a taste of spring

So after many weeks of snow on weekends, we finally get a taste of spring.  Many of us in the New England area a celebrating the with ice damns melting off roofs and no more drip bucket obstale course in the house.

I am getting excited for a few things
1. Sleep away Quilt camp with my sissy Diane Phillips
2. NO more treadmill jogging.  First 5k is March 29th.

Gee, I guess I should get to what everyone comes for eye candy:

pine ridge 

pattern is her newest quilt

Poor House Quilt Designs

  

Turn Dash 

Another Poor House Quilt Pattern

A past quild mystery quilt

Dancing Nines a Bonnie Hunter Pattern pattern

Boxed Squares Mary Johnson pattern

 Joy's 2 quilts are below

Bonnie Hunter quilt

Snow

We have had TOO much snow lately !

My poor husband is snow blowing the driveway at lunchtime and when he gets home from work so my can get in the driveway


BUT WAIT......WE GOT MORE !!!

Many of my poor customers either can't manage to get to me to drop of quilts or pick them up....so I have been able to quilt a few of mine tops too

 Pat G's Irish quitl

Nancy Bell's Fall Memories

 Dancing Nines #1

C for Counted Cross Stitch

This post is being brought you by the A counted cross stitch quilt.
This was one on those quilts that was made from a kit with the panels done in counted cross stitch and those lovely blue dots to quilt by.
At first I thought NO Way am I going to follow those ^&*(# dots......but after pondering and thinking and testing and thinking and staring (yes, a lot of that stand and stare was going on) I re-considered and decided to do just that.  The cross hatching was almost 3 inches apart so everything went much faster than normal (my cross-hatching is usually 1 inch), and darn if I just couldn't talk myself into putting a pantograph on it.
So enough delays, here she is

EYE CANDY

I know, I should just hang my head in permanent shame for the infrequency of  my posts.
To be honest, my blog is all about the quilting I do...... so here is what has been coming off my machine

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Where Has time gone

I went off to visit Branson Missouri with my Mom. My friend Kelly and her Mom joined us.  It was a week full of Music, picture perfect weather and fun !

 I did manage to find 2 quilt shops for Quilters in the area.  I did drop a few dollars at The Quilted Cow 
Of course you come back and need to unpack and play catch up.....next my co-worker at my day job went off on her vacation.  Now it's back to normal....thank god.

Here are some pictures of the quilts that have been coming off my machine

Is it spring yet

I have been not very patiently waiting for spring......and it just keeps hiding. But I do think she has finally arrived.

A few weeks ago, I did attend my guilds show (Amoskeag Quilters Guild), to my surprise I got a ribbon for my monsters quilt and one of my customers (Jan White) also got a ribbon for a quilt she gave me the honor of quilting

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At Least I have been quilting.... 

Next was MQX and my time to get educated.  This year modern quilts and my quilting software are on the curriculum along with a class by Kim Taber Stotsenberg. 

Now to put it all together.

Some quilts went to market and others for fun.  Please check back in the gallery for pictures
 

Tonight, Tonight

A few nights ago (March 11th) I attend the NH Modern Quilt Guild Meeting.  I was just a tad antsy to be able to hand over a quilt I have had the honor of being able to put my creative spin on.
The piecer and designer of this is Linda Pearl, owner of The Patchwork Pearl.

I do need to give credit to Lisa Calle of Stone House Quilting for her Divide and Design technique.

Details 

Till next time

AAHHHHHH

Yesterday, It finally hit me.  I have to teach a class at one of my guild's on Saturday! and I have to get  (6 more quilts done ) before Christmas. AHHHHH
And I have to get all the candy and chocolates made for Thanksgiving AHHHHH
And I have to get the Christmas presents in the mail by the first week of December AHHHH
And need I go on?

I am prepared for teaching at my guild.  All the patterns are printed, the design boards are done.  I even have volunteer staff to assist me.
I just that nervousness of not having the set up solid in my head and  having not done a workshop in over a year.  All will be fine.

The six more quilts is actually right on track.  I just have to remember to breathe...and all will be fine

Here are few that came of the machine last week