Friday! Yea!

It is Friday! I am off to check out the Concord Piecemakers Guild  Quilt Show that is held in Acton, MA. They have different quilts on display and I am looking forward to seeing them. This is the information:

Concord Piecemakers Guild Quilt Show

In the fall of odd-numbered years, the Concord Piecemakers Guild holds a quilt show that exhibits the quilts made by its members. This show is not juried.

Where:

St Matthew's Methodist Church 435 Central Street Acton, MA

When:

Friday, October 21, 2011 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 22, 2011 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

RSQ Show - The Guild I belong to...
I posted pictures from the Quilt Show on my FB account. I am still hearing from people (all over the world!) that they enjoyed the pictures from the show.

I am still a bit giddy about Paul's quilt. Now that it has been shown, he wants to hang it here at home rather than put it on a bed. Can you see the grin? Yep, it's there, like a Cheshire cat. This is the picture from it hanging at the quilt show... Did I say Cheshire?

As for the Challenge Quilt, that is headed to Paul's office to hang within his cubical. After all, he does not have any art hanging within his space.

Now he will :)

I find myself working fast and furiously to finish the borders for C&S's quilt as that is one of those that I am bringing to the quilter tomorrow. So it is off to the quilt show and back home to sew!!! :D

Have a great weekend!

Thank you for joining me for today's rant and coffee break!
Ciao!
J :)

A very wet Wednesday

Here comes the rain... As if we had not had enough rain of late, we are getting a little bit more. It is gloomy, but I remind myself that for the longest time Texas has been wishing for what we have and I just think of warm soup, a warm quilt, and a good read and I am fine.

I heard from my cousin in Puerto Rico on Monday afternoon, a very quick text, "LOVES it."

Well yesterday (Tuesday) on Facebook I saw  

"Tks a lot for the present. You are such an artist, wow!!!, we totally love it. Great job!!!! I can see a business there, go 4 it."

I am going to guess that they like the gifts... These are the pictures of what was sent to them within the box...

 
I'm in NJ, with my aunt, we spent yesterday getting a test done (got an early call to come in due to a cancellation) for her and this morning (24 hours later) she very happily said " no more test!" I so agree! I'm just the one sitting in the waiting room, she has been the one going thru all the different tests... So now they are done for a while and it is time to start packing.

I need to get a few quilt projects ready to go off to the quilter on Saturday. So I will be using the sewing machine here (I did bring one with me) in NJ for a little bit. Of course I do have a pair of pants to hem while I am here.

Thank you for joining me for my rant of the day and coffee :)
Ciao!
J :D

On the Road Again...

The Quilt Show was a success! One of my girlfriends quilt came in 3rd! She is giving it to a much loved aunt as a Birthday present, so I'll be quiet on that one for a bit. The quilts where amazing! Inspiring, and for some of my friends who have never been to a quilt show, a bit overwhelming. I am very happy that a few of my old friends got to see what I have been up to of late. :)

Speaking of Birthday presents... The package to Puerto Rico has been picked up at the Post Office... I don't know if it has gotten to my cousin's house as one of my sister suggested I touch base with one of my cousins family members to pick up the box before it was due to be shipped back... The PO sent a notice that it had been picked up on Saturday morning. :) Sweet! (10/18/2011 Note: I got a text message that my cousin LOVES the package! Glad to hear! Very glad they got it before it shipped back North!)

I am off to NJ this morning, my aunt has another test tomorrow. To say she is tired of doctors is an understatement... This test seems more along the line of the Dr's covering their collective butts than anything else, but still it is a pain in the butt for my aunt to have to thru all of these once again to cover their collective rears!

Still for me it is great for me that I have the opportunity to spend some time with her. We have done some things I would have never had the chance to do on my own! The trip to the Meadowlands on my birthday was fun!

So off to get ready to take the bus to Newark and onto New Brunswick.

Hope you have enjoyed your coffee (or tea as someone reminded me Not Everyone drinks as much coffee as you do!) and my rant :)

Ciao!
J :D

Quilt Show!

I feel like a kid in a candy store... I have two quilts in my 1st quilt show! I know that I should not be as giddy as I am, but what the heck! I am loving it! I have gone to this show over the last few years as I have friends who belong to the guild, and now so do I.

It was wonderful to hear the comments of fellow quilters mention the 'out of the box' thinking for the thread painting for the quilt challenge.

I was showing my sister-in-law's mom the large quilt (the fish) and she was enjoying the quilting. The quilter, Georgette Gagne, the owner/operator of Black Wolf Quilt Studio's in Webster, NH, did a fantastic quilting of this quilt. I'll need to post some pictures of the quilt... 

 

So the label reads: "Completed August 2011" "Made with love by Jean Necheles, For the love of my Life Paul Donovan"
Yes, this is Paul's quilt. In the book and on the label attached to the front of the quilt, it says: 


     I took a Stack-n-Whack class with Karen Pulaski, of Hudson, MA. The blocks are a unique kaleidoscope design, with the border of the same fabric. My husband loves Asian fabrics and just mentioned that he loved this fabric. This was his Christmas gift and yes, he loves his quilt. Pattern Name: Stack-n-Whack. Machine Piced, Machine Quilted. 70 x 80.


 The label on the front says Georgette's name and Studio. Paul overheard some people saying how this quilt (and the quilter) have gotten around. I guess I have. 


So the 2nd quilt is the "Birds of a Feather" Challenge quilt. There are a few other's who did submissions to this category.

There is my Swan's quilt :D Did I say that it is so weird to see my quilt hanging among other quilters who I know have shown over the years? I'm doing a happy dance :)

There where so many people! It was wonderful to see them all! The best part for me was seeing family and friends :)  I am so glad that my step brother Keith was able to stop over and see the quilts. My sister-in-law's mom, whom I was able to spend a few moments with before we left, was there. I am working tomorrow afternoon, and am hoping to see more family and friends then. I know that my daughter is very much looking forward to attending. 

Thanks for joining me! Hope you have enjoyed my rants and your coffee :D

Ciao! :)

J :)

Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative - Challenge Quilt

I had posted earlier that I was working on a Challenge Quilt for this years Rising Star Quilters quilt show. It is done! And not a moment too soon! As the show is this weekend!

I will take pictures and share as I am volunteering both Saturday & Sunday. I am looking forward to this show as it is the 1st time that I have one of my own quilts being show. But I'll take pictures of other quilts. :D

This is the Challenge Quilt that I have done.

This is Paul's quilt that I just finished and will be hung at the quilt show this weekend.

I hope that you come and see the show!


The 2011 Rising Star Quilt Show

The 24th annual Quilt Show and Sale will be held on
Saturday & Sunday, October 15 and 16, 2011

Times:

• Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm
• Sunday: 11 am to 4 pm

Location:

• Cary Memorial Hall
• 1605 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington Center

Location notes:

• The front of the building says Isaac Harris Cary Memorial Building
• The building is between the Police Station and Town Office Building
• Free Parking at the rear of the building*
• Handicapped Accessible

*Please be sure to avoid the parking spaces reserved for the police!

Frustrated...

Why is it when you really, really, need to get a project done... your sewing machine thinks it is time to mess you up? Ok, so a sewing machine does not think, but mine is acting up right about now and I really need to get these projects done before the end of the day!

I am taking a break so that I don't end up kicking the machine! The other issue is that my back-up machine is off to be serviced, so that doesn't work for me either. I guess today's question would be: do you have a back-up machine? Is it the same level as your main machine?

I am off to try to settle the machine into an easy understanding... Hoping that this works, or it is going to be a long day, fighting with the sewing machine once again...

Unfortunately, I am not in a good frame of mind to chat with others right now... this too shall pass :D

Thank you for joining me for coffee :D

Ciao!
J :)

Portraits & Pillow

It has only been a little over two weeks since I sent off the pictures and pillow to my cousin in Puerto Rico. Talk about slow mail service! The PO here said it would be about three to four days... yea... Not.

I guess I will just have to wait for a call or text message from PR... I'm not good at waiting... But with no choice, I am going to go fix up the 'kids room' with a set of bunk beds this weekend. I want to see if I can create a work space in there instead of taking over the dining room table, cabinets, and any other space that fabric, notions, and machines can fit into.

I also need to finish off the projects for the quilt show. That would include making a sleeve to hang the large quilt and one for the challenge quilt.

Off to sew :D

Ciao!
J :)

Do you have a charity quilt that you have not given away?

So this morning, I was looking over Facebook and was checking out a fellow blogger, Victoria Findlay Wolfe. She has a few blogs under her Bumble Bean Inc. I love the thought have where her charity quilts are going. She is trying for 700 quilts!

So, this is from FB ~
Victoria Findlay Wolfe
http://bumblebeansbasics.com/
It's getting Chilly here! Quilt shops? do you have any sample quilt laying around? I know a place where they will have good homes! My quilt drive is to give quilts to Families being taken from homeless shelters and put back into transitional housing. They have NOTHING when they arrive... Please help if you can.
All the info is at the site. I hand deliver these quilts. It's a joyous day when I do. Thank you! 
Pat Sloan is helping me too! Go tell her your going to send a quilt to BASICS!


I'm off to an early morning face-2-face checkin with a Head Hunter... Hoping for some Temp work!

Hope you have a great day today!
Ciao! :D
J :)

Among the missing...

Yes, that would be me once again... Among the missing. Still hiding out in NJ thru tomorrow evening. Still need to purchase my tickets for home. Need to pack...

That all said, I have finished the binding for the show quilt, now I need to make the hanging sleeve and attach it to the quilt. Need to also finish the challenge quilt, but I did not bring that with me...

Ah well, two appointments today with my aunt and then we will go take the photo's down at the bookstore.

Off to the 1st appointment...

Ciao!
J :)

Welcome to October!

I have always had a soft spot for the month of October. It is after all my birth month. I do share that distinction with many, but close to me would have been/are my dad (10/1), my brother (10/22), my step-father (10/13), my niece (10/18), and then we also have mine ;)

In celebration of my birthday, hubby and I are off to NYC to act like tourist for the day. Visiting my aunt in NJ means that we take the train into the city and it is only about an hour away.

I'll need to take pictures, but beware it is raining so they may not come out great... We shall see... Sometimes the iPad has a mind of it's own and writes what it thinks I should be saying. What can I say?

Off to get some more coffee, hope you enjoy your day!
Ciao!
J :)