Quilts for Carolina

Carole at From My Carolina Home shared a post about her hurricane project.   She has, also, prepared a PDF of the split 9 patch block she will be using.   It's the same block she used for the California Fire quilts.  Stop on over to her website and get the details.
  

Quilts of Compassion is also making and collecting quilts for the Hurricane Florence victims.   Their Facebook posts lists a couple of shops who are helping collect quilts, as well as address for mailing quilts. 

Scrappy Wednesday

There were several of the guild's 9-patches left from the two banners made for donation to the local library.  I rather see them all used, so going to make a small quilt that the library can use for a raffle fund raiser.  Since I haven't stitched in almost 2 weeks, this will be a good 'get back in the saddle' project.

I'm going to use this 'new' machine that was gifted on to me by another Hall of Fame inductee while at the show.  Love the color!!  A Singer 347 and she has a nice stitch.  Just needed a little cleaning up and some fresh oil.  The hard case cover has a broken handle, but that is ok.  No extra feet, but the one on her has a 'true' 1/4" and that's all I need for this gal to do some patchwork.  Love how the former owner marked the thread path - what ever helps.

I did get a real new machine that arrived during the week of the show.  I upgraded to a higher model of my Juki, which I love.  I'll have my old friend in for some service and complete cleaning and pass her on to my daughter.  This one will take me a while to go over the manual, play with all the stitches as well as make a stitch diary, make notes - then it is going to tackle that pile of quilts waiting.

I have just one more 'travel' for the year and then I am home!  I usually make November and December my ME time, but I am adding October to the list this year as well. 

Sewingly Yours,
Sharon 
  

Survived!

One show down and another to set up.  BUT, I survived the first one that was five days of work and that is a good thing.  I never took my (new) camera as it wouldn't hold a charge -  I have someone passing on photos, so I hope to share the first show with you tomorrow.

I am definitely getting to sew on Scrappy Wednesday!

Sewingly Yours,
Sharon

Quilt Show Prep

  

I haven't disappeared and everyone is well.  Mom is improving daily and I heard from everyone in the flood zone - all safe and above water.

I am just in prep mode for the Catskill Mountain Quilters Hall of Fame Quilt Show in Roxbury NY.  Quilts came in registration yesterday and today we are setting up.  Tomorrow is a Student Appriciation Day with area school groups.  Then the weekend is open to the public - 10am to 4pm each day.

 

I hope to have time tonight to catch up on all my blog reads.  Remember that the Quilters Meet & Greet is going on all month - click on button on side bar.  This is another item I need to catch up on, too.

Do some stitching for me,

Sewingly  Yours,

Sharon