Happy Halloween!!

"Happy Halloween-Trick or Treat- Smell my feet, or give me something good to eat!" Ha Ha Ha- I have not said this in years---It still cracks me up when I say it or if I hear someone else say it. Today is one of my favorite times of the year. I personally think it should be a National Holiday - a true paid off day from work. I have always loved this day and I have instilled the joy of it into my kids. We always dressed up and paraded around. The kids are pretty creative with their costumes. Here in Silver Creek at the School- the Seniors would have a big day of it and go all out. Then they would make their way to the Elementary area and parade in front of the little ones---oh the faces of the little ones are priceless. Here at my home, my husband and I really got into it also with the kids. We always wore a custom when we took them out around the village. There were many times that my friend Margaret and her kids would come over all dressed up and we would go as a big group. Later we would return to my house to check the candy, have coffee and hot cocoa. Good memories, Good times. Now, my kids are all grown up, along with Margaret's. Halloween is different. The first couple of years, I would sort of adopt one of my younger friends kids and trail along with them when they went out and about. Lately---I have celebrated it differently. I have some fur babies here at home. One in particular indulges me and lets me dress her up. Yes--I have become that person who puts clothes on her puppy. I do it for a couple of reasons-mainly it is because she is tiny and thin and the weather here can be just too cold for her. She is a Yorkie. My other dog is not ever in the mood to allow me to put anything on him. So----My Gia (the Yorkie), has to deal with all of my goofiness. After play dressing her and parading her around- I do plan on sewing for myself in my studio. I want to work some more on the quilt tops I was working on at retreat. The day is sunny, the leaves are colorful and all over the grass, the air is crisp and all of Mother Nature is calling to me to come out for a walk. I hope everyone truly enjoys the day, laughs, and is able to share it with friends and family. Enjoy!!!!!

Gia as BeeleJuice

Gia as my little Witch

This panel was recently given to me from one of my Guild Sisters- had to make it and display

Happy Halloween!!

"Happy Halloween-Trick or Treat- Smell my feet, or give me something good to eat!" Ha Ha Ha- I have not said this in years---It still cracks me up when I say it or if I hear someone else say it. Today is one of my favorite times of the year. I personally think it should be a National Holiday - a true paid off day from work. I have always loved this day and I have instilled the joy of it into my kids. We always dressed up and paraded around. The kids are pretty creative with their costumes. Here in Silver Creek at the School- the Seniors would have a big day of it and go all out. Then they would make their way to the Elementary area and parade in front of the little ones---oh the faces of the little ones are priceless. Here at my home, my husband and I really got into it also with the kids. We always wore a custom when we took them out around the village. There were many times that my friend Margaret and her kids would come over all dressed up and we would go as a big group. Later we would return to my house to check the candy, have coffee and hot cocoa. Good memories, Good times. Now, my kids are all grown up, along with Margaret's. Halloween is different. The first couple of years, I would sort of adopt one of my younger friends kids and trail along with them when they went out and about. Lately---I have celebrated it differently. I have some fur babies here at home. One in particular indulges me and lets me dress her up. Yes--I have become that person who puts clothes on her puppy. I do it for a couple of reasons-mainly it is because she is tiny and thin and the weather here can be just too cold for her. She is a Yorkie. My other dog is not ever in the mood to allow me to put anything on him. So----My Gia (the Yorkie), has to deal with all of my goofiness. After play dressing her and parading her around- I do plan on sewing for myself in my studio. I want to work some more on the quilt tops I was working on at retreat. The day is sunny, the leaves are colorful and all over the grass, the air is crisp and all of Mother Nature is calling to me to come out for a walk. I hope everyone truly enjoys the day, laughs, and is able to share it with friends and family. Enjoy!!!!!

Gia as BeetleJuice

Gia as my little Witch

This panel was recently given to me from one of my Guild Sisters- had to make it and display

Quilt Retreat!!!

Today is a day that I love. I am packing up all of my sewing projects, machine and notions. I am loading them into my car-set the direction, and off I go!!! I love Quilt retreat. It is always so much fun. Very relaxing. I enjoy being with all the ladies. Listening to the sound of their machines. Because as we all know- they all have their own voices. I love to see what everyone is making. See their fabric. Talk, Laugh, be silly. There is usually the same core people that come. Not all are quilters. We have ladies that make garments, hand sew wool, make jewelry, machine embroider, and scrapbook their photos. Mary Elfman is the woman in charge. It is all due to her hard work and efforts that this retreat occurs twice a year. Once in the fall and then again in the spring. We have been meeting at the Chautauqua Institute. Times are changing, this time, we will be meeting at the Clarion Hotel in Dunkirk NY. I have never been there before. It is on Lake Erie. Currently it is raining-I am hoping it will clear up so that we can go outside and view the lake. I will be there from today until Sunday afternoon. Oh- I have been getting ready for a couple of weeks for this. I ordered T shirts that are not only Halloween like but have to deal with sewing. I even have new pj"s. I have a few stops to make along the way for supplies- and then on to my destination. My thoughts are to not only talk and catch up with everyone but to  try to get at least one quilt top done. I have this silly desire to fulfill. I remember my Mom talking about when she was younger and growing up in Buffalo. It was so different back then. She often said that her and her girlfriends would go to the corner stores at night to get penny candy while they were wearing their pj"s. There were times she said that they would go in the local bar to find their Dad's, Uncles etc..... to ask them for some pennies first. I have always laughed about that....... so in honor of my mom, I am going to wear my pj's and slippers and sit at the bar in the hotel and order a drink. I will lift it up and toast my Mom in heaven. I am sure she will get a kick of it.  Not sure if I will be able to post my blog while I am gone. If not--- I will play catch up when I get back. I wish everyone a great sewing weekend!!

Luminess Lights

Lights! I have lights!!! I am so happy and thrilled with my new lighting system. I have been struggling with poor lighting in my sewing studio for years. I have a huge studio with over 20 feet high ceilings. I have 4 large 8ft long sky lights in my room, but still the lighting is poor. I have used floor standing Ott lights, reading lamps, all kinds of things......but it never did the job that I needed. Well one day recently I walked into Creekside Quilt shop in Arcade. There before me-straddling a smaller version of my long arm was a vision of loveliness to me. It was a  free standing lighting system. I could not believe how much light was coming from it. I was in awe. I spoke with Sandy about it. I went home later and spoke with my husband about this. Two weeks later, I called them and told them to order me the 10 feet lights with the 2 foot extension. I have a 12 foot frame now.  I could not wait for it to come in. With it being fall, the days are getting shorter. I find that around 3:30, the natural lighting in the room is starting to decline. It makes it very difficult to continue to sew on the longarm. As luck would have it, I was taking a class at Creekside this past Saturday. What a lovely day we had. I was told before I arrived that my lights were in. Oh man-----I just could not wait to get them! I called my handy friend to see if she could help me set it up. It was not difficult and the directions were easy to follow. My husband came home in time to help us move it over the Longarm into position. Wow oh wow is all I can say- the moment I turned the light switch on, I knew my lighting issues were solved!!!! These lights are called "Luminess", a free standing light station made by the Grace Company. I would easily recommend them to anyone. It does come in varying sizes to accommodate everyone's needs. Well, I am off to go sew. I can guarantee you that I will be sewing all day and into the night! Oh happy happy me!

love my new lighting system!!!

Jane's Quilt

Oh so happy, or should I say "sew" happy!!! I am so excited to be able to finally talk about this quilt and post pictures of it. I have been working on this particular quilt for a customer for longer then I want to admit. As you can see, it is a fairly large quilt and it has many different accessories on it. You usually don't find this on quilts today. I was told that she made this quilt over several years ago. She made it in a class at a quilt shop. She finished it and had plans on hand quilting this herself. Well........life is life. The quilt found it's way into a closet all these years. I met Jane through our Guild. We are members of the Northern Chautauqua Quilting Companions Guild. She has seen some of the goodies I have shown during show and tell, along with some of the quilts I have done for the Guild or other members. She approached me at a  meeting and told me about her quilt. Of course I was interested! I received it a few weeks later. Wow oh wow!!! I could not believe my eyes. It is unique, beautiful, special, and one of a kind. You can clearly see that she poured much love and effort into the construction of this quilt top. There is decorative stitching, ribbons, buttons, lace, applique, and doilies all sewn on it. She had already had some batting attached to the back- a trapunto effect.  When I spoke with her about this, she told me to take my time, that she was not in a hurry. I looked at this quilt top many mornings and evenings planning on my approach for stitching. She wanted loft-but also she gave me freedom to do what ever I was guided to do. My first rule of thumb is to always have the stitching compliment the quilt top first, then let the stitching be seen. The top has such a ribbon/lacy/Victorian feel to it. I had so many ideas go through my head. I wanted to stick with the older feel to it with the stitching. I decided on a meander for most of the back ground because it felt good and it also preserved the loft in it. Any other filler background was too dense and it was distracting. In the large green areas I put in curling/scrolling feathers. Difficult to see due to my poor photography skills. I have to admit, I worked on this quilt top for weeks. It was very slow going. A great deal of stitch in the ditch, ruler work, and free motion. I used Glide thread: Christmas Pine and Cool Grey. They are lovely. I will be seeing her at our meeting tonight, so I plan on giving it to her then. I am so excited- I can't wait for her to see it!

Jane's Quilt

The Center medallion

some of the stitching

some of her sewn on accessories

some of the stitching. Hard to see in the green because of the matching thread

Here you can see some of the custom quilting

Of course- one of my favorite blocks

I love the back of the quilt-it really highlights the stitching!

Happy Birthday Doug!!!

Happy Birthday to you Doug!!!! Wow---can not believe that we are here again already. Today is the day you entered my life and forever changed it--for the better. I was so young when I had you. I could not envision in my head years down the road raising you. But, time waits for no one. You are 33 years old today. I just can not believe it. I just keep shaking my head. In my mind, I still see you as the little boy who would run just to run, help Grandpa Al around the house, play with Uncle Mike out in the yard, play in Baseball games after Baseball games. I see you running during your Cross Country races, getting dressed up for the prom--especially the year you took two dates! All the Halloween costumes we dressed you in, all the Christmas days we shared with Santa coming, the day of your High School Graduation. Then---one of the hardest memories ever--the day you enlisted into the US Navy right after 911. My boy, my first born---how you have grown. The things you have accomplished. I am so proud of you. I love you so much. If I could change anything, it would be where you live. I really hate that you live in California. Because of the distance, my time with you is so limited. I long for our next get together. For today, I will smile and shed happy tears for you all day. Live loudly today. Love much today. Reach high and touch the stars today. Be happy and healthy today my son. I love you!

Doug and Michael at Christmas

Doug, Joey, and Marissa at our Ugly Christmas Sweater Party

Doug and Nikki at Halloween

Doug and Nikki at their apartment in California

Doug and Me when he came on his first Space X business trip to Buffalo

Fabric Wreaths and Friend Sewing

I have to write about a wonderful sew day that I recently had. I joined in with a couple of my sewing friends to make fabric wreaths. Oh--they are just so wonderful! They were so much fun to make. They were not difficult. Of course---we had the Great Master mind of Quilter Debbie to help us with the pattern and the construction of it. Each of ours had a different theme. Debbie's was made to look like a Sunflower, Bonnie's was very Patriotic, and mine....surprise, surprise, it was Halloween. We all use our beloved stash. Debbie provided us with the stabilizer. With machines and thread----away we went with creating our lovely projects. These are very versatile. You can put them on the table with something in the middle, or put a ribbon on it and hang it up. I think I want to embellish mine with buttons and a ribbon and hang it on my door. It was a wonderful day sewing away with them. I have not had the chance to get together with them in a long time. I really did miss it. The weather was so rainy and cold outside--perfect for staying indoors and sewing our hearts out!!

Quilter Debbie and Bonnie 

Here we are with our finished projects!

My Halloween wreath

Retirement and Flexibility

Today is a day that is not truly my own. Yes I am retired, and yes with the blessings of Creator-my life is more flexible because of it. There where many years of my life that I was just so busy. Busy with raising the kids, busy with my full time Nursing job, busy cleaning the house from all the kids, etc...... My life is different now. I have time-valuable time. My kids are all grown, only 2 are currently in college. I miss them a great deal.....  but it is all OK. As I think back to my Mom talking to me about raising kids, she would say:" You raise your kids to leave the house". With those words, I did. Today though---my day will be filled with kids. I help out at Forestville School as a School Nurse when needed. I love it. I love the kids. The staff are so nice to me. Also---it is only a 8 minute drive from my house.Working as a School Nurse allows me to still practise my Nursing license and get out amongst the people. It is all good. Well---today is a  day for Forestville. I was asked to be on standby for the Elementary Nurse. She is in need of Vet care for her show horse. How could I refuse???? I can't----so, I am being flexible today. I am letting the cards fall where they may. I plan on working on the Internet for my business and on the customer quilt on the frame. I am dressed and packed. I am ready to get the call. Looking down at my fur babies, I gave thanks that they are healthy and vet free. It is a beautiful fall day- I had to put this cute sweater on my Yorkie Gia. I hope to enjoy it while I can. Love these beautiful fall days!

Simple Christmas Tidings

I know, I know, I know...... Christmas stuff already???!!!! Yep, and so it begins. I bet there are a few people surprised that I am going to sew something that doesn't have to do with Halloween. Ha---in a way, me too! Don't get me wrong-I do love Christmas. I love the reason for the season. I just do not like all of the commercialism. Christmas is a joyful time and also a difficult time for me. Christmas is all about family. Unfortunately for me, my parents have dropped their earthly cloaks and have gone back to Creator. My children are all scattered around the USA and it is difficult for them to come home with their work schedules. So....... I never really feel like decorating or doing much because it just is not the same without family. But---this cute book caught my eye one day when I was at Creekside Quilting. I just had to buy it. It not only has wonderful quilty items in it to make, but it also has delicious recipes in it. I could not resist. I also love the fabric line that is show cased in the book. Wonderful-simply wonderful!!!!!  All of my warm fall/winter colors. I don't care to much for bright colored fabric, so these were perfect for me. As luck would have it, I am told that there will be a class on one of the projects in this book. It will be on the "Twinkle Trees Table Topper". I know that I can make this on my own, but sitting with other like minded people with machines humming all around me, does sound very inviting. Why not I ask myself?! I was with a friend of mine that day, we both decided to sign up. So glad that we did. Because of the distance, I had Creekside mail me the kit. They are really sweet about doing that. I spent a good couple of hours ironing, and cutting all the fabric up per the directions. It was not difficult-just time consuming. I have the stripology ruler from Creative Grids. It was such a help. I would recommend this ruler to anyone. Yes- I do have the Accuquilt cutter system. They do not currently have a 1 1/2 square inch die cut, that is why I love my stripology ruler. Now I am already for my class this Saturday. I am excited and looking forward to making this project. It will make me smile when I see it all completed and on my dining room table. It will be a bright spot for a not to happy time for me. Quilting does help heal the heart.

All of the cut pieces and left overs

The so delicious book!

Happy Birthday Marissa!!

Wow, can you believe that today is my daughter's 21st Birthday??!!! I can't. It really feels like yesterday that she was born. Reliving her birth has been played over and over in my mind since I woke up. I really miss her. She is a Senior at Ohio University. She is currently on an Internship in California for her major. She is taking Script writing and Producing----so I think that California is a good place for her to be right now. It is good in some ways and others not so much. I miss the heck out of her. Wish I could be there for her Birthday. I wish I could be like Samantha Stevens from Bewitch and wiggle my nose and magically be in California with her. Ahhhhh life. I am so proud of her. She is fearless, strong, confident, organized, self driven, kind, and compassionate. I could not ask for a better daughter. I love you in bunches Marissa. Enjoy your day and stay safe. We will be with you soon my Italian/Irish Princess.xoxoxoxoxoxo

Marissa with her first car on her 16th Birthday

Marissa and our kitty Smokey

Senior Prom

Queen of the Prom

High School Graduation

High School Graduation

Orientation Day at Ohio University

Me and Marissa

Halloween sewing- Cats and Witches

I just have to say- these are just so darn cute!!! I love them. I really like how they turned out. These are not my original patterns. I did get them from the Internet.The Cat is from the Therm-o-web website by Jedi Craft girl and the Witch is from Polkadotchair.com I like to check out other blogs and see what is new and exciting for other people in the sewing world. I did alter these patterns just a bit. The Cat pillow was to have a zipper on the outside, I didn't want to do that. The Witch pillow was to have a large white oval circle underneath the silhouette, but I did not want to do that either. This was the first time that I sewed with large rick rack and pom poms for trim. It was a bit tricky in places. I love to try different things and to keep learning-so this was a good experience. I definitely know what to do and not to do for the next time inserting these embellishments. Hint: fabric glue and wonder clips are a must. These pillows are  16 x 16. I used a pre-made pillow form. Fabrics are from what I had on hand. I honestly think these are so cute- I am not quite sure where I will put these. I do want to see them easily and frequently-probably in my sewing room. For the rest of this beautiful fall day- I think I will spend it in my sewing studio working on the quilt that is currently on the long arm frame. I will be posting pictures of that quilt once it is done.

New addition to my Halloween madness

Happy Birthday Michael and The Tap!

I can't believe it! My second oldest is 27 years old today. Time goes by so fast. I feel like my Mother saying those words. It is so true though. My son Michael is the second born of 5 children. Like all of my other children- I love him to bunches. My kids always tease me and say that Michael is the golden child but that is so not true. I love all my children and want to be with them always. How can anyone have a favorite of their children? I want to wish my son a very happy, healthy and prosperous Birthday. He called us with some really great news yesterday. I had to smile when he called because he has said a few times that the month of October has always been good to him. Well----you may not know this one fact about him----he is an aspiring actor living in NYC. He just received a call from his Manager.......he was just picked to Co-Star in the show "The Tap". He starts filming on the 19th of this month. The month of his birthday, the month that is always good to him!!! We are so excited and thrilled for him. My son works very hard to get to auditions and do his best. He works at a bar and a restaurant to pay his day to day bills. With fingers crossed and prayers being lifted-I pray for the highest and the best outcome with this show. Michael-I love you, I want the best for you, and I wish you much success. Happy Birthday Michael!!!xoxoxoxoxo Mom

Michael and Me at his College Graduation

Michael in the morning before coffee

Michael and Doug together in California for film festival

Dad and Michael at College Graduation

Meet Matilda-my new addition.

I Just have to say---"Isn't she so cool!" This is Matilda. She was given to me recently as an early birthday gift. I was not expecting this. It made my day! I have a friend who is very crafty. I happened to be at a Baby Shower this past summer,and sat next to her. Of course we talked about everything and anything under the sun. With two people that craft talking- I am not sure if we stopped to breath in between sentences. We had a great time. During all of that talking, she showed my pictures of some cool designs she was making on wood pallets. Of course I loved them and of course I said: "Can you make a Witch?" She something to the fact- "Yes, I will". As time went on and life is crazy busy, I forgot about this whole conversation. Well-she did not. She was hard at work creating this beautiful and cool gift for me. I just happened to be out on my deck when she and her husband drove up in their really big black truck and said- "Oh good you are home, we have something for you". Well, like any girl, I was thrilled and curious to see what it was. Up went the lid covering the back of the truck and out she came. Man oh Man- it was love at first sight!!!! I can not thank my friend enough for Matilda. She is wonderful and I appreciate the gift immensely. I had my husband move her to the end of our driveway so that everyone can see her and appreciate her when they drive by. Thank you, Thank you, Thank You! If anyone is in the area-come by for a cup of coffee and say hello to Matilda.

Meet Matilda 

I Love my Mummy!

Well, I just have to say that this is about the cutest thing I have made in awhile. Of course this is my time of the year. I love it. I love what it stands for. I love the colors. I love the cooler sunny days. I love the leaves on the ground. Can I just simply say: I love it all! I am a fan of Missouri Star Quilt company. Because of them, I am a follower of Rob from Man Sewing. He is funny and full of life. He has many interesting and fun tutorials. This one really caught my eye. I just had to make it. It is a pattern from Indygo Junction by Amy Barickman. It was so fun and easy to make. My youngest was home from College when I was in my studio last night. Because he had mentioned earlier he wanted some decorations for his dorm room- I gave this to him. I will have to make this again, so that I have one for my sewing studio. The day is sunny and promising of accomplishing much.... so I am off to tackle it all. Tomorrow is another day.

 My adorable Mummy pillow

Quilt Love and my Joe Man

I have to say-these are some of my favorite pictures!! This is my youngest of 5, Joseph. He just came home last night for the Holiday weekend. So good to have him home for a couple of days. It made me go down memory lane. Though we refer to him as Joey or Joe Man- it is mainly Joe Man. Why Joe Man? I am not sure- I think it is because he is the youngest of 5 and that all his brothers are older then him. I think I just woke up one day and started calling him that--it must have caught on because I hear many people using this nick name for him. Love it. My son is now in College. He is currently in his second year at Niagara University. This picture is a year old now. Amazing how time flies! One day he is a baby in my arms-the next minute he is graduating from high school, the next blink of an eye- he is in his second year of college. I made him this quilt that he is pictured with. I designed it myself with a bit of input from him. He wanted a hockey quilt with the Buffalo Sabre's colors. So with that in mind----I got busy at it. I searched the web for hockey material. When I was narrowing down my choices-I had him come in and give me his opinion. With a click of a button it was ordered and on it's way to me. Once it came, more designing motors came into gear. I started to plan the layout. I decided to cut figures out of the one border material and applique them on the panel as if they were playing hockey. Then, I had to come up with a block. I named this block-Joey's block.The rest all seemed to fall into place. He did ask if I could quilt a few Hockey team names into it. I said of course-sure. Well, I decided to put all the teams in it. Oh my---I never knew until that moment exactly how many teams are in the NHL!!!! I am not a sports person and I don't ever think I will be. Boy was I shocked. No matter- I did my best and rest assured, they are all in there. This picture is when I presented the finished product to him. He loved it and still does. It is currently on his dorm bed. I am so pleased with how this quilt turned out. I am tickled pink that he loves it and uses it daily. It makes my heart warm that even though he is away from me-he is wrapped up in all my motherly love. Now that is what a quilt is for!!!!

Joe Man holding up his quilt and being his usual fun self.

wrapping himself up in all that quilty goodness

Hurricane Matthew

Today I woke up with a terrible headache and blurry eyes. I know what it is from. It is because of Hurricane Matthew. No- I have not been hit by it. My home is safe. I live in upper Western New York State. We are all good and the weather is beautiful. But my children are all scattered around the USA. My headache and blurry eyes is from extreme worry and lack of sleep. I am very concerned about this hurricane and all the destruction it has caused and will continue to cause. I feel for all the people hit by it already- how it has changed their lives forever. I feel for the people now who have to evacuate. I have a major concern and extreme worry for my son Matthew and his girlfriend. They live in Orlando Florida and work for Disney. As everyone knows-Disney is currently shut down due to the hurricane. My son and his girlfriend still had to report to work. They could not evacuate. So, they did the best they could do and bunkered down when they got home. I talked with him at length last night going over things they should do to prepare and weather out the storm. Things like- have ready to eat food, fresh water, candles/flashlights, and of course, make sure you charge all of your electronics so that we can keep open the lines of communication. As a mom, that is so important to me. I need to keep in touch with my kids. I need to hear their voices and know that they are alive and well. Once a mom, always a mom. It never ends. So, that is why I have a headache and blurry eyes. I did not sleep. I tossed and turned all night. I kept praying for them. When the sun came up, I got out of bed and paced through the house. I tried to call my son, but all it did was ring, and ring and ring.  I had many cups of coffee. I searched the web for updates on the hurricane. I sent text messages. Then finally, he picked up the phone. I was immediately filled with relief to hear him. Thank you creator. They weathered the storm throughout the night. They heard the wind and were drenched with rain. They have running water and electricity. They are fine. I love all my kids to the moon and back. I can not even imagine life without any of them-nor do I want to. I guess that is the love of a mother for her children-it is endless. So, with the knowledge that they are safe for now. I will continue to send loving thoughts and prayers their way. Sometime today, I hope to lay down and catch a nap to get rid of this headache. To all who are dealing with this hurricane- stay safe. To my children- I love you all.

Matthew being his lovable and goofy self

Longarm shopping at Creekside Quilting- new goodies

I did not think that this day would get here. But--It did! I have been in contact with Creekside Quilting in Arcade NY for a couple of months in regards to my longarm. In case you did not know this- I love this Quilt shop. They are so friendly and so helpful, no matter if I come in or call them on the phone. Rain or shine---they are wonderful to deal with. Well.....I have had my longarm for sometime now. When I bought it, it came delivered with a 10 foot frame. Most people would say-"Wow! That is so big!"  To be truthful, it is. What I have realized is that many quilters are making really BIG quilts. This I have come to find out soon after I bought my lovely Crown Jewell. With that being said- I have been thinking long and hard about getting an extension for my frame and make it 12 feet long. I think that would help out a great deal, because then I will be able to do a quilt top that is up to 120 inches wide. That would meet the needs of many customers. I was excited the day I called the shop and said to Cheryl---"This is the day- please order my extension and new leader cloths!" Friendly as always----she responded "Sure!" As the days went by waiting to hear if it arrived yet--I thought about it often. I thought about attaching it and loading up a big quilt with ease. The best way to wait for something is to keep busy-so I did. Then-I come home the other day to a message on my phone: " Nadine, this is Creekside, It's here!" Oh joy- oh joy. I could not wait to jump in the car and drive up. I grabbed a friend of mine who is a fellow quilter and away we went. The day was warm and sunny. But with me being inpatient, the universe was having fun with me. We were stuck behind s-l-o-w drivers, large semi's going up hill, and of course, I can't get this vision out of my head...... a truck filled with Port a Potties. Finally the hour drive ended and we reached our destination. With a hop in my step I entered the building and was instantly at ease. There in front of me were my packages. At that time, Sandy (the owner) and Cheryl (trusty longarm advisor) came around the corner and greeted me. Oh so nice of them. I couldn't wait to load it up in the car-but-of course, to me I feel like I am in a candy store. I did what any other all American quilter would do- I shopped. Love it! The whole way home I was on cloud nine. As it is- I currently have a customer quilt on the frame, so attaching the extension will have to wait until I am finished.Thank you Creekside for all of your help-you have made me a happy woman. Now, I need to get busy on that quilt top.

The sign that always catches my eye

Ahhhh- Creekside Quilting- I have arrived!

There you are my pretty- I have been waiting for you to come.