Busy, busy, busy.............

It was indeed a busy week.

Monday my friend and email ad lady, 

Sandy Noelsh and I drove to Springfield, Mo. 

- actually she drove and I rode.  

It didn't start off too well.

When I picked her up, she started 

the car and the air-conditioner

blew hot air instead of cold.

After a quick trip to my neighbor who

also has taken care of our cars for 20 odd

years, it had a new air conditioner motor 

and was blowing cold air again.  

Since it's a 4 hour drive to Springfield 

that was very good.  There are lots of 

advantages to living in a small town :).

The long and short of it is that we made it to Springfield

where Sandy's sister, Charlotte, is a member of the

Ozark Piecemakers Guild.  

Tuesday I gave a lecture at 10:00 A.M. and then again

at 6:00 P.M.   It's a very large, active Guild and has a

Day Meeting and then an Evening Meeting.

Then on Wednesday, I taught an all day workshop 

on the basics of Needleturn Applique to these lovely ladies.

Throughout the entire thing I was very well taken

care of by their program chairman, Mary Loker.  

Thanks Mary.

Thursday and Friday, I stayed at home and rested

so that I could drive to Lenexa on Saturday to

meet with the  Walnut Valley Woolen 

group led by Robin Van Allen (on the far right).

They have spent the last few months working

with my Birdsong pattern.  The backgrounds

of their quilts are cotton and the appliqué is wool.

We had a delightful time looking at quilts

and eating a great lunch at the Hyatt in Lenexa.

Our Deal of the Week is

Town and Country,

one of my favorite BOM patterns.  

To get one of your own click here.

I want to thank all of you for your good wishes and

prayers for Pep.  And all the hugs for me.  

Pep is entering his 3rd month on the 

medication and the bad side effects are only

supposed to last for 3 months - God willing and

the creek don't rise.

Keep quilting ladies - I certainly am. :)

Creating things always helps and I'm working

on "Jan and Pep's Marvelous Adventures"

our 50th Anniversary Quilt.