Blogger cut me off!

The post about the Smocking shop, was not quiet finished, but I guess blogger thought it was GRRRRR, any way they did have quiet a large selection of quilting fabrics.They also sell Viking Machines.

This shop is also one I would recommend that you visit. I think you will be glad you did.

Well, that was my day on Tuesday, unfortunately, I only have Tuesdays to visit shops, but what a great day, it was. There are several more listed in the phone book and I wish I had time to go to all of them, but, we are working.......and it's time to get ready to get out of here.

I do hope all of you are quilting memories today, have a great day....

The Smocking Shop, Louisville, Ky

This was asweet shop, such nice ladies,Susan ( white shirt) and Linda(owner) on the right. Both extremely friendly. Linda and her hubbt own the house the shop is in and it is brimming with goodies. Every nook and crannie has something interesting to look at, talk about " eye candy",well there was lots of it here.

First, the smocking done there is unbelievable, beautiful! There were several pieces of girl and boys clothein that theyhad made, they also had lots of georgeous fabrics to make the clothes out of. If you like smocking, this is the place to go, and yes, they teach smocking!

they also have quilting classes, and the quilts hanging around tells you a lot. These ladies are talented.If you live in this area and need classes, this is the place to go,

Isn't this dress adorable? I wish my GD would still wear that kind of clothes, ahhhhhhh, she has outgrown " Mammaw" making ( or buying) anything that GIRLEY for her. It's jeans and t-shirts....Teenagers do have a mind of their own....LOL

How about some ribbon, well they have a closet full, any color or size, just look, it's there...and to the left is thread, and lots of thread. What a treat this shop is...****VBS***

Among Friends Quilt Shop, Louisville, Ky

Where do I start,What a wonderful store.....I can understand why it is being featured in the fall/winter issue of Better Homes and gardens Quilt sampler magazine, as one of the top ten quilt shops in North America.It was a great store ( I stayed in there so long DH came to see if I had gone somewhere else***VBS***) So much to see. But I must tell you the owner didn't want me to take pics of the quilts she had on display, and there were some stunning ones. She said all of them didn't belong to her and she didn't want to get into trouble with anyone, so I respect her wishes. She did let me take some for my own enjoyment, and I appreciated that.

The store is very large, she has a lot of gift items,not quilty things but lovely just the same,but she does have lots of fabrics and any notion you could possibly want.Fun, fun shopping.I saw a quilt hanging on the wall that I "needed to make", so of course I bought the book the pattern was in and the fabrics to make it, that is the fabrics the pic is of. The tote is what they put my purchases in, neat, I thought.The other pic is as you enter the shop, you really need to visit this store if you are ever in this area. it will be well worth your time. I haven't mentioned the employees, they were very friendly and extremely helpful. I guarantee you will like this store, no question about it.I didn't realize you could see the quilt hanging up to the right, that is what Iwant to make. The book I purchased is a newly published one, you may want to check it out,

the name of it is Weekend Quilting Wonders,there is 40+ projects in it. The quilt pattern I want to make and also a tablerunner I want to make is in there. I called my LQS yesterday to tell her she " needed to get this book on her shelves" and she laughed at me, cause she and her trusty helper was looking at it,

( great minds, you know):(

I am so looking forward to getting home to see all my friends and I want to say a big HAPPY

BIRTHDAY to Shirley...She is such a wonderful lady! See you Tuesday!

Quilt Quarters, Indiana

Obviously the name of this quilt store is Quilt Quarters. It is located in Indianapolis, In. A very nice store.In a beautiful shopping center. The owner said she had been there for 8 years, but the store still felt new.Very neat and clean. Lots of pretty quilts to enjoy looking at and lots of patterns and notions.It took a while ( maybe 30 minutes) before any one even spoke to me, but when I asked a question, they were very friendly and helpful. There were several workers there and a couple more (beside me) shoppers there, so I guess they were pre-occupied! But I would go back because the shop was so nice. I probably spent an hour or so there and I am sure I missed a lot.I purchased 4 baby panels. I want to make our GGS another quilt and our friends in Va. is going to be GG parents again, so I will make their new one a quilt.I like to use panels, they are so much quicker and easier and the new parents doesn't know the difference. I know, that's terrible of me to think that way, and I do make pieced baby quilts, just not every time**

The quilts and block that I have pics of, all were taken there. Once again, I didn't get the name of anyone that made the quilts I am showing, but they were all on display there, and I am sure either the owner or one of the employees made them*

This block was one of my favorite, sorry it is blurred, but the block itself looked blurred. I think that was the way it is supposed to look. But it caught my eye**VBS**

Of course having a teenage GD, this pocketbook quilt yelled my name.Yea* It said, hey, Mamaw, I sure would like this for my bed** Will I make her one? Probably not...Sorry Love Bug

Nope, I won't make this one either, but I thought it was cute. The straps on the shoes stood out and looked like real flip-flops. Very girley**

Now, I want to post our schedule for next week, we will be in the Louisville, Ky. area,remember, Wed, Thurs and Fri we work 3-8pm and Sat and Sun we work from 8am-4pm.

Wed, 7/30 Home Depot 964 Breckenridge Lane

Thurs, 7/31 Lowes 501 Hurstbourne Pky.

Fri. 8/1 Home Depot 2600 Hurstbourne Pky.

Sat. 8/2 Lowes 4930 North Healthcare Blvd.

Sun. 8/3 Home Depot 10301 Westport Rd.

All these places are listed as being in Louisville, so if you get a chance come by. You'll catch me sitting in a chair, probably embroidering, I'm still working on my Red Work.

Hope everyone is having a fun weekend quilting memories

Old Sewing Machines

I know, I know, I have probably have posted these before, but old machines just amaze me. The treddle machine looks like the one my Grandmother sewed on when I was a child. I have often wondered when she got a machine and how they afforded one. We were so poor! She still sewed on it when I was much older and long since married. BUT, she had 4DD's when she died and I have no idea where it went.

I am not sure where I was when I took two of these photos but two of them were taken at the Blackberry Patchwork shop in Piqua, Oh. The treddle and the machine that has Old Kentucky home on it, as I said Grandmother had a treddle , but I had never seen a machine with Old Kentucky Home on it, and since I was raised in Kentucky, I was astonished. I sure would like to have that baby!

I also would like to share a story about a machine with you, we have friends in Va., that we have been friends with for 48 years, well, we were visiting them a couple years ago and HE showed me a machine he had purchased at a yard sale for $15.00.........It is a 1941 model (yes its stamped), since that is the year we were both born I was so jealous *** LOL***, but he wasn't about to part with it. He has told all his family if he should die before I do, thay are to give me the machine. The only problem with that is he is only 2 weeks older than me!!!! Seriously, the machine is in a wooden case and works very good, he got a real bargain.Wish I had a photo of it to share with you. Maybe when we go to Va., we can get a picture.

Our schedule this week has been changed so many times I can't keep up. Yesterday, as we were leaving the event we were doing, DH's phone rang, wanting a change, so he said ok, within 15 minutes, another call, another change, this time a new time as well as another location. I think the stress is getting to me!!!The only good thing to come from all of the changes, we are working less hours each day.........Thank goodness for small favors!!!!!!!!!!

The weather here today and yesterday has been perfect, especially since we are outside. Just beautiful, but rain is forecast the next 2 days....That's always a mess,will just have to wait and see.

I think I am going to get up from here and get my red work out and embroidery for a while. Yesterday and today, I worked on it some, I hadn't been able to do anything since I fell, so am taking it easy and just doing a little at a time, but that helps!

Hope everyone in blogland has a great weekend , and keep on quilting memories.

PS: I want to Congratulate Ms. Goodneedle on becoming a Grandmother, as she says, Life is good!

New Quilt store in Piqua, Oh

What a unique, but very small shop!

She told me she had been open there for 6 years, I thought the name was pretty unique also, Blackberry Patchwork.She is on the main street of Piqua,Ohio. This is a very small town, but a lot of nice people.The motel we stayed in was attached to the mall, nice for shopping! Usually on Friday and Saturday nights we just stay in the room and be lazy, but there we got ourselves out and walked around the stores. Slept better at night.

Back to the quilt store,she had a LOT of fat quarters, as well as a nice variety of fabrics, and lots of wool. I don't use wool but if you are interested , I am sure I could get her address off my receipt. I would think she would mail you whatever you want. The design to the left, is on the ceiling as you go inside her store, yep, just look up as you start inside and you will enjoy seeing what I did.

i went to another store today, we are now in Indiana, and will post about that soon.But first i want to tell everyone about our experiences this weekend. We were at the Dayton Airshow, and that was faboulous! But a little excitement ( I think weird things follow us) , you may have read in your local newspaper about the boeing 747 having to make an emergency landing, well that's where it landed. It is very unnerving to have the speaker come on telling everyone we have an emergency landing coming in and we have to prepare the runway and clear the airspace.That DOES get your attention! But i was certainly impressed with the way everything was handled. they kept us informed of everything as it was happening and why they were doing the things they did. I hope if I am ever involved in a situation like that , those people are in charge! So congratulations to the Dayton Air Field, You did a wonderful job!

We also worked with some equally as nice people this weekend, when we have such nice people to work with and ones that are willing to do their job,(that makes my DH's job so much easier)it makes us greatful to the Roush-Fenway and Scott's Company for letting us be a part.We definitely have made some friends, and hope to keep in touch with them forever...VBS...

This is our schedule for nthis week, as I said we are in Indiana, the Indianapolis area, so keep that in mind!

Wed.,7/23 Wal Mart 2001 East 151st. Street Carmel, 3-8pm

Thurs., 7/24 Lowes 4444 South Emerson Ave Indianapolis 10am-2pm

Fri., 7/25 Home Depot 9855 North Michigan Road Carmel 3-8pm

Sat., 7/26 Home Depot 9320 Corporation Drive Indianapolis 9am-2pm

Sun., 7/27 Lowes 8850 South Madison Ave. Indianapolis 9am-2pm

Next week we will be in Louisville, Ky. then we are going home for a break. If you get a chance, come by and visit, I would love to meet you!

Take care , and keep quilting memories............................................................Bobbin

I took a nasty fall

OK, Blogger isn't co-operating with me,So far no pics.....Sorry! We have arrived back in Ohio, in the Dayton area. In a motel that's attached to a MALL..... and my DH picked it out....He may well wish he hadn't...LOL....***VBS***I'm going shopping tomorrow to try to find me a couple pair black pants ( I am required to wear black pants), I have been wearing the same few pair since Feb. and I am soooooooo tired of them, but the real reason is because I didn't do laundry at the motel yesterday, and this motel doesn'thave a washer and dryer !!!! There isn't one in this small town either,this is the second town I have ever been in that didn't have a laundromat....I also need to get a couple things for DH, I really do think this is a funny situation to be in....Of course it may not be so funny if I can't find what we need.The population here is probably no more than a few thousand, so I am sure the mall isn't very big.....will see tomorrow.....wish me luck!!!
Well, I FELL on Saturday. From a standing position , straight down on my right shoulder. It is still bothering me a LOT.I had been to the doctor when I was home for the 4th and got a cortisone shot. I have know for about 2 years I have a torn rotator cuff, and I have been in a lot of pain, so much so it was waking me at night, so falling sure didn't help me any. I also skinned up my right arm, below my elbow, my right knee is bruised pretty badly, and I turned both my ankles. I am in a mess, but thank goodness I don't think anything is broken. I have no idea why I fell, I just remember walking towards our truck, and the next thing I remember was the lady that was helping with our event, saying" she took a very hard fall" and then my Dh and the rep was standing over me asking questions, of which I didn't know the answers. Will go to the Dr. when I get home. May need to check all this out.
I seriously doubt there are any quilt shops here, but will check tomorrow and see if I can find one, or at least something interesting to post about. Take care and keep on quilting memories,


BOBBIN