A GQ Make Over

I need more room for a bigger better quilting machine....

And he loves me.

 So, he said he was going to knock out the wall between his Guitar room and my Quilting room.  I kept thinking it was not the best idea... what if we EVER sell our house and the new people want bedrooms.  Like we are EVER going to move.

And in true Eldredge spirit, once decided, it has begun.  AND I love the bigger room.  It looks great all one GQ room.  We're excited to have space for us to be together to enjoy our hobbies.

Springville Museum of Art Quilt Show

I entered a quilt in the Springville Quilt Show because I love this little museum and I've gone to quilt shows there for years and been amazed and awed at the show.  This wasn't really a "Show" quilt but it was the last one I finished.

QNNtv.com Filming at our Studio

Quilt It!  The Long Arm Quilting Show.

We moved all of the sewing machines out of our studio and filmed about 18 upcoming episodes, plus my boss, Vicki does a short take, or a 5 minute spot for each guest.  The guests are professional quilters who  did teaching and demonstrations about quilting with Jodie Davis as the  host.

It was pretty cool to see the TV monitors and the lights and camera guys.

This is Lisa Calle, she showed some great ways to quilt your quilt to death... Beautifully.  Here's another quilt she did.

This is Vicki, my boss.  She is great to work with.  It's been incredible.  Every day is something new.  She is a natural.  She really knows her stuff. And all of her takes were done pretty much with no stops... AND she showed a couple of my quilts in her bit on thread choices... it's all so crazy new to me.  I'm blown away by all of it.

Check out the detail she has quilted in ....

Trucking through Life... New Job and a Road Trip!

These are the Educators in the Salt Lake Handi Quilter Studio...

 UNTIL JULY 18th.  And then I joined them.  It is my dream job! Quilt EVERYTHING! These are the people who trained me.  I rented in the studio for 2 years.  I made 25 quilts going up to quilt once or twice a week and then they moved to a new studio and quit renting time on machines and I had to BUY my own machine.

So I had only been on the job about a week when they asked if I could go on the road.

MILWAUKEE Quilt SHOW...

I wasn't so sure about the whole thing.  It meant I had to make all my flight connections by myself.  No one else went from Salt Lake at the same time I went.  But I got it figured out....

THIS IS HOUSTON.

Houston is where they have the big International Quilt show every year.  When I got my laptop computer I put a picture of Houston on the wall paper.  My goal... get to Houston on quilt business.  Pretty cool everything worked out the way it did.

Most of the time in Milwaukee I was in a classroom with 12 of our sewing machines set up.  I made sure everyone had a good running machine, thread, bobbins, good tension, etc. AND  since I was in the classroom I got all the good quilting ideas and techniques the teachers were doing.  A couple of the teachers gave me their books.  I learned a lot, good stuff.  I also spent some time in the Vendor booth selling and demonstrating and answering questions... but mostly just had a great time talking to people who love to quilt as much as I do.  I think this job might turn into a job at some point, so far it is just a whole lot of fun.

It could be worse.  I may end up with my mug on the back of a moving truck, so I have to tell myself ...It could be worse.  Although, I'm pretty much loving everything about this JOB!

Yes, I really gave some away.

On Mother's Day I had each of my daughters and daughters in law pick a number out of a cup. They thought they were going to choose from treasures we'd picked up at a garage sale. BUT they really got excited about their numbers when Jerry carried in an armful of quilts. Michelle got # 1 and she had no trouble choosing since she and the girls come over for dinner every night and then the girls play with toys in the sewing room and Michelle plays with her phone and I quilt and we all visit. We were a little worried about how to pick for Jami since she is in Seattle, but she ended up with # 5 anyway... last to choose. Now, Kalee is the one who got it all started, she told me she wanted her name on a bright, flower quilt.... and I got thinking I really am ready to share my treasures... with my treasures. I love ALL of my daughters, and I include daughters in law. They are the best! Best moms, best wifes, best daughters, friends, best to be with for lots of fun, food, and great times. Love you all.

And Jami had to wait until she came to town to pick hers, it turned out she got the last # in our pick.  So this is the one she chose.  But she's such a good daughter, she forgot to put it in her suit case when she left so I am still babysitting it.  YEAH!

Award Winning Sex Machine Quilter

So, when I found out I'd won a ribbon, I texted all of my family... took a chance and texted even Macady. Everyone sent congrats, but Macady sent the funniest reply:

"I'M PROUD OF YOU GRANDMA, GOOD JOB WITH YOUR SEXING!"

So, I'm getting lots of texts in and trying to answer questions and all at the same time, and Jodi sends one wanting to know what I won it for. I wrote back. "Sexing." Jodi wrote back something about not knowing times were so rough for Jerry and I. Then for Mother's Day I got this bag. Pretty funny kids I have.

HMQS ...2nd Place at the Quilt Show

I got a voicemail ..."Do you have tickets for the award show? If not you might want to get some and come, it could be really fun for you." So I was so excited to go up and get my Ribbon, when I got back to my seat I was even more excited to open my envelope and see what I had won. It was a note in the envelope that said "Your check or CERTIFICATE is in the mail." They bill this national quilt show as giving $ 24,000 in prize money. I checked the mail and checked the mail, all the while really expecting that since I was only 2nd place I wouldn't be in the money. But... $300. And the ribbon. I am VERY excited about this ribbon at THIS quilt show.