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Time to Buy Fabric!

I love, LOVE to buy fabric. It’s almost an art form in itself. And it’s even better when I get to help someone pick out fabric for their project.

Today, I got to help a dear friend shop for a couple pieces of fabric that she needed for her Quiltworx pattern, Grandma’s Wedding Ring. She is soooo excited about this project. And she is doing such a beautiful job on it too!

Here we are–Jean is on the left, I’m on the right. We dangled our masks from our ears for the pictures, because who can recognize anyone in a picture with them on! In the background you can see 3 of my samples for classes offered at Clubb’s! To the right of me is the Lincoln Log Cabin, and above us is the Twinkle Star and also Tea Time Placemats.

This is Jean’s 4th class with me, and every project she tackles is more beautiful than her last. Her color sense is spot on, and I’m so pleased to be a part of her paper piecing adventure. What I love about teaching is that it only takes a few minutes before my students become friends. We had the best time today, shopping for her “cornerstone” fabrics to go along with her arcs.

She is working with the Quiltworx Strip Set “Cobblestone” by Timeless Treasures, and I have to say, they are simply beautiful. The colors are rich and warm throughout the collection, just inviting you to look again and again at how well they play together. Jean has done such a lovely job of piecing and I couldn’t be more proud of her.

We met at Clubb’s Fabric Store on Main Street in Delta, CO to accomplish this mission. After visiting about ideas on how to find the perfect colors to coordinate with her project, we then headed over to the “batik wall”.

So drool-worthy! 7 sections long and 3 shelves high, Clubb’s has a wonderful batik section to play in. I simply love to shop here!

And as you can see, Clubb’s has a wonderful display of batiks to play with. It’s way better than a candy store in my humble opinion! Definitely a feast for the eye. If you ever get the chance to visit this little gem of a store on Colorado’s Western Slope, you’ll be transported back to the fabric store of old where they have everything under the sun relating to sewing and fabric and quilting.

And then the search began. I truly expected it to take an hour to find the perfect fabrics, but Jean was on a mission and she landed her selections in less than 5 minutes! I’ll tell ya, she is awesome at this. It was so much fun to watch her in action!

Here are the B arcs that she brought to use as color reference for finding the cornerstone fabrics. Her selections are the bolts lying above the arcs. She’s quite pleased, as am I.

Next task for the day was to enjoy a tasty lunch at a wonderful little mom & pop restaurant 3 doors down. It was so good! But then, it’s always easy to enjoy a meal when your companion is doing the happy seat dance on her side of the booth because she is so excited to get home and back to working on her project.

All in all it was a wonderful outing.

I’m so inspired….time for me to get my machine humming too!

Till next time…..may your bobbins never be empty!

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Happy New Year 2021: It’s Time for the Restart Button!!

Happy New Year! ? ! ???

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been looking really hard for the “Reset” button for 2021.  When Covid-19 invaded our lives and everything came to a screeching halt, the world went slightly of kilter and seemingly became more so each time I checked.

So…I’m done with that.  Been there…. done that…got the t-shirt…trashed it…and am ready to put this tilt-a-whirl back on track.

Today—I MADE the reset button!  Couldn’t find it anywhere, so I made one of my own determination and then pushed it.  Well, …in my head, I threw it on the ground and gave it a good stomp to get it going.  But I made the button and am going to get back on my whirling dervish that I call life.  

Here’s my version of a “Reset” Button. Looks an awful lot like the “Back” Button on a computer doesn’t it? I think that’s a good mindset for what I’d like to do right about now.

I’m moving a bit slower these days but am determined to get back into the saddle and working towards some exciting goals.   Slow moving as I am still recovering from a bout with Cellulitis (a deep tissue infection due to a spider bite) on my lower right leg.  While it has taken me nearly a month to get back to most normal day to day activities, I still cannot stand for prolonged amounts of time.  Lots of breaks with my leg elevated will be a part of my daily life for a while yet.  It takes a while longer to accomplish things, but I’m getting there.

The other “reset” that happened due to my Cellulitis, is that I had to postpone my trip to Quitworx in January for my Phase 2 training retreat to become a Certified Instructor.  I spent a good 2 days riding that emotional rollercoaster of disappointment, frustration and tears.  But, when life kicks you in the butt, ya just gotta listen.  After that, your choices are to continue wallowing or pick yourself up, dust off, re-evaluate and reset your goals.  And I chose the second option.

In trying to find the silver lining to all this I’ve also made the choice to hold on to a positive attitude and make the best of this curve in the road.  Now, I have another year to expand my quilt portfolio, teach as many classes as I can in a classroom setting and expand my teaching experience with on-line virtual classes as I continue to work towards my certification.  There will be other things that come into play throughout the year and I’m really looking forward to sharing them all with you.  

And this blog…I can’t forget about this blog.  I’m super excited to share with you all about this amazing and challenging journey I’ve embarked on.

I hope you’ll continue to drop by for the latest update on what is happening in my world…

I’m looking forward to seeing what the “Reset” button will bring in 2021.  

Here’s to moving on! Found that “Forward” Button”

Hang on Vera! It’s forward—hooo-oooohhh!