Spring Fling 2011 part 1--enjoy!!!

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One Loose Thread Quilting

Is open for business!!!!!!!

My last official day of work was last Thursday. It was a tearful goodbye to Dr. Brown and the patients, but, I am so excited about the next part of my life.

Olivia is oiled and ready for a quilt to be worked on tomorrow. I am going to put one of Beth Karr's tops on the machine and work with it. While I am doing that I plan to start a T-shirt commission for a nice young lady who is attending USC. Need to finish her quilt before the end of the month.

I have one or two others in line for the next few weeks. So, if your top is complete, bring it on!! I look forward to working with each one of them.

Plans are going forward for Spring Quilt Camp. Only about 6 weeks to go, so I need to really spend some time getting that organized. We always have special surprises to go with the weekend.

It will take some time to get my 'ducks in a row' and know how this deal works. I am also having some computer problems that I need to resolve quickly. Sure will seem different not leaving the house to go to work tomorrow. However, my commute time is less than 2 minutes!!! and I can go in my pajamas!!!!!

Have a great week---I hope to check in more often.

What! My Vacation is Over??? No Way!!

I'm not real sure where the time went over the last week. If you know please clue me in. I also discovered that this is DECEMBER and Christmas is just a few weeks away.

It can be really depressing when your vacation comes to an end. Unfortunately, I have to go back to work in that other world tomorrow. You know the one I'm talking about? When was the last time you flossed?

This past week has been great. I quilted a large commission (double nine patches), finished my last Christmas quilt(all 3 need labels), did a lot of paper work for Spring Quilt Camp,spent 4 days at the beach with my sister,Pat, and finished binding 2 'love'quilts for Devine Quilt Guild. Oh yea, I also found the fabrics for the Spring mystery and met with 2 new clients, one for a new commission quilt and another with 2 tops to be quilted. Life is good.

Beth has finished the design for the mystery and now I am sewing (well I will be as soon as I get the clues cut out). She brought the finished top to me for the quilting and I will be starting on that very soon.

While we were at the beach Pat and I found some great things for Spring Fling. I usually theme the weekend and Saturday night revolves around that theme. A little friendly compitition also takes place. Usually some type of 'craft' item. This Spring is going to be the best yet. Can't wait for this!!

Hope you have a great week. I hope that I do too.

Sunday!!!!!!!!!!!

I spent my afternoon with this young lady. We went to the 'new' JoAnn's--sob, sob, sob. The new store is like 15 miles away instead of 2 miles from my house. The store is very nice, but somewhat crowded. The fabric is packed together and difficult to see. This store is a 'Michael's' with fabric wanna be. It may be a good thing that it is so far from the house.

Sadly, we are loosing our favorite Local Quilt Shop the Quilted Pearl. It has been expecially wonderful to have this shop that has become such a significant part of quilting in Columbia. Cheryl has made her classroom and full service shop available to all of the guilds in Columbia anytime of the day and any day of the week.

Quilters of South Carolina will be meeting at the White Oak Conference Center next weekend. I am looking forward, not only to the classes, but also to seeing many of my friends from across the state.

Have a great week and don't forget that registration is open for 'Spring Fling' Quilt Camp in February. Check out the information on the Retreat page as there have been some changes. If you want to register just email me and I will send you a simple to print registration form.

LET'S GO SEW !!!!!!!!

Me and My Gammill



Client Quilt



Client Quilt

These are the cute little quilts that I have been working on this weekend. I have tried some new pantographs and some different ways of loading the frame, so it really has been a learning experience. However, I do want everyone to know that I LOVE MY GAMMILL!!!! This girl (I know she is a female Gammill) has worked flawlessly all weekend. Not one bad stitch has she taken. She is absolutely AWESOME!!!!!!! However, she still does not have a name. One will come to me I'm sure



Client Quilt



                                                                         You see that stack of 'stuff' on top of my cutting mat? It is yards and yards of 'hanging sleeve'. I have obtained racks for the Gravatt quilts, the ones for the auction at the 'Under The Tent' event. The problem is, that most of these quilts don't have sleeves on them, sooooooooo, I am going to apply sleeves.  NOTE TO SELF: When you donate a quilt or wall hanging to someone to auction--put a sleeve on it so that it can be properly displayed.  My major concern when we give pieces to these groups is that they will be shown laying on a table and look like a placemat. That is the reason that I am trying to get involved with the display of the quilts.  I will also be helping with Harvest Hope Food Banks'  'Empty Bowls' event------even though I won't get to go. That is the weekend of QSC's Fall Retreat and I will be at White Oak.

That's my report for now. I do have this quilt on my design wall. Need to get the borders on it so that it can get in line to go on the frame. I do have a few other personal quilts to work on in line before this one.

Stay tuned: Registration will open this week for One Loose Thread's 'SPRING FLING' in February 2011. Keep checking as this information will be posted on the retreat page.

Hope everyone has a good week. Stay safe and LET'S GO SEW!!!!!!!!