Gotta Sew Something....

Hey chicks!
I have stuff to post, but we just found out that there is a race at Paducah Speedway!!!!....and some of Tims fave drivers are going to be there. Gotta take a few minutes to plan that out (have to return the rental car....can we get there with the RV (i think so) & park for the race AND get back and pull into our teenie tiny camp spot in the dark?????)
So I need to work on that.
And I'm having a hot flash.
I've got to get out of this darn RV!

Hancocks of Paducah

They come from all over to go to Hancocks of Paducah....................................

The dusty lot was filled with cars from just about every state......

Some of the cars were filled with ladies....some were husbands and wives....Many, if not most,

had dogs in them.....(what is it with people traveling with dogs? Seems like a huge hassle to me!

But just about every one of those cars left loaded with incredible amounts of fabric.

Just not my car.

To tell you the truth, after the first few minutes of feeling overwhelmed when I walked in the door, I quickly became aware that this place, while HUGE, wasn't everything I had pictured it to be.

Yes, they had TONS of fabric...but it's everything you see in the catalog. Nothing more. Just rows and rows of bolts and bolts of fabric.

I didn't feel anything like I do when I walk into some of my favorite quilt shops and my heart sings and I get all excited about all the possibilities that are ahead of me.

I walked around the store twice before I decided to choose some solids for a small wall quilt that I've wanted to make.........and then I grabbed some scissors in case I wanted to start it before I got home (but I cant do that unless I go buy an iron somewhere)......

And that was all!

I spent less that $20 on fabric.

Hopefully I will find something different/unusual when we go to the show tomorrow.......

This afternoon we rented a car to get around easier, and we headed over to the Quilters Museum.

I'll tell you more about that later........................................

We Fought The Orange Cones....

And the orange cones won.
We were driving down the road...might have been on 71....when we came upon orange cones VERY haphazardly placed in the roadway. Some were placed on the line dividing the lanes...some were placed a foot over..some 2 ft or more inside the lane we were driving in. Tim did a great job of dodging those cones......the motor home moved smoothly along what I can only describe as an obstacle course....and the BAM! WE hit one that couldn't be avoided.
I screamed! (ok, I cursed).
Everything seemed ok. For a minute. That's when we heard the sound. Couldn't figure out what the heck it was. Some nice guy driving down the road put his window down and pointed at the side of the RV......and so Tim looked out the window and down toward the ground. The exhaust pipe from the generator was dragging on the ground.
Crap.
Of course, many people who drove past us also decided to point out our problem.
We saw an exit ahead and pulled off....just as the pipe let go and fell off, onto the roadway.
We parked the RV, and a Kentucky State Trooper, with great big smile on his face and a prisoner in back, pulled up along side of us to let us know that our generator exhaust had fallen off, and was just back aways......
We thanked him and got out of the RV.
Tim said to me "Go get that".

On the Road With Tim & Sharon

Hello from somewhere near Western Kentucky. Hanging out in a Holiday Inn Express, in a room across from the ice machine AND the laundry room. Don't be jealous...it isn't attractive and you know it.

The drive was very nice...Tim and I both remarked how easy the trip has been so far. I realized that it was because we didn't have a single unhappy child/teen/young adult in the car with us, making demands or faces or asking to go to the bathroom 30 mins after leaving a rest area or restaurant (Sorry Kids!)

My pics didn't load in the order I would have liked, as usual, but if you start from the bottom and work up you'll see Tim and I in front of the rig....and then various scenes of Ohio & Kentucky.

We stopped in KY and ate at Chipotle Mexican Grill. Never ate there but heard about it on Oprah. There is one near our home and I've never been there before...but I will go in the future because it was De-Lish! (Try it kids!)

Our room has in intoxicating damp smell (just down the hall from the pool), and although Ive tried to mask it by spraying Bath and Body Works Lavender Vanilla spray I'm not noticing much of a difference. Oh well. With a little help from my Bag of Tricks I'll be asleep in no time.......and since I'm only steps away from the breakfast room I'll be up bright and early, grabbing coffee & something carb-a-licious for breakfast.

I'll be back (hopefully) tomorrow to fill you in on the next leg of our journey, which should take us to Duck Creek RV Resort...which is just a hop, skip and a jump from Paducah!

TTYL Ya'll!

S

A Gorgeous Day In Michigan!

I've been wasting the day cleaning. Bathroom scrubbing, ceiling fan dusting, and laundry have taken over my day. I should have my head examined.

So, since I haven't done anything at all creative today, I thought I'd share a couple of the quilts i saw when I went with my Quilty Chicks to the local community college to see their exhibit on The Depression Era. There was quite a bit to see, although I wish that there had been more quilts and that I could have gotten closer to them to get better pics.

Here are just a few.

Can anyone explain to me an easy way to move pics around on this thing? Id like to show some more of the blocks from that lavender applique quilt....but I need to move it down one space. UGH. I get so frustrated sometimes with this thing!

The heck with it. I'll show them in the next post.

Can you tell me why this is suddenly double spacing my sentences? Double UGH!

Instant Gratification Project

I made these 2 make up bags this weekend (from my stash, with the exception of the zippers). I am donating them to my Sister In Law Alyson to use as door prizes for one of her Breast Cancer 3 Day fundraisers. She and her team are hosting an all day crop that I will be unable to attend (due to my trip to Paducah!!! and Talladega!) so I thought I'd hurry up and do something to help her out. I am hoping to make one or two more.....and I will be heading out to the farm later this morning to get to work .

I really working on these types of projects...finished rather quickly and with materials on hand.

You chicks have a great day.....

Nothing much to show.....

But I will go ahead and post a photo of my Simply Vintage quilt. I still have one border left to put on. It has a vine, a star or two and a gazillion leaves.
My Hawaiian quilt is hiding behind it on my design wall. I have a block that I want to re-do on that and then all that will be left to do is put in the setting blocks and triangles and send it to the quilter. I really would like to get that done before Christmas....lol !

That's all for now. I went to the Michael Buble concert last night and stayed up past my bedtime. I need a hot bath, my jammies, and my rice bag. I need sleep.
Goodnight!