Two Months Later

Oh my goodness, yes it has been two months since my last post to this blog. Well, you know what happened don't you! School started! I'm back to work and the kids are back to school and sewing has become a luxury that I get very very seldom. So there hasn't been much to post about in terms of sewing.

But.....this weekend was the Houston Quilt Festival and it would take a major catastrophe to keep me away from that! Auntie came to Mum's house on Thursday night and then I took off a day of work on Friday, picked Auntie up and away we went for a full day of quilts galore!!! We started on the end of the show where the display quilts are located. These are a few of the quilts that caught my eye. I didn't get any shots of the big award-winning quilts because the crowds around them never got small enough to get a good shot.



My opinion, this year, was that there were less quilts to ooh and aaah over but it was a much easier number to work with. We leisurely walked through the quilts in about 2 1/2 hours. This was just in time for lunch which we shared with quilting friends who met us at the food court. Pictured in the last pic of the slideshow above are me, Auntie, Sue/MI, Betty/VA, Cyd and Judy. We met them again at about 3:00 for a Starbucks pick-me-up and talked about how we planned or have already spent our money in the vendors section of the show.

I bought a Kaleidoscope that has feathers in it and moves with puffs of air from an atomizer. I also bought some necessities like rotary cutter blades. But my eyes were drawn back to nonquilting stuff when we got to the embellishments. I bought a pretty silver/amethyst ring and a heart-shaped necklace pendant from a new vendor. The shape is made of shell or something to look like shell and then etched with a floral design. I could have spent the entire day at the booth picking out Christmas presents! And last I bought a kit with beautiful green fabrics in it to do another quilt for Doug. He loved his first quilt but keeps asking for a larger one and in green. That is a hard color to find, so when I ran across this collection I didn't pass it up.

This quilt show always inspires me to get in my sewing room and get to work! So I'm going to leave you now and go work on a binding for a special quilt a special someone doesn't know about yet! ;-)

One Week Down, How many left?

The first week of school is behind us. My goal was to have a breakfast each morning and sack lunches upon request. I managed to accomplish this so I am a little proud right now. I couldn't have done it this first week without Mum & PawPaw. Mum brought dinner over Tuesday night and resumed her usual Wednesday babysitting. PoPo took over the golf lesson duty on Tuesday so I didn't have to sit at Eagle Pointe for an hour. That helped a lot! Greg and the boys all tried hard to keep the house relatively clean so maybe I won't have to spend this long Labor Day weekend cleaning. That helped too. The people in charge at school are asking more out of me this year than I want to give so I'm pouting on the inside but being a team player on the outside. All in all, I rate this week a 7 out of 10. And look at my Angels in their first day of school picture! It is all worth it if I can just keep up the pace.

Ok, surely sometime this long weekend I can touch my sewing machine! I bought the new McKena Ryan Sea Breeze kits and I'm anxious to take them out and begin. However, I do have her Christmas Quilt kits to finish and her On The Farm kits to finish! My Thimbleberries 2006 BOM is due at the quilter by Sept. 12th. Still have 2 blocks to do and put it together. I love deadlines, they help me get things done so I guess I better start with that project and finish it. So much fun....too little time!

School Starts in 3 Days

School starts in 3 days and I'm not ready. I never am, or I never feel like I am so this is a normal feeling for this time of year. The last 7 days have been spent in meetings with very little time to actually prepare for the 5 preparations I'm responsible for. I'm not whining, I'm not complaining, just stating facts and venting a little frustration.

And then there are the 3 students in my household that need to be ready for Monday. We have all the supplies, all the clothes. I'm just trying to spend a little time getting them prepared for early mornings, using their manners, and reminding them of the purpose of going to school.

I haven't touched my sewing machine in over a week. I really miss being able to wake up and sit down with my coffee to work on a current sewing project. I'm looking forward to getting back into a routine and working in some sewing time. Quilt Festival is only 2 months away and I'm making a list of stuff I want to find.

Ok, there was one teacher workshop this week that I got something out of. This video was shown and I felt it was worth sharing. Kind of scary and makes you feel like you might drown in this information age, but it really makes me feel my job is important.

If you are a teacher reading my blog I wish you a peaceful year and thank you for your time and concerns for our kids. Remember that even if you only reach one soul this year it is exponential.