IN THE GOOD OLD WINTER TIME!

Hey, everyone, here we are the day after the first day of the Statesville QNAE Show.  Everyone came yesterday because of the impending storm which is evidenced in the picture above.  Between 3 and 8 inches of snow fell last night and now freezing rain on top of that.   We haven't tried to get to the Civic Center to load up our store.  Might not be able to do that 'til tomorrow.  In the meantime we're holed up in a hotel just waiting (with a whole bunch of other people stranded)......with a husband who is chomping at the bit to get on the road.  Every county in NC is under a storm warning, according to Jim Cantore (Weather Channel).  You know when he comes to town it's BADDDDD!  And we don't even own a scraper.  When we lived in Northern Indiana this was a common occurence, but here in NC this is a big, no huge, event! 

The show yesterday was very well attended, lots of vendors and door prizes for all!  But Mother Nature had other plans for today....more later. 

We've just been asked to fill a spot at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton VA.  So we'll hope for better weather the last weekend in February and hope to see some of you there.

Linda is working on this Civil War Tribute quilt to commemorate the 150th year of the start of the Civil War in 2011. It's our Block of the Month project for 2010. The repro fabrics are beautiful and the history is fascinating! I love Gen. Stonewall Jackson's quote, "My religious faith teaches me that God has already fixed the time of my death; therefore, I think not of it. I am as calm in battle as I would be in my own parlor. God will come for me in his own time".

Here's our new kit called, 'Blessings Baskets'. We've used Moda's new line of fabric,

Blessings, and a Jan Patek pattern. A jelly roll and some applique' strips and it's done.

This quilt finishes at 74" square.

For more details click on the picture or go to http://www.auntiejusquiltshoppe.com/

Well, we finished the last of the turkey today in a wonderful turkey/sausage gumbo made by our son-in-law, the 'rajin cajun' from Lafayette LA. We're quickly moving into the Christmas mode, but first we have to finish our newsletter for December, due in the next few days.

New kits to start the new year include - 'Blessings Baskets', 'Evening Mist Circle-ated', 'It's a Crock' and 'Yellow Brick Road'.

We're still taking reservations for our 'Civil War Tribute' Block of the Month project starting in January.

A new wool 'block of the month' will be introduced as well as a 'punch of the month'.

Be sure to check out our website where details will be annouced soon! www.auntiejusquiltshoppe.com

West Palm Beach Quilt Show

The sun breaks through.....

Remnants of Ida, near Savannah GA...

Today's travel was a challenge. Rain - anything from mist to near torrential rain all the way from Wilmington NC to Savannah GA. We're in Ormond Beach tonight and all is clear. Up early in the morning and on to West Palm Beach to set up for the show this weekend.

More later,

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!