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Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Once again .... its a Time thing. What gets done and what doesn't is often less of a choice than there just isn't any more minutes in the day!!! Do you ever run into that?

I have still been having some computer issues, but finally I think I have it figured out. It was one or both of my Photo programs... both have been banished from the computer.... for the time being, but it also means that editing pictures is now a bigger difficulty other than just not liking to do it, it also means that getting the pictures off the camera... is not possible! (I hate the way Windows handle photographs.)

I had a great time in Paducah and had my first opportunity to explore the town since moving to Kentucky. Paducah was supposed to be our move destination in Kentucky, but for some reason we couldn't find a house that would work for us. Oh well, we're close.

To fill the time between Fall Paducah and now... one of the local quilt guilds I belong to held our annual quilt show. I have a large job and a major responsibility on the show committee, so I was a busy bee...helping to set up/hang, work and then of course the take down/clean up, and I also manned the "I Have a Notion" booth. It wasn't a big space. It was the debut...

While in Paducah I stumbled upon a quilt auction and brought home a quilt. Old and a bit worn, each piece was stitched with 1/8 in seams, so some weren't holding together very well. It is a bit brighter than the larger picture shows, as you can see but the photo above. I discovered that the batting was a threadbare blanket. Someone had at one time attempted to make some repairs and I continued with just enough stitches to hold the bits together, long enough to longarm it all together. It was also tied, so once loaded, I snipped the ties. The quilting I added was nothing special, I only paid $12 for the quilt and I had planned to use it as a table cover.... I love the 30's prints and that green that says vintage quilt...  The other table has one of my other fun finds... some flower basket blocks that I pulled together for a longarm practice quilt. But I have another vintage Grandmothers Flower Garden planned for larger booth needs. I think quilty things always look great with quilts on the table.

Yeah I know not too exciting and quite frankly I am looking forward to some quiet... time hanging around the house and not doing too much for a few days! HA!!! I'm going to keep dreaming.

More Later-Beth


6 comments:

  1. Beth, you are a superwoman. I stay pretty busy too, but have no deadlines. I think I would have a nervous breakdown if I had a deadline. Woe is me!

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    1. Jan.... I was seriously contemplating the 'breakdown, just for the rest'... but I can breath for a few days. Next up cooking for a mini retreat later in the month.

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  2. Hallo, I am glad it went well with the show. Nice booth you had.

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  3. Thanks Titia!!! I was dog tired after!!! Have everything put away....

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  4. Guess who came to my quilt guild meeting before she flew home out of O'Hare? Talk about a small world. I told her that I read about her on your blog.

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  5. Well it is a small world!! and I belonged to that guild as well (POP).... before moving to South Africa, so maybe we also know each other!!! I wonder how many other connections I will be able to Link via IHAN?

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