P-DUB’S QUILT STUFF
12203 HWY 76
EXETER,
MO 65647
NEW
HOURS: EVERY Saturday
(closed August 31st and December 28th)
HOURS: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Karen’s “Needle Turn
Applique” class last Saturday was great.
Everyone had a blast (and learned a new addiction!).
Karen was gracious
enough to bring her “Mama Said” quilt which was chosen to hang at the 2013 AQS quilt
show in Paducah, Kentucky this spring.
Karen made the quilt in honor of her Mother’s 90th
birthday. The pictures on the blog do
NOT do this quilt justice. It is truly
stunning. Thank goodness I put pictures of
Karen’s class (and her quilt) on the blog….. before I lost the memory card to my
camera…….
I
keep forgetting to mention: I finished the “Shop Hop” quilt by the self-imposed
deadline of June 1st. Cheryl
W. quilted it and Pat is currently putting the binding on (everyone knows I’m
allergic to the “b” word). I’ll put
pictures on the blog when Pat brings it back (providing I can find the memory
card for my camera).
Several months ago I
made blocks using the “Double Slice Layer Cake” method using an “ABC 123” layer
cake. This line is 1930’s/vintage/reproduction prints by designer American Jane
for Moda. Notice, I said I made the blocks………it
was my first time doing this method so; I didn’t know what I was doing. I made
the executive decision to color outside the lines and………it wasn’t the smartest
thing I’ve ever done J J
After a lot of finger
tapping and head scratching, I turned the blocks over to Pat (our overworked
non-paid employee) a.k.a. the “professional”.
She spread fairy dust on the blocks and worked her magic. Viola! She
brought back the top and……it’s adorable (and the blocks are perfectly
arranged). After getting it quilted, I turned it back over to Pat to do the ‘b’
word (remember, I’m allergic). I’ll have
Sweetness hang it up when she brings it back.
I’ll also put pictures of it on the blog (as soon as I find the memory
card for the camera).
I love new stuff. It
doesn’t matter if it’s fabric, a new pattern, or a new gizmo (but I really
love gizmos). This week’s new gizmos (notice it’s plural, not singular)
are…..drum roll please…….9 degree wedge rulers, 10 degree wedge rulers, Simple
Curves rulers, three sizes of circle wedge rulers and three sizes of
Squedges. We received a book called
“Quilts without Corners” and some cool new patterns that use the new
gizmos. YIPPEE!!
Another nifty book we
received this week is called “Fancy to Frugal—Authentic Quilt Patterns from the
30’s”. I almost flipped when I saw all
the old patterns and instantly knew we HAD to have this book in the
shop. We do!
The “30’s Playtime” fabric line is
coming sometime this month (or the first week in July) and now that we have
this super cool book…………… I see a new quilt on the horizon. If you’re a 1930’s/reproduction/vintage freak
like I am, this book is definitely for you.
We also have a new
fixture in the shop: The pre-cuts (layer cakes, charm packs and jelly rolls)
were multiplying when we weren’t looking so; there is another baker’s rack in
the shop so you can see everything better.
Drum roll
please………………the best “new” thing in the shop this week is the air conditioner.
I know, I know. It took four years to
get heat in the shop. I promised it
wouldn’t take that long to get air conditioning and, it didn’t. Thank
goodness. We have air……cool…….wonderful……….circulating
air. I’ll take a picture of this contraption and put on the blog when I find the
memory card for my camera!
Sweetness starts his
clinicals next week……for six weeks. YIKES! He bought his own blood pressure cuff,
stethoscope and lifting belt. He’s already warned me I’m his “patient” for
using the blood pressure cuff and stethoscope.
Oh joy.
I
realize it’s several months away but: Melba will celebrate her 80th
birthday in November. We will have a birthday party for her in the shop at a
yet-to-be determined time and date….stay tuned for details.
Hopefully, I’ll be able to find the memory card for my camera between now and
then.
See you Saturday,
P-Dub and Sweetness
