catching up with myself

HI everyone, I have been burning the candle at both ends!! My body is telling me to slow down, but you know it is so difficult to do that sometimes. I love what I do, quilting!
But this weekend, my body told me NO! I want to do nothing! I don't know how many naps I took! LOL
I was on the couch a lot, this is NOT normal for me. I think my poor body is just getting tired. It needed some down time and down time I gave it.
For the most part, I was on the couch watching tv and I even went to bed extra early both Saturday and Sunday night.
I feel refreshed this morning, very refreshed.
Today I have to travel over to Decorative Stitch ( http://www.decorativestitch.com/ ) in Shelby Township. I will be working in the booth at the Novi, Michigan's Sewing Expo in late September. We are training to make sure all of us on the sales floor knows how to operate certain functions of the machines we will be demonstrating on.
Speaking of quilt shops, did you know how many quilt shops Michigan is blessed with?! We have lots here, especially in the Metro Detroit area where I live. All of the shop owners are so nice!
Sew, on that note, Please support your local quilt shop! There are lots that are closing their doors! The owners are sometimes having a difficult time trying to figure out what the consumer needs/wants. Sew, help your owners of the shops by taking classes, buying fabric and notions from your local shop.
Fun pretty fabrics I purchased while on a shop hop in western North Carolina. I had never participated in a shop hop, I think I will do this again, I had such a great time, plus I had a great quilting buddy with me!

My quilt, below, from the set of Love of Quilting

Well everyone, I have to get moving. I have work to do...I have a quilt due to another magazine.
Happy Quilting!

Happy Independence Day!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday weekend!
I'm down in the HOT STEAMY SUNNY south, matter of fact,  I'm in Rock Hill, South Carolina this week.
Last week, I left my home Tuesday late afternoon,  around 4pm, and drove to Lancaster, Ohio. That was the first leg of my trip. I spent the night in Lancaster, got up early the next morning, got in my truck, and off I drove to Landrum, SC!
On Thursday,  I drove to Columbia to teach my quilt "Rock Around the Block"
The class was held at Shirley's Pieces and Patches IN Lexington off of Sunset Blvd.  Shirley and her staff make you feel right at home! Her shop beautiful,  fabric selection is great!
The local guild had invited me to present my trunk show and teach. Here are some pictures...by the way, it was HOT down there! I know I'm a Carolina girl, I know all about heat and humidity,  but HONEY! HOT IS HOT!! And it was HOT, 100° when class was over....we walked outside to load our sewing machines...Oh my!! I have not felt that kind of heat in a LONG TIME!

Tomorrow we are heading to Oak Island for an over night trip.
Wednesday I'm flying to Indianapolis to help out at the American Sewing Guild show with Baby Lock.
Ok everyone, have a wonderful week, safe holiday!
Happy Quilting!