A much needed break

Had a wonderful weekend in Green Bay.

Our first trip to Door County.

Beautiful. Just Beautiful.

Hope to return in cherry season.

Here are a few "treasures" I found.

Doesn't this little black box

 remind you of the Singer Featherweight case?

Even came with the cute little key for the lock.

Filled with old sewing notions.

Really, how could I pass it up?

Of all the Door County souvenirs available in the shops

I came home with this hand embroidered flour sack dish towel. 

The clerk said the owner's mother hand stitches these for the shop.

Really now, that is soooo me.

We went to see John Pinette in concert.

He is THE  FUNNIEST!! 

Look for him on Comedy Central.  

You won't be sorry.

Last Tuesday, I spent the day quilting with friends.

A new retreat house opened in our area

"The Grove"

 and we rented the place for the day.

Nine hours of sewing.

And laughing.

And eating.

Here is the recipe for the coffee cake I brought.

I mixed it up before I left and baked it there.

Ohhh, the smell of cinnamon baking.

It was a hit.

Hope to get my sewing room put back together next week.

I feel the need .......to sew!

Hope all is well with you.

Thanks for stopping by.

What a Mess!

We were in MLK for 3 days last week,

 babysitting the grands.

It rained the entire time.

We came home to a wet-wet-wet

 lower level. 

Completely ruined the carpet in my studio and computer room.

We had to move everything up and out.

Oh what a job!

Luckily, I have 2 extra bedrooms.

Dehumidifier and fans blowing 24/7.

Now if it would just warm up so I could

 open the windows 

but

we had snow flakes on Friday!

Sadly, we are expecting another week of rain......

can you quilt in hip waders?

I'm sew looking forward to Tuesday.

Sewing with friends.

Hope life is easier in your neck of the woods.

A Century of Progress

Did you know that in 1933 Sears,Roebuck & Company

 sponsored the largest quilt contest in history?

Over 24,000 women jumped at the chance

 to win over $1,000 in prize money.

Not surprising since this was at the

height of the great depression.

The guest speaker at our IIQSG meeting

on Saturday was Merikay Waldvogel.

She lectured on her book

Merikay was amazing!

She brought to life the stories 

of the quilts, and the quilters. 

Scandals and all, oh my. 

Out of the 24,000 quilts entered 

only 225 have been found.

Another reason to search  

flea markets and estate sales. 

Could you image finding such a treasure?

The IIQSG meetings are held the first week

of April and August at the

What a beautiful museum.

It's a "must see" if you are ever in the area.

Look at the cute quilt block trim on the front porch.

This is one of the vignettes in the quilt room.

The exhibit of spool cabinets is unbelievable.

Love how ornate this one is. 

This was my favorite quilt.

Doesn't the petal pattern and fabrics look modern? 

So many different designs going on.

You will be so proud of me.

Seven quilt shop stops and I purchased

only

3 1/2 yards of fabric.

I can't say that about the others...but

What happens on quilt trips 

stays in the car!

Rainy and cool here today.

Time to curl up in front of the fireplace with a good book.

I'm not one for time travel or Stephen King, but I'm loving this book.

Especially since I lived thru the 60's.

My "glory days" more or less LOL.

Don't forget to check out 

Stay Safe my friend and 

Organizing Fabric- What a job!

Fair warning, this project is not

 for the faint of heart.

ORGANIZING your fabric.

BEFORE

I saw this idea on Pinterest and

thought I would start one shelf at a time.

Well, that didn't work.....

It's like eating just one potato chip!

I used over 300 comic book boards.

Love the finished look.

My own little quilt shop.

I organized my "odds & ends",

backings, and fat quarters using

plastic storage containers.

 I'm giving 4 bags of 

"What the heck was I thinking"

fabrics to charity.

How I store my WIP

(works in progress)

 The vinyl bags are sold for fat quarter storage.

JoAnn's had them on clearance

and I bought several.

(Like all they had). LOL

It makes taking projects to retreats, 

and Sew Days so convenient.

Keeps everything you need

for the project together. 

My reward for all this hard work is

 a weekend with the girls.

Going to Kalona Iowa

for a Quilt History meeting.

I've gone the last 3 years

 and love this group.

There are 19 quilt shops on the way.

How many do you think we'll hit?

I still have a little space left on my shelves.

 Here is my fabric case closed.

I purchased these at Farm & Fleet. 

Made by Sauder (do it yourself) cheap.

Hope your having a great week.

Winner! Winner!

Easter Greetings

it actually feels like

Spring this weekend in WI.

The Stitchery Blog Hop 

was soooo much fun.

Madame Sam and Jane are the best!

What a talented group of bloggers.

Thanks for all your sweet comments.

I will post the answers to your questions

(details on how I transfer etc.)

next week when I have more time.

Here is winner of the 

redwork drawing.

YEAH!!!

Cookie anyone?

They are so easy to make

and kids of all ages love them.

Don't these colors just make you happy!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Final Day of Hop

This is our last day of hopping.

Blessings From Our Nest

Liberty Threads ( no posting since 2011 must of dropped out)

Caribou Crossing Chronicles of Quilts, the Weather and other Fun Stuff

Creatin' in the Sticks

Melinda Quilts Etc

Ga's House ( no posting since 2009, no show) 

Dachsies with Moxie ( no show) 

Hill Valley Quilter

Quilt n Queen

Madame Samm

And your last chance to enter my

RED WORK Give Away.

Leave a comment as your entry.

Today is "that day". 

High 50 degrees and I'm off

junking in Rockford.

Happy Spring!

Still Hopping....

Just a little red work today.

My favorite type of embroidery.

Can you tell?

Are your legs tired from all the hopping this week?

Here's today's spots:

Kristin @That Other Blog

Robin @That Other Blog

Jane's Fabric and Quilts

Dexterdays The WorldThrough Our Window

Sew Nicely 

thistle creek cottage

My Art, My So Called Life

Just Sew Sue

Co mne bavi...

life, quilts and a cat too

TeaTimeCreations

Read, quit, cook, pray

Cate's Linens

Shade Tree Quilting

Ladybug Dreams

HOP-HOP-HOP

Another day of hopping.

Thanks for the nice comments on my pillows.

I sew enjoyed stitching them.

If you haven't taken a look yet,

please do.

And leave a comment

on that post to be entered

into my give away. 

Here's today's blogs:

Isabel @That Other Blog

Jeanette @That Other Blog

Just Let Me Quilt

MacDonald’s Patch 

Pots Pans Pins and Prayers

GrandMama's Stories

Stitch, Stitch, Stitch

Needled d

Tomorrow's Treasures Today 

Lemur on a Stick

 Life In Every Breath

Zellerwear 

 Bumbleberry Stitches

threads on my socks

Hanging On By A Thread

Fresh Cut Quilts

Red Work & A Give Away!

I'm here! I'm here!

It's my day to show you what I've stitched

 with the marvelous patterns provided by

Madame Samm

Debbie Martinez

Cyndi Hoeller

Both of my pillows were designs by

Debbie Martinez.

I took "creative liberty" and changed

 a few details from the original pattern. 

I pulled the red print from my stash.

And of course, I had to add polka dots.

Both, in the fabric and quilting.

Finished with little 

"Granny ruffles" on the backs.

I also stitched up these adorable kids

from Madame Samm. 

But just ran out of time!

To share my love of

 red work I'm having a Give Away!

A few of my favorite things.

 One yard Kona Cotton Snow

 Black Frixion Pen

 One Red #12 Perle Cotton

Nature's Beauty Red work book

Just leave a comment.

The winner will be picked

Saturday morning.

Let's keep hopping!

Beverly @That Other Blog

Betty@That Other Blog

Stitches to Sprinkles 

 Stitch Duchess' Crazy and Sane Quilting World

Bejeweled Quilts by Barb

Kathy's Quilts

Mountain Delights 

Tea and Quilts    

 Charlottes Creations

Quilt Obsession

The Slow Quilter

Cali Quilter

Little Pieces of My Life

Creating My Comforts

Thank You Jane and MadameSamm
 for all your hard work in organizing 
this hop!

Busy this weekend finishing up my projects

 for the Stitch Me Up Blog Hop. 

Have you been "hopping along"? 

Be sure to stop back on Monday.

It's "my day"

and I'll have a GIVE AWAY!

I mean, what's a party without gifts?

Here's today's links:

Keri@That Other Blog

Heather@That Other Blog

The Sewing Club

SewMuch 2 Luv

Englating

Kris Loves Fabric

Crazy'boutquilts

Quiltsmiles

Ninis Patchwork Blog 

ArtFriendzy

Batiks by the Bay

Dancing Moon

grymerspalet

Love it Sew it
Pig Tales and Quilts