Progress on the Harley quilt

After work I had to run a couple errands. One of those stops including getting a new lightbulb for my sewing machine. It burned out the first night I was in NY. It is such a pain to replace, but now I can see a bit better.

Both of the Harley tank tops have been modified so I could square them off.

I continued to press on interfacing and rough trim more t-shirts for the side rows. I didn't hang them on the design wall because I was just too tired.

I pulled all the fabrics I had for backing Harley quilts and settled on this one.  Once I figure the final measurements for this top, I cut the backing and throw it in the wash.

"Dancing and singing, moving to the groove"

KarenNY - you are a no-reply blogger so I sure hope you read this. Email me at pattynubs at gmail dot com. I didn't have any problems finding the airport and picking up my sister. We headed to Hobby House Needleworks for some shopping. I bought a piece of linen, a cute pair of scissors, and some floss.

We headed to the hotel, got her checked in, then decided to head toward the mall to find some place for dinner. The mall was only a couple miles away and we found a Mexican resturant that was excellent. We took a walk around the mall to get our steps in and this place was HUGE! They even had a merry-go-round in the food court!

For snacks I brought a coffee cake and pan banging chocolate chip cookies. The coffee cake was our breakfast.

Thursday night my sister helped me finish the angels. I sewed and she stuffed. I was so glad they were finished and gifted. I got to meet Brenda and Laura from the flosstube Brenda and the Serial Starter. What a couple of lovely ladies. I got big hugs from both of them, and they loved the tote bags and angels. Laura had brought her mother, and their friend Kelly was there too. We had met them over at Hobby House on Thursday so that evening while we finished up the angels, my sister put together some project bags and pouches for Laura's mother and Kelly as a little gift. It was so fun to see the smiles on their faces when we gave them their presents! Mom almost cried. I am so glad I brought extra stuff!

I gave my sister her tote bag. She was checking it out and found that when I topstitched the zipper I had caught the back of the pocket and sewed the pocket shut! LOL!!  I fixed that. My sewing set up sure came in handy!

My sister gifted me this cute hedgehog pin cushion, some butterfly pins (those came in handy for pinning the angels), and a sugar skull needle minder.

The trees in front of the hotel were so pretty.

Friday and Saturday there was a cash bar in the stitching tent/building. We had ourselves a cocktail. The space was nice a big, but the lighting was not so good once the sun started going down. I had brought my Ott light, but the battery must be dead because the light wouldn't come on unless it was plugged in. There were very few outlets and they didn't want cords running across the floors.

Saturday night they had a band that played for 2 hours. We were "dancing and singing, moving to the groove..." That was part of one of the songs they played. The one hit wonder by Wild Cherry which was Play that Funky Music.

Hobby House Needleworks

Then they gave us a chart of the building to stitch!

They gave us these charts, fabric and floss for making these small pillows. This was an collaboration between two designers for Heartstring Samplery and Plum Street Samplers.

They gave us this chart for making a pincushion

My sister and I gathered an armload of those pouches and walked around to pass them out. Everyone seemed to like them. I think there were 300 people there. We are planning to do another retreat together! We had a great time at the retreat and just hanging out together. We don't get to see each other very often. Here are the goodies I received

The route I took to and from the retreat was partly off the beaten path or otherwise meaning the scenic route. I went thru this cute town and stopped on my way home on Sunday to take a look in a couple of the shops that were open. I found a handmade chip and dip set (the bowls are separate) for $24.00. What a steal! Palmyra is in the area we were so I thought it would make a nice memento. I put some of the little things I was gifted at the retreat into it.

We left for the airport at 12:30 Sunday. I spent about 45 minutes in Mt. Morris, NY shopping, four hours later once I hit Ohio I stopped for a break and to get gas, and got home at 7:02 p.m. Traffic was light the weather was beautiful. My yard needed mowed and trimmed, so I did that as soon as I got home.

Monday I unpacked, did a load of laundry, and had to clean up the sewing studio. I had left it in a wreck! All cleaned up now!

Monday afternoon I got started on the Harley quilt. I have to get it done by June 5th. I have these two tank tops I took apart and need to fill in the neck and armholes so they can go into the quilt. These are the one I had to wait for.

This is where I am right now

Lost and found

Tuesday night I helped out at a fundraiser for the man running for Ward councilman. The place was just down the hill from where I lived, but I couldn't find it. I drove around for a good 25 minutes, ended up where I started then finally saw the tiny sign for the place. UGH!

I took a road trip to a cross stitch retreat. My neighbors are taking care of the house. I drove 6 hours all the way to Pittsford NY then got lost. It took a phone call, 45 minutes, and several people to get me to the hotel. Geeze! I ended up having a meltdown out of frustration from the night before and not being able to get the phone to show me what I wanted to try and find the place. I was exhausted after being in the car over 6 hours. The lady at the desk felt so bad for me that she had a bottle of sparkling wine and a charcuterie plate sent to my room. I gave her a boxy pouch and a curved top pouch for being so kind helping me out. That was my dinner and it was very good!

I did get back in the car and drove over to Hobby House Needleworks, They are about a mile from the hotel, but again a building with NO SIGN! What the what? They have lots of goodies for stitching and quilting fabric. The quilting fabric is expensive! $13 to $16 a yard! Yikes!

I got my sewing station set up in my room. There was stuff I needed/wanted to get done.

I had my thread bed made - it was a prototype the one with the red roses - and I brought everything I needed for four more for gifts. I had pressed on the interfacing, cut all the pieces to size, and pressed the folded pieced for the zippers so all I needed to do was to assemble and trim as needed. Got those done!

This morning, I stuffed these smalls, sewed the opening closed, and put the embroidery around the edges.

Heading to the airport shortly to get my sister.

Angel stands and thread bed

It was another busy evening. First, I started working on the stands for the angels. The wood I had wasn't wide enough, so I added a piece of a square yardstick that was the same depth. I stained the wood first then glued the yardstick to the base. All I need to do is give them a light spray of poly then put some felt on the bottom.

I am so close to being done with the second angel. Here is where I was at on the end of day Sunday and where I am now.

I did a bit of straightening up, some laundry, and finished up dishes that needed washed. I couldn't find my thread bed, so I decided to make one. I have all the pieces cut out. It won't take long to put this together.

I am taking some time off so posting could be sporadic for the next 6 days.