ON THE ROAD AGAIN

We're getting ready to hit the road again, this time to new territory, South Florida. I hope we don't arrive the same time as 'Ida'!! Along with vending at a quilt show we hope to have a nice visit with a nephew and his wife who live in the area.

Our own Pepper Cory (also a North Carolinian) will be one of the teachers at the World Quilt Show in West Palm Beach. Hope I have the opportunity to meet her! We'll be in booth #213, so come by and see us if you're in the area. There will be over 400 quilts from 10 countries on display, many workshops and lectures delivered by world renowned teachers, a large merchants mall and many other outstanding exhibitions.

We will arrive Thursday morning and set-up for the show starting at 10am on Friday until 7pm - same hours in Saturday and on Sunday from 10am to 5pm.

Will talk to you more 'on the road',

P.S. I'm listening to NPR on this 20 year anniversary date of the 'fall of the Berlin Wall'. The interviews with folks who were there on that day are most interesting.

115 quilts

We are so proud of our quilt ladies at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wilmington NC. This picture shows 115 quilts draped over all the pews and choir lofts in our church this morning. The quilts were made by a group of 10 ladies who meet twice a week each week of the year. They will be sent to Lutheran World Relief who will distribute the quilts to people in need all over the world. Great job ladies!

Julie is receiving so much teasing from our vendor friends at the show in Hickory. A customer came by and thought her 'scardey kats' were monkeys....and now that I look at them again - I think it's the mouth!

Don't forget to read up on the Civil War Tribute Block of the Month which will begin January 2010. It's going to be an interesting project with lots of history and blocks made from beautiful repro fabrics. Click on the picture for more information. Preorder a beautiful 108" backing before November 15th and get a 20% discount on the backing. Please consider joining in on this great project and have a beautiful Civil War quilt to enjoy just in time for the 150th commemoration of the Civil War in 2011.

More from the show tomorrow - g'nite all.

Here's a cute Halloween quilt called 'Scaredy Kats'. It's a sort of 'stack and whack' pattern and we've made the sample and the kits using various Moda wovens. It's not too late to finish it for Halloween! Come see the quilt in our booth at the quilt show in Hickory.

It's a rainy, cool day in Hickory, hope it clears up for the show tomorrow and through the weekend. The Metro Convention Center is so easy to find, Exit 125 off of I-40, and a great place for a quilt show - lots of room for the quilt exhibits and vendors all in one spacious room.

More from the show tomorrow, g'nite for now......

Hey, everyone, getting ready to head for Hickory NC early tomorrow morning for the Catawba Valley Quilters Guild Quilt Show. If you're in that neck of the woods, come by and see us at the Hickory Metro Convention Center on Friday and Saturday from 9am to 5pm and on Sunday from 11am to 5pm. There will be over 100 quilts on display, vendors, free demonstrations, door prizes, The Lily Boutique - all for a $3 admission fee with free parking. There will be a drawing Sunday for the winner of 'Celebration Splendor', a hand-quilted sampler quilt.

We'll be there with our new wall quilt, 'Vintage Wreath', made with fabric from the new line by Barbara Brackman, 'The Morris Workshop'. See Barbara's blog for information about the fabric designers and origin of the color names - interesting stuff! http://www.barbarabrackmanblogspot.com/.

Here's a close-up of the bow!

Gotta' go now, we'll talk to you from the show.......

It's been a while since we've talked. We've been on the road and have been keeping busy with new projects. Check this one out......

Here is an embellished sweatshirt designed by Julie Ploehn-Vigna Designs. The mocha sweatshirt is turned inside out and appliqued with wool layered flowers and embroidered stems flowing from one flower to the next. The neckline shows off some old pearl buttons. Love the mocha and aqua color combo! You can order the sweatshirt and pattern from our website. It's called 'Chocolate Bouquet'.

Hey everyone,

Well here we are in Philadelphia for the Pennsylvania Quilt Extravaganza XVII (or some number close to that)! We set up for the show today without any hitches....Lots of vendors so we'll see how it goes in this area this year. Last year it was in Harrisburg - shd be better this year - a much more populated area to draw from. Hope to see you this weekend at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in the Oaks area (Valley Forge). Check us out in Booth 831.

We've got a new 'homespun jacket' on display as well as a new sweatshirt called 'Chocolate Bouquet'. I'll have pictures tomorrow.

'Night for now - 'til tomorrow.

P.S. When we arrived at our hotel this p.m. everyone (staff and guests) was standing outside as this wailing fire siren was sounding off! Obviously everything checked out, but sure hope we're not disturbed at 3AM with another malfunction of the alarm!