quiet

The man-cub is back at school for pre-season camp. After him being here all summer, the house sure seems empty and quiet.
I hope he has a GREAT sophomore year. I know the team is going to do well. I also know that after a few days, the husband and I will get used to just the 2 of us again. But right now.....

Fashion

Check out this look at future fashion from the 1930's

I love this stuff!

My latest

2 new table runners:
These are easy, quick and fun!

OK, so I couldn't wait....

I have been planning a trip to Gastonia to Mary Jo's (the ultimate fabric Mecca), but since I can't seem to get a good date in the near future, I took off for Hickory and shopped at Lee's Sewing Center and Hancock Fabrics. The ladies at Lee's are always busy sewing and are very helpful. I bought an addition yard of the gorgeous Moda batik I had used in a table runner and a mottled brown to use as sashing in my crazy quilt. I also bought a batt so I can pin and quilt my son's Pickety Stix quilt this week. Then I stopped at Hancock. Now I do not tend to buy much quilting fabric here since I want the best quality in my quilts. But they were having a 50% off sale, so I bought an extra batt, some fusible fleece and interfacings for another handbag, and a copy of Simplicity 3875 (the Duro dress). I got the pattern for $1.99! Not the $15.95 on the label! I hope to start a muslin of it later in the week.

Went to see Charlie Daniels in Boone last night. WOW! I had forgotten how great Southern-style, guitar-based rock really is! I clapped, yelled, sang along, pretty much acted like a teen-ager. It was most excellent!

One hee-ott day!

It is so freaking, oppressively hot here in the sunny south this week! Temps in the upper 90's, humidity is making my hair kinky. I wait to walk until 8pm so my puppies won't suffer. But how to cope with the heat? Well, last night I watched my favorite TV drama, The Closer. Kyra Sedgewick is gorgeous and talented and the show is very well written. Tonight I will sew, maybe a table runner for a birthday present. Then tomorrow night, PROJECT RUNWAY!!!!!
So, until I finish something new, here is another quilt I completed earlier in the year:
Wallhanging made from batik squares and fabrics.