get that done tomorrow. But, we do have to work and we work from 1-7 pm. So after getting something to eat, I will just wait and see.

I hope all of you are still quilting memories. I do have some pictures of some things I got made in Dec., Jan.,and Feb. But I wanted to show where we shopped first. So, will be back soon.

Later, Bobbin

Shop Hopping in Texas

OK,I'm still lousy with pictures,but just bear with me. I want to tell you about our shop hopping.

The Log Cabin Quilter came and picked me up at an event my DH and I was doing, and off we went.The first shop we went to was "Just Stitching" located at 605 Cedar Street in Cedar Hill, Texas. A very nice store. The 2 quilt tops above are ones that were BOM's, neither was hers but she had done one. Hers was very pretty also. We also went to 2 more, but I will post about those in the next day or so.I am so sorry, but I didn't take a picture of any of her show and tell.shame on me. I also didn't think to get a photo of the two of us. I don't think I will get my photography license any time soon....LOL... But I really had a nice day.I do hope she enjoyed my company as much as I did hers. I hope if ever we are around here again, I will get to see her.

DH and I will be here until April 18th. Then we head to Richmond, Va. I am anxious to get back closer to home. I feel like we have been gone forever.While in Richmond, I hope to see my nephew and his family,and am planning for my Sister to come from Hampton and visit(maybe we can shop a little) heehee. Hopefully our close friends from Hampton will come see us as well. So being in Va. will be nice ****

The weather here has been great the last several days,warm enough not to wear a jacket during the day, but needed in the evening.No complaints from me.

I have so many pics to post, but they will take several posts to get through all of them. Please, come back soon, I do want to share all of them with you.

Take care and keep quilting memories, Later, Bobbin

Texas Schedule

***Please note HD stands for Home Depot Home Improvement Stores****

Thurs. 3/25 10am-2pm HD 7100 North Frwy Ft. Worth
Fri, 3/26 1pm-4pm HD 4850 SW Loop Ft. Worth
Sat. 3/27 8am-4pm Westlake Ace Hdw. 2000 Matlock Rd. Suite 120 Mansfield
Sun. 3/28 10am-4pm HD 373 East FM 1382 Cedar Hill

Wed. 3/31 1pm-7pm HD 1200 Elam Rd. Balch Springs
Thurs. 4/1 1-7pm HD 252 N. Custer Rd. Mc Kinney
Fri. 4/2 1-7pm HD 6200 West Park Blvd. W. Plano
Sat. 4/3 8am-4pm HD 6000 Skillman Dallas

Wed. 4/7 1-7pm HD 601 N. Creek Drive Sherman
Thurs 4/8 1-7pm HD 1900 Brinker Rd. Denton
Fri. 4/9 1-7pm HD 4600 State Hwy. 121 Frisco
Sat. 4/10 8am-4pm HD 125 East State Hwy. 114 Roanoak
Sun. 4/11 10am-4pm Lowes 6200 Long Prairie Rd, Flower Mound

Wed. 4/14 1-7pm HD 5321 Hwy. 212 The Colony
Then we will work the race, the next weeks schedule hasn't been sent yet!



Hope to see you there! Jewell

PS: Ruth I will call you tomorrow, we just got this much of our schedule confirmed a while ago.

Moving On

Hi, Just to let those who are interested that we are now in Bristol, Tenn. We will work the race this weekend,as cold as it is today, I sure do dread it. I don't like cold and having to be outside stinks, but that's the nature of our job! OK,OK, enough whining!
Hope everyone is having a great time doing whatever you are doing. Raise your hand if you are sewing (QUILTING).....I plan next week to get out some fabric and at least get some things cut out, then maybe get some sewing done. I got another baby shower invitation this week, so I need to think about yet another baby quilt....I had them narrowed down to 2, but this will make 3 I need.........Do you think I will ever get them all done? I sure hope I live to be at least 95, then maybe I will get caught up....LOL.........
Have a great evening, catch ya'll later, Bobbin

Atlanta and a BAD case of Poison Ivy

Well, we have been in the Atlanta, Ga area for a week now, have 3 more weeks scheduled for here. When we got to our event around 9:45 this morning it was SNOWING......I am very tired of snow, but imagine a lot of you all are too. Fortunately it didn't last long and they did put the car in the store. We were supposed to be outside, but they felt sorry for us******
I sure have done very little this week, we got here on Tuesday and when I woke up on Thursday, I had a really bad case of poison Ivy/oak. I have been miserable. I finally found a Dr. on Monday morning, and she gave me a prescription for cortisone tablets as well as an ointment. I have started feeling better and most of the itching has gone. There is nothing like being in public with poison ivy on your face, people sure look at you funny.....
To all the ladies at the LQS I sure do miss ya, wish I was there......is there anything going on that I need to know about?I know you are having a hard time running the store without me, but hang on, I'll be back LOL
To all of you that are going to the Va. quilt show, be sure to stop by the booth that is called Bella's quilts....My neice works for her, also if possible I know you would enjoy going to her shop....They sure are a bunch of nice girls. Talented too....
My sister Libby will be wandering around there on Friday, probably looking lost, cause she is missing me, but maybe not, after all she will be shopping***LOL
OK, have fun, will email ya'll soon. Take care, Jewell

Hello Everyone....

Just checking in, we are still alive here, just been busy. Tis the time of year for hubby and I. We are getting ready for another year on the road,I dread it this year, I would rather be home, but I do what I have to, as do we all ***...we have had snow the last 4 Fridays, and I am really tired of SNOW....am ready for the sun to shine and maybe see some warm weather. I may just be dreaming...LOL...
We will be heading for the Atlanta, Ga. area on Tuesday, will be gone until about June, but our daughter will be here to look after things,which is a good thing, we also have very good neighbors on both sides and they watch out for whatever needs watching out for.....Did that make any sense??????????? The first stop will be in Dawsonville, Ga. on Wednesday, we will be at Home Depot there. Not sure the times ,but am sure it is posted in the store.Come by and say hi, and let me know you have read my blog, would love to meet you.
I have been busy the last couple months in my sewing room, but once again, hubby has been "messing" with the computer and I can not get my pictures , so maybe the next time I am on here he can help me. I have made a couple table runners and a full size bed quilt, one baby quilt top, and 2 completed baby quilts. I am taking a few projects with me, so maybe while we are out and about I can find some sewing time....I will also be working with my hubby so I won't have as much free time as I have had before, but that is a good thing, besides getting paid, the time will go by a lot faster. I am not the best at doing nothing.
I really did just want to check in, hope everyone had a very happy holiday season and now are sewing, quilting or whatever your heart desires for you to be doing. Let me hear from you, I will try to keep in touch as well. take care, until later, Bobbin

Sewing, sewing, sewing

Yep, I'm sewing, or rather I did the first of the week, I am making a Halloween/fall table runner. It's reversible. I decided I needed something rather small to work on, thinking it would be quick to finish***Yeah Right***. I was at a friend of my sisters last week in Va. and she was telling us how to mark your quilt ( for quilting) with Press and Seal. Sounded easy enough and it really is, but, I am not very patient, so all the marking and then sewing was a bit much, I didn't even get one end of the TR done. But hopefully tomorrow I can work on it some more. I am DETERMINED to get this done.( Wish me luck)I have already decided that the borders will be stippled, at least I know that is quick.LOL
I have to brag on my neice a bit, she is one talented young lady. She emailed me a couple weeks ago and told me she had entered 3 pieces in a quilt show at her LQS, and won 2 blue ribbons and 1 red one...Congratulations to her, but it doesn't stop there....NOPE....I received an email from her today and the owner of her LQS has asked her to make samples for them to hang in the store....yea for Jen...I am so proud of her....Again, congratulations! Maybe someday I can get this computer to let me post pics....who know, actually I think it's operator error. I stink at the picture thing. But I will try again as soon as I get the Table Runner done, of course that may take a while......
Our newest Great grand daughter is growing and getting prettier everyday. The GGS is also a cutie, will try to get their pics on here soon.
Tomorrow night is ( once again) football night at my GD"s school. I plan to go, as she is in the color guard and we like to watch her, you know how grandparents are...hee hee
I must tell you there was some very sad news yesterday in our town, 2 of our police officers was shot, one is still critical,and the other is stable. Pray that they will have a speedy recovery. We have a GS on the force and needless to say when our neighbor called to tell us to turn the TV on, and we heard what had just happened and they hadn't released any names, I was crazy with worry. But I called his other Grandmother and she assured me he was ok, he had worked the night before and was in bed asleep. About 20 minutes later, he called me himself to let me hear his voice so I would know he was ok, I thought that was so sweet, although I certainly didn't doubt his GM's word for one minute.As a matter of fact, when she answered the phone, before I could get through telling her who I was, she was saying, He's ok, He's in the bed asleep.Thank God. Please in your prayers remember the two in the hospital. Thank You in advance.
Please excuse the ramblings on, but sometimes it just makes things better to write them down, and tonight is one of those times for me. So with that said, I will say goodnight and hope everyone has a wonderful night's rest.
Tomorrow I plan to be quilting memories, Always, Bobbin