Another beautiful Wednesday in the Carolinas!

A week from today, I will be headed to Fayetteville, NC for the North Carolina Symposium.  This year it is sponsored by the Tarheel Quilters and will be held on the Methodist College campus.

While this is more of a retreat with classes being the main focus, there is a quilt show and vendors that is open to the public (entrance fee of $6.00).  There will be 21 vendors there so well worth the drive.

I am hoping to have this close to finished with the kit available.

It's 'Calico Baskets' by Cheri Payne.  The wools are selected and the fusible web is cut out.  Just a little hand work at night should do the trick!

The public portion of the event runs .......

May 23, 2013      Thursday           9am-6pm

May 24, 2013      Friday               9am-7pm 

May 25, 2013      Saturday           9am-7pm

May 26, 2013      Sunday             9am-noon (some vendors will be open)

I am restocked on the Vine Rolls (they sold out quickly!) and almost all of the charm packs are finished.

I'm getting lots of help from Sweet Baby Girl so I should be ready for you!

Go to the Tarheel Quilters website for more information.

Blessings, Cathi

I've been trying! . . . . .

I've been trying to carve out some time to post about my trip to the mountains of West Virginia but I've been just so busy with dyeing wool and keeping Sweet Baby Girl!  I didn't even get a chance to take the sewing machine out of the car until Monday .... a week after I got back!!

Suffice it to say, we had a blast!  I finished/started 5 projects .... stayed up much too late and got up much too early.  So it wasn't a restful weekend but it was a much needed weekend.  I will definitely be back!!  There were 45 of us there ....... rughookers and quilters and some that were both.

The Woolen Willow sisters (and their parents) were great!  We even had a visit from a new quilt designer that made her first public appearance ....... Ms. Beverly Bouchet (aka sister Sally).

The setting couldn't have been better (except maybe a little warmer in the morning LOL) .....

and like I said, I did quite a bit of work ......

A Kim Diehl freebie .. that just needs the wool touches

A secret baby quilt project that just needs layering, quilting and binding.

A Cheri Payne freebie from her blog last year.  Sorry don't remember which month it was.

And another Cheri freebie from last month.  Mine's not as scrappy as hers  and I still want to add some more wool applique.

And there is a 5th project which is just sections of pieces so no picture.  I hope I can find time soon to do the handwork and quilt them but the dye pots are calling ....... again!

Hope you can join us on one of the retreats The Woolen Willow has .......

Blessings, Cathi

Aaaawwww ..... Retreating, here I come . . . . .

"I'm old, Gandalf. I know I don't look it, but I'm beginning to feel it in my heart. I feel... thin. Sort of stretched, like... butter scraped over too much bread. I need a holiday. A very long holiday . . . . ."

Bilbo Baggins

That pretty much sums it up. Although I won't be taking a LONG holiday, I am going to take a holiday.  I leave this morning for the mountains of West Virginia to go on a retreat sponsored by the Woolen Willow chicks ..... the owners/sisters that also produce the Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine.

I am taking plenty of UFO's so I will be ready if/when the mood strikes me to do one of them.  I am taking NOTHING business related ........ just me and my sewing machine humming along . . . . . with about 45 other kindred spirits ..... at a lodge ...... in a state park ..... in the mountains.  Sounds heavenly ..... will let you know when I get back!

Woolen Willow has several retreats throughout the year.  Go here for their retreat webpage.

Blessings, Cathi

Gradations . . . . .

Anyone that has visited my booth will know that I have sold bundles of gradations since the first year.  

I have finally come up with a way to display them on the website that I like so all of you can see them.

How cool does that look?!

Each bundle contains 6 shades of one color or "recipe".  There are 11 different colorways making 66 different swatches of wool - all scanned in.  Add in a little computer magic of cutting and pasting and tada!!

They have a website page all to themselves ...... just click here. 

They are available in two sizes now .... 

the original grouping of Fat 1/16 (each one about 8" x 12") for $30.00

and in a new size called Baby Bundles (each one about 6" x 8") for $12.00

And on a side note, while I was editing the website, I added the Vine Rolls on the Hand-dyed Wool page!

***I think my website server didn't have it's morning coffee because the pages aren't loading right today.  It worked fine yesterday.  I'm sure it's just a temporary glitch ...... keep trying! *** 

Blessings, Cathi

Vine Rolls . . . . .

Did you ever want to put a wool vine in your border without so much piecing or splicing?  Or you just can't the vine to 'flow' right with shorter pieces?  Introducing Vine Rolls ......

Each Vine Roll contains 4 different green strips (Cedar, Primitive Green, Pine Tree and Wintergreen).  Each strip is approximately 2" wide x 50" long.  That's a lot of vines and a lot of leaves.  Each Roll is $12.00.

Vine Rolls will make their debut at the Anderson Area Quilt Show this weekend.  It is being held at the Westside Community Center, 1100 W. Franklin Street, Anderson, South Carolina.

The show runs Friday (tomorrow) and Saturday from 9 to 5 both days.

As well as you should know me by now, it's not up on the website yet.  LOL And if you just can't wait for me to get it up there and you really need one soon, just email me.  We can work something out.

Blessings, Cathi