Intelligent Human Contact at Last

I'm doing the "Happy Dance", (OK, only in my head). I finally made it to the W/S quilt guild meeting tonight. What a very talented and friendly bunch of ladies.
I got to meet Heritage Quilter , that was a very nice surprise; since it wasn't planned and we were practically sitting next to each other.
Mary Stori gave a great lecture and slide show on wool penny quilts and beading them. Makes me want to search "Box Mountain" for my beading supplies.

"The List"

Ok, I want to play, too. Several other blogger have "The List" on their blogs.

Rules: Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real; nothing made up! You cannot use any word twice and you can't use your name for the boy/girl name question. Have Fun!!

1. What is your name: Sue
2. A four Letter Word: slim
3. A boy's Name: Steve
4. A girl's Name: Sandy
5. An occupation: seamstress
6. A color: silver
7. Something you wear: slippers
8. A food: shrimp
9. Something found in the bathroom: sleep-aid
10. A place: son's house
11. A reason for being late: stoplights
12. Something you shout: stop
13. A movie title: Sleepless in Seattle
14. Something you drink: Singapore Sling
15. A musical group: Steppenwolf
16. An animal: Shetland pony
17. A book title: Scrap Happy
18. A country: Siberia
19. A city: St Louis
20. Something you value or believe: sleep

Stop and stoplight are not the same word! Neither is sleep and sleepless! They all have separate listings in the dictionary!

Blogging vs. Quilting

I seem to spend more time reading other people's blogs, than I do quilting. I originally started reading the blogs for inspiration. I guess I am feeling pretty isolated, since the move. My friends inspired me before the moved. I really hated WV, but for the first time in my life I had a circle of true friends. I don't regret the move, I just am still adjusting. "WS Guild next month or bust!"

First Visitors

Well, our first visitors arrived the 19th, DH's sister - Ann & hubby - Gerry, from Ontario.
Gerry rewired the house and my studio, while they were here. I can now turn on the coffee pot, toaster and microwave with out blowing a circuit. Or more importantly leave the sewing machine and a light on when I turn on the iron.
The move slowed down finishing a reversable triple Irish chain quilt I am working on for their kingsize water bed. Now that the move is finished and company has left I can get back to it.

Christmas In January

We have finished up the major move. I am now opening boxes of stuff I packed over 4 years ago for the move to WV. Fabric and tops that were missing in action. It is like Christmas all over!

Look out NC I'm here!

I finally arrived in NC to stay, on Friday, to stay. DH wanted to know what all I had managed to bring. Told him I couldn't tell, it was like Christmas and he would find out when he opened the presents/tubs of stuff.
I brought my bare necessities to survive.
Two trunks and a large suitcase of my antique quilt tops and quilts, a few projects in progress, my 7570 Pfaff, my Featherweight, a serger, a couple tubs of kitchen staples and equipment, case of Escargot, the contents of the bar cabinet and a small suitcase of clothes.
Previous trips brought a set of bunk beds and folding chairs that we use camping. Real furniture will arrive in a month or so (oops 4 or 5 months - Jan. 12, 2009), after all the painting and repairing is done. As long as I am set up to sew and sleep I'm good.
Quilt guild here meets on Tuesday, I look forward to going and finding new friends to quilt with.

Packing

Packing can be a real pain. Unpacking can really be fun, it's like getting Christmas or Birthday presents. We have always managed to unpack boxes that weren't unpacked the move before. I know I will get gifts of fabric, I actually picked and bought for specific projects. The past four years I have been staring at bolts of fabric left from my fabric shop in Florida, of twenty years ago.
DH leaves in 3 days for his new job. I will pack and sew, then pack some more. Maybe I can finish his missing 5oth birthday quilt as a surprise. Of course will have to find out where it hid during the "mistake" I mean move to WV.
I have been work on a blue Triple Irish Chain for his sister on Tuesday nights. this summer. Tuesday night, my friend Janet keeps her quilt shop open til 9 pm.