Stay Tuned....Big Changes are Coming!

 

It may be a bit premature, but I'm just too excited to keep this to myself!

I have put on offer on a house and the offer has been .....

ACCEPTED!!!

As a way of catching everyone up....I moved to California from
Portland, Oregon almost 10 years ago to be near my grandsons.

Well, the little critters are growing up F-A-S-T and as young teens tend to do, they do not so much want to come to meemaws and sleep on the futon for a sleep over any more.  Hot chocolate and checkers is not that big a draw any longer.

And, I'm considering retirement in a couple of years...

And California is EXPENSIVE.  

 

 

The next phase of my life has been on my mind for a while now. 
I put an offer on a house in Quilt City, USA (Paducah, KY).  The offer has been accepted! 

For those of you who have purchased real estate, you know the process can be tedious and it takes time.  The closing is not until the very end of the year with the BIG move sometime after that.

 

And, as an added bonus, my new house is only 2 miles from Hancocks of Paducah
AND the cherry on top of all that, Paducah has an active ukulele group, too!  

I think that must be a sign from Heaven.

Have You Hugged Your Postal Person Today?

 

I received a WONDERFUL package in my box!

 

 

 

From my quilting buddy, Dawn White of First Light Designs.

 

 

 

 

And just look at these cute and coordinating fabrics!!  Just like a pre-cut, they are ready to GO!
(Pre-cut AND pre-sewn!)

Check out Dawn's Blog to see how she used these cute fabrics and HSTs.  HERE

 

I just can't wait to get to my sewing studio and play. (Although, I'm probably going to copy Dawn's car quilt....it looks so darn cute.)

Thank you, so much, Dawn, for your thoughtfulness!!

UPDATE:  Too tired to sew last night (long day at the football park)  I laid the squares out on my design floor.  

One baby quilt down, and one to go.

I spy with my little eye a boo-boo.

Now my dilemma is whether to pick them up and reassemble in the studio.....OR.....
bring Miss Ellie to the apartment and sew it up here.....hummmmmm.

Suck-It-Up, Buttercup

 Another week has come and gone and I have made some progress:

*Created some quilt blocks in EQ8.

*Cut out all the pieces for the Steam Punk quilt.

This will be a quick and easy lap quilt.
It will be for my nephew's 12-year-old.

I hope to complete the top this week (tonight, maybe?)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Attended the 10-year-old g-son's football game.

*Cleaned my whole apartment, including dusting baseboards!  (that felt good!)

*Forced myself to participate in the Ukulele Friday Night Jam.
Even though I am shy, I did play a song for the group.  They were gracious.

Special guest appearance from Sonny & Cher

 

Sometimes you just have to Fake It 'til You Make It....

These positive actions are helping get me get off that sandbar in the Doldrums

Having said that, a special "thank you" to Miss Dawn of First Light Designs for reaching out with a gift to help the process along. 
Miss Dawn offered to send me some left-over-from-a-project fabric. 
There is nothing like some new fabric to get the blood rushing!  'Eh?

Stuck in the Doldrums

 

That's me...stuck on windless waters....

Since returning from vacation I'm feeling low energy.  I can't seem go get my quilting (or my ukulele) mojo back.  And I NEED to get with the program!  It has been announced that one grand-niece and one nephew are both expecting little bundles of joy early next year....they will also be expecting a soft, cuddly gift from the Quilting Auntie.

I need to jump start my creativity!