Hot July and Humid

We are in the hot days of summer. The humidity has been 60 or 70% alot of the time. TOO HUMID! Exclusively Quilters has been coming out with some really nice animals panel. A panda and zebra I got in the past and just this week got the wolf.

Happy Hollow came out with these Stick Creatures and thought they were so fun had to make each one. They come with a kit so you don't have to hunt for the embellishments and are sewn to fusible gird so uses up a lot of little scraps.

The summer is going so fast. Have been sewing baby quilts. Some are just different squares and some are panels that I added borders to the size. Our guild service project is meeting in July and we will tie them at that meeting. I have 12 sewn for them to work on. Also have two sewn for Linus project which is the Quilt Nebraska challenge this year. Those I have machine quilted and have them ready to take to Lincoln the end of July.

Have just finished the quilt for Quilt Nebraska Celebrity auction for July. It is called Teddy strolling with Mary. The bear paw represents Teddy Quilt Nebraska '86 and the blue fabric is from Mary Ghormley that she purchased at the Bancroft General Store in July 1987. It is machine pieced and hand quilted.

The quilt is about 21 inches square.

Well Shop Hop 2009 has passed. It was very busy with alot of hoppers out in this part of the state. Now trying to get caught up on sleep after being open for 105 1/2 hours in those long days. did get a new sample made so I could take down the yellow and black quilt that was made up in the shop hop block. Now need to get a quilt made for the Quilt Nebraska 2009 auction in July that needs to be done by June 1! Hopefully this will auction will meet the NSQG pledge to the IQSC. If you would like to go to www.nsqg.org to check out Quilt Nebraska. It is a fun time. First registration must be postmarked by May 15.

New fabrics that have just arrived at Quilter's Delight is the black yellow and white collection from Exclusively Quilters called Mellow Yellow. It is really neat and will work with other black and white prints. Janet has made a quilt up using her shop hop block and will display it starting April 16.

Don't forget to get your Nebraska Independent Fabric Shops SHOP HOP bag. They are a really neat lime green and large. They also have long handles. Shop hop is April 16, 2009 thru April 26, 2009. It includes the whole state of Nebraska with 33 shops. Last year we gave away over $5000 in gift certificates.

Any question call Janet at 308 995 2728