Quilt Show office.......

Well the week is going so fast.....it is already Thursday!!! I thought I would share some photos of the quilt show office and all the quilts.......

These are some of the wonderful staff in the Quilt Show office......along with mom and the girls.

Mimi and the girls......

Mom and Liv working hard....too cute!
I promise to take lots of photos on quilt show day and at the Picnic in the Park.....I also got my strike-offs for the new flannel for this fall......looks really good. coming soon..........there will be sneak peeks!
Have a great day!!!
Valori

The countdown....

We are gearing up for Quilt Show and Quilter's Affair.......The Around the Block Fiber Art Stroll is this Saturday - it will kick off the week of events. Still some things to do this week to get prepared. It is amazing that we have been doing this for so many years and I still have to write out my lists for the week... Last week we had our Employee dinner at mom's house and we had our employee challenge quilts hung in the yard. I thought I would give you a little look at some of the quilts. I had forgot my camera - luckily some of the girls had camera and I was able to get some photos from them....thanks Jeanne!!! Anyway, I will try to post a few more times this week and then I will take photos like crazy so that I can share the week of fun with you all.......

For those of you that saw my piece without the knitting here it is with the knitted piece - I still have to quilt it. Hopefully before quilt show.....anyway I will get a better photo to show the knitting. It turned out pretty cool - I have ideas to make it better.....isn't that always the case.

I didn't get all of the girls quilts but I will get a shot of them on the side of the Stitchin' Post on Quilt Show day......
Have a great day!!! Happy Summer!!
Val

Sunny Days........

I think we have finally hit the beginning of summer.....yeah!! It is beautiful today - warm - sunny - just what is needed in our lives. Although I cannot complain we aren't having any of the storms or heat-waves that that the rest of the country is having, just cold and rain and wind.
Mom and I shot some photos this morning at our favorite spot.......

I think we will do a postcard of this - our traditional log cabin, my Paprika (High Desert) batik, and a more contemporary piece.....a way to showcase our shop and what we do.

Then we re-shot Olive Rose quilts in greener pastures.....
I have been working on my new fabric collection - transferring all of the drawings to my painting material  - it is a hand cramping procedure so I decided to work on a quilt idea that I had to let my hands rest......

It is just the beginning and I didn't have anywhere else to put it in the studio so I hung it on the door. Actually looks pretty cool....I am knitting a really cool piece that will be hand stitched onto the top before I quilt it......I am fascinated with trying to incorporate knitting with fabric.

Mom has a beautiful lilac bush in her yard and I thought I had better take advantage of it while it was blooming and while they still hadn't sold their house......

While I was in the photographing mood I shot some peonies and Miss Vi......

Who is finally crawling.....it has taken her awhile to figure it out - she would get on all fours and rock back and forth trying to figure out how to do it. Now I really have to watch her - she likes to get into everything and just smiles at me when I tell her no.....it is hard not to laugh with her big gummy smile as she tries to pull on the lamp cord......ahhh I think we are going to stick to two kids......

With all that has been going on in my life all of the photos and stuff I want to share get piled up so sorry for the randomness of the blog......Have a great day!
Valori

busy, busy, busy, did I say busy......

So I thought I was SO prepared for market - Next week - Yes Next Week......but no as Monday rolled around and I started making my list I realized HOW MUCH I still had to do.....so the list began....and is still going. I am now taking it with me because once I am in the car I think of something else. Since the whole fam is coming it isn't just packing for me it is also doing the girls laundry and packing for them, toys for them, food for Vi - which I need to get in the kitchen and make some more, sleeping stuff, my stuff, then there is the booth and the school houses......my heart beats faster as I am writing about it. To add to all of this my good friend Amy Butler is coming here on Monday to give a lecture - which I am so excited to have her visit - but we are getting ready for that at the shop - and my house since she is going to come have dinner with us before the lecture. Then......Kaffe Fassett is coming after market for a few days to teach quilting and knitting....mom is off to Italy the Sunday of market!! Lucky girl!! FEW......I am tired just thinking about it! Anyway....as we were planning the booth I realized that I needed another quilt  - so here it is!!!

Gracie - in the emerald side of Olive Rose Topaz.......Of course Sophie is helping me by taking down pieces of fabric......It is done and my friend Terri is quilting it for me....can't really do that with everything else......
I will write again soon.........
Have a great day!!!
Valori