Busy

We've been busy at the store.  We've been working on several custom quilts as well as lots of quilting project.  Mom has been a binding fool and I've been quilting up a storm.  Starting last weekend here's my week of quilting.

I worked on one of my quilts last weekend.  I cut out most of the pieces and my Nan put it together for me.  Its a crazy one.

Next I did a stipple quilt for Ashley.  She did a simple but fun pattern "Cheddar No Crackers" with some of our bright modern fabrics.  The interesting thing, is that she used a plaid for a background fabric.  Not something I would've chosen before I saw this but it turned out great!  Now I have my eye on one of the other plaids in this collection. . .

Next I worked on a couple of quilts for Mrs. Moffitt.  She did a happy piecey red throw out of Hometown, which we just quilted with a stipple design.  She also brought in a miniature table runner that she wanted "custom" quilting for.  It was a challenge to choose patterns that would bring out the fabrics and piecing without overwhelming them.

Pam brought us another quilt this week that I jumped right into.  She made an oversized Shoo Fly from August's American Patchwork and Quilting.  She wanted it quilted similarly to the quilt in the magazine, so we did serpentine lines.  Ours were about 2 inches apart whereas the magazine looks like it is about 1.5" or 1".  It was interesting to work with because it is BIG.  102"x102".  I think it turned out well though.

Today I worked on Lupe's Indian spice throw.  He didn't want batting, just a fleece backing.  I didn't think that was going to be an issue until I started the machine and had a thread break, and another, and then 10 more.  Very frustrating.  An hour of troubleshooting, thread changing, needle changing, and tension adjusting later, it finally started to work (mostly) properly.  He chose to use my off-set squiggles pattern, that looks a little Moroccan.  I really like the way the quilting looks on the back.  It blends on the front.

So that's been it so far.  More projects to work on this week for the store.  Bunches of homework to get ready for after Thanksgiving.  Maybe a little sleep.  But luckily, I have a crazy monkey helper:

BRAINS!!

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L participated in her first public zombie event tonight.  Daniel did her awesome make-up so she could finally be a real zombie princess:

When G told me that they were doing a zombie walk today and that L needed to do it, I was really excited.  But it wasn't really a walk this year.  They did a zombie mixer at ZaPow! then a zombie pub crawl.  L found a group of fellow mini-zombies and then took over the raffle drawing.

Around the shop. . .

This week we got some new (older) fabric!

A little Midwest Modern from Amy Butler:

                                                           


     

     

Some Parisville by Tula Pink:

A few more Silent Cinema by Jenean Morrison:

Haven's Edge by Tina Givens:

  

And Innocent Crush by Anna Maria Horner:

The best part is that Westminster had a sale, so they are retailing for $6.99 a yard!  

Mom, Ron, and I have been been working on several projects.
The first two, Nova and Tapestry, are custom quilt projects.
Hopefully by next week I'll have some pictures of them finished. 

This one is my Lucky Log Cabin quilt.  Jess bound it for me, and she dropped it off today!

 I just pulled it out of the dryer and put it on my bed.
(Please ignore the unfortunate color of my wall)

Soon I'll have a pattern available in store and online for my quilt. 

And this has nothing to do with the store, but check out this post tumble picture of my pigtailed cutie.

  

Super Fun!

I'm writing today about one of my favorite customers, Bel.  
She has started a new crafty venture called "I've Stepped Out".  

Check out the Tipsy fabrics ;-)

L loves when she comes in the store because sometimes she brings her buddy, Henry.

She is making super cute kids capes that are extra great because they are cotton.  (so you don't have to worry about melting the weird polyester fabrics that most kids' costumes are made out of)  

She has also been making Christmas stockings, and is talking about bags.  

I've Stepped Out's items will be included in our booth at the Big Crafty if we are lucky enough to be included.  

In the meantime, you can find her at The Little Flea in West Asheville on Saturdays, or everyday on her facebook and etsy.  

Catch-up

I have been a crazy person the last few weeks.  My goal of a blog post a week has gone totally out the window.  G and I had a grown-up vacation.  L had a super bouncy awesome 3rd birthday party.  Ron and I built childcare into the store.  And Michelle and I did the Big Crafty.  Craziness.  So here's a catch-up post with a bunch of randomness.  

Finished quilting on Ziggy Quilt.  Sold at the big crafty!

Pre-Birthday party wally run with Uncle George.

Princess Zombie birthday cake.

The calm before the storm.

 
Pieces of the daycare.  I'll post finished pictures soon.

 

So I made this quilt as a house-warming gift for our friends.  It was a hit :-)  

And the mini-cation that we went on together was awesome!  If anyone needs a place to chill in Western NC for a few days think about booking at East Fork Farms Cabins.  Relaxing.

Sheep

Cedar plank hot tub.

 The 4th:

The 4th was alot of fun.  We met a group of Zambra folks at the KOA campground in black Mountain.

At the Weaverville fireworks. 

(she was not impressed)

And out of the 4th has arisen a new passion. . . floating.

 

I bought this on Monday.  I'm hoping to use it like 10 times by the end of the summer