Winner of Buttercream Summer

Just a quick note to let you all know

who won the

Buttercream Summer Block of the Month

Give Away!

Congratulations to

Renea Yarolim!

I just heard from her today

so it will be on it's way.

Thank you all for participating!

John'aLee

Calling out at ya 'll from Paducah...Quilt City USA!!

We're here!

In good 'ole Quilt City, USA!

Ladies...

you must make it here to Paducah!

It is incredible all of the things that are going on here this week.

Quilt Classes all over the city,

Shows...Church Luncheons...

the National Quilt Museum has special exhibits....

there are vendors galore

and so much more!

When we arrived we found out that we almost

weren't going to have a show.

The River was almost risen to overflowing

and seeing the Convention Center is right on it....

all of us vendors had to set up

in the old

Office Max and Circuit City buildings.

And we all went to single booths!

Ugh!!!

We are making it work though!

And as always...

meeting up with the quilter's 

have dispelled the bad weather

as well as the unfortunate set up situation.

 

And my darling little T-Bug

surprised me and showed up at the show today!

I love you kiddo! You made my day!

Tomorrow's our last day...

and then...

ahhh....

some...

sweet...

time...

off!

Sending Love from Paducah...

 

John'aLee.....Where have you been???

I know that is what some of you are wondering!

I'm here!

Just been workin' night and day...

trying to get the next Mystery Block 

done in both

Buttercream Summer 

and Parisian Summer.

Add on that a few shows...

in a few different states...

and there you have it.

The above block is 

The Grandmother's Flower Garden piece

that took me forever to complete.

Here are some close ups:

 I was super pleased with how 

this one turned out.

It's the Guitar Man's favorite so far!

And finally...

the eight block in Buttercream Summer is finished.

This one I had problems with.

Drawings for Buttercream Summer 's 8th block: Sew Seeds of Friendship!

Finished Drawing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Close up of Teacup Full of Seeds

Sometimes...

drawings can look good on paper...

but once it goes to cloth and thread...

things change.

It may be only one thing that doesn't

work...

and puts the whole thing in disarray.

In this block...

the vine needs to be closer to the pole.

I've changed it in the drawings for the pattern...

but still have to take out a lot of that satin stitch

and redo it in this block.

Ain't designin' fun???

Sew Seeds of Friendship

And in the shoppe...

the main man...

has been working away...

 

We are leaving for Paducah

early in the morning!

Hope to see some of you there!

I will post about my Chicago show...

later this week.

Thanks for not signing me off!!

Quilting Hugs...

Cumberland River!

This is where the Guitar Man and I go walking each morning...

and sometimes in the evening as well...

The walking path that winds around down by the river...

The pathway getting down to the walk way...

 After a 30 day hard run...

with not one day off...

I kinda...

crashed and burned!

Someone emailed me this morning and asked ...

"When is it going to slow down???"

Now there's a cheery thought!

We are off early in the morning for

Quilt Inc's

big 

show

in 

Cincinnati Ohio.

I have been able to make a few runs to the bookstore...

and Ken and I found this amazing park just a few miles 

from the house...

that we sat around and enjoyed one afternoon...

He snapped a picture of me reading my Peace and Plenty book...

Beautiful Spring at the Park!

I was reading a great book at Barnes the other day...

titled...

The Happiness Project!

One thought from it...

It is more important the things done on a daily small basis...

rather than one grand gesture.

Hmmm...

Walk a little each day...

Meditate a little each day...

Eat right....all day long....

Work on a project just a little bit each day...

This has been my ponderings...

I think it will make a difference

if I can be more disciplined

and think  in this kind of mindset!

So off ...

to do the little things...

John'aLee

BUTTERCREAM SUMMER GIVE AWAY!!!

I'm over at 

Stash Manicure

today gals!

Make sure to go over there....

because someone is going to WIN a 

complete

Buttercream Summer Block of the Month Quilt Kit!

 See ya over there....

When "Quilters" keep you going....

I'm happily working on the next

block

for Parisian Summer.

Oh ...

I can't wait to get it done~

For those of you who haven't used

Transfer Eze

before...

This is what it looks like.

You feed the paper through a copy machine,

copy your embroidery design on to it,

peel off the back....

and it is sticky so you can just

adhere it to the fabric...

then start hand embroidering through it.

AMAZING!!

I probably would have given up

on hand embroidery

if it wasn't for this stuff.

Click Here to Order Transfer Eze!!

A few more close-ups of this block...

 We had such an amazing show in Ft Lauderdale Florida!

You know...

after running 30 days straight 

with no break...

a gal gets a little weary.

But the people at this show...

pulled me right up and out!

They thanked us over and over for 'adding'

to their show...

gushed over the booth...

(which in all reality was very

low on inventory...

we were actually embarrassed)

and one lady went as far 

as telling us that in the 10 years

that she has worked the show

she has never seen such an

incredible booth.

I can't begin to tell you

how a few kind words...

uplifted my spirit and soul.

Oh yes...

and I met one of my Bloggie Friends....

Sweet Linda at

Dream Quilter

What a doll she was!!

Make sure to check out her blog above.

So here are pics of the booth...

which I might add....

Ken set up ALL by himself!!

(I sat out by the pool at the hotel

drawing the next block

for Buttercream Summer)

I know...we are looking a little worn and weary around the edges...

New Meet Me In Paris Kits

This is what it looks like around the shoppe...

while assembling Block of the Month's

together.

Yesterday while out stocking up

more inventory...

I talked the Guitar Man

into taking me out for tea...

He wasn't too hip on the idea...

but did oblige...

The shoppe was so quaint and inviting...

Loved these little note cards with a teabag in them...

Guitar Man checking us out...

And finally....

a picture of Spring...

God's handiwork cannot be beat!

So it is off to Indiana tomorrow~~

Happy Quilting to all of you out there!

It is 'you' my customers 

and bloggie friends...

who keep me inspired

and uplifted!

So a big hearty thank you

from little ole me....

Latest Block in Mystery Quilt!

True Friendship Never Ends

I am only home for a few hours...

but just had to post a picture of the latest block

in 

Buttercream Summer!

I may be cutting out the bottom left hand

corner...

so thus there is no hand embroidery there...

but this could change.

I will figure it all out

after next month's block...

when it all HAS to come 

together.

Here are a few close-ups...

We pulled in late last night from Maryland...

and have to leave real early

for Florida in the morning.

But I just wanted to say

I have missed reading all of your blogs...

I have hardly turned on the computer.

Sigh.

Life will slow down.

It has too.

Here are  a few pics of 

the quilts at the Maryland show...

 

Running on steam....