Sometimes Life Gets In The Way

Don't ya just hate it when life gets in the way of quilting?!  The past couple of weeks work has been busy for me so I have not had a lot of time for quilting (or writing.)  And, am leaving on a business trip tomorrow to Vancouver BC.

I LOVE VANCOUVER BC!!  However, they do not have but one quilt store near downtown.  And, "the one" is on Granville Island, The Clothe Shop.  It is a lovely shop and I go there every chance I get.

Even though work has kept me away from the sewing machine, that does not mean I am not thinking and talking about quilting!  No, no.

I got stuck in the Phoenix airport returning from a software partner's conference in Nebraska....very long wait.  So, not a shy person, I started talking to the woman sitting next to me.... Jo-Anne.  Turns out we were waiting for the same plane to Orange County AND she quilts!!!  We had a perfectly lovely time talking about this and that and lots of talk about quilting.  So much so we did not hear them call our flight and nearly missed it!!! 
EEEKKKKK!!!  (We were waiting at the wrong gate... my fault (she said with an embarrassed look.))




Speaking of Nebraska.  I attend a conference in Lincoln every year.  It is a very informative trip and a bit like a vacation for me because:  About five years ago I met Mary Jo Boyd at this conference.  She is the owner of an on-line quilt shop, The Quilt Bear.  (See my post about The Quilt Bear's thread club HERE.)  Also, my college roommate and Spiritual Sister, Cori, lives in Omaha (with the sweetest husband in the world.)  So the three of us usually have an afternoon for a field trip.  This year we went to the International Quilt Study Center and Museum.  Very nice! Next time you find yourself in Lincoln, stop by.

And, don't forget to visit a few quilt shops, too.  We visited The Cosmic Cow. The gentleman shop owner was very nice and helpful.  He and his wife have opened a second store in Lincoln, "The Udder Shop."  Ha Ha.

My "vocation" (the job that pays the bills and buys the fabric) is as a software trainer to law firms.
I had the privilege of working with a firm in Irvine this past week. And, you guessed it, met a woman WHO QUILTS!  Suzanne!  We only had a few minutes to chat about quilting because I was supposed to be working, after all.  But, she lives near me and I'm hoping we can become good quilting buddies.

Won't really have any time today to quilt... The Babes are coming over to swim but I did want to leave you with this one tutorial....

IF you are on Facebook and IF you have liked "24 Blocks" you may have noticed they are posting a lot of tutorials lately... it's really nice.  Yesterday I watched this one about creating custom labels for your quilts.  Here is the YouTube link.

Do you add labels to your quilts?  If not, you should.  When I'm dead and gone and some future generation finds the quilt I made, they will know who made it and for whom.

That's all for today... Need to run to the store and get snacks for The Babes...let's see:  apples, bread (for grilled cheese sandwiches) cookies and ice cream... that should do it.  Bye.