A Productive Weekend!

Had a great weekend and I was finally very productive! I have several client projects going on right now, all of which need to be finished for Christmas. Plus I wanted to get a baby gift done, among other things. So this weekend I started with a 10 mile walk on Saturday (gotta get that 3-Day training in!), got a movie in (Zombieland for my husband) and did a whole bunch of machine applique. Also finished the baby gift -- other than the hand part of the binding. Here is a picture of my accomplishments. Doesn't look like a lot but it sure feels good!

My latest Memorial Quilt

This is the latest Memorial Quilt I finished. It is made from a man's clothing. It will be loved by his widow and daughter.

We have had a busy summer. Tommy and I have taken several weekend trips and done a lot of day trips. I'll try to post some pictures of our adventures.

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To make this a little quilty... I had a fun phone call yesterday. A lady called me wanting a t-shirt quilt made for her daughter for Christmas. She had gotten my name in an interesting way! She was at Central Market in Dallas and saw someone showing off a quilt I had made. This lady went up to the strangers and asked who made it, got my contact information and called me! I was sad to tell her that I just couldn't promise it for Christmas this year. Why not? Because I already have too many quilts lined up! Business is booming again. That's my excuse for no blog updates!

Hope you are having a great summer! It's almost over! How did that happen???

Christmas in July

A group of friends decided last year to have a quilting retreat and to "make" a Christmas in July gift to exchange. This is the table runner I made and gave away as a gift last weekend on retreat.

I'm so lame

Boy, once again it has been too long between posts. My only excuse is that I have been very busy!

The week of July 4, we drove to Toledo to see my youngest son and his family. Haven't seen them in about a year and a half and my granddaughter is growing up too fast! We drove up and had a really nice trip. My mom came along with us.

Last weekend we went to Fredericksburg, TX. Unfortunately I forgot my camera. The really fun part was that I surprised my husband and didn't tell him where we were going. I left work at noon, picked him up and I drove. He didn't have a clue until we were about 20 miles from our destination. Fun, fun.

On a quilting note, I just finished a quilt made from baby clothes for a customer. The picture isn't great, but you can get the idea.....

Weekend fun

Had a good weekend. Yesterday Janie and I sat outside Suzy's Quilts in Garland selling raffle tickets for the 3-Day quilt. We did so-so. I think we sold about (or got donations) to the tune of about $75. But every dollar helps!

Today Tommy and I drove out to Waxahachie. I got him to walk a little over 3 miles with me. Waxahachie has a wonderful walking trail. Then we went to a craft show in the park and had lunch on the square. They had quilts hanging all over the square so it was a lot of fun!

Memorial Day Tradition

We spent an enjoyable LONG Memorial Day Weekend at the Frio River in southwest Texas. We go every year with the local kids and grandkids. This year Tommy and I drove down on Thursday and were able to spend most of Friday at a very quiet river. The kids arrived late Friday afternoon and the rest of the weekend was spent playing in the water, playing with the kids, staying up late drinking and talking and TUBING!! I was the only one that made two tube trips. We have to take turns because of the little kids, but I went both Saturday and Sunday. We drove home on Monday and headed back to work on Tuesday. Here are some pictures from the weekend.