A Lovely Blog Award

Sarah at http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com

nominated me for the Lovely Blog Award.

Thank you very much Sarah. 

 I met Sarah online several years ago.

We discovered we lived very close to one another.

She invited me (or maybe I invited myself, I don't

remember) to Sewing Saturday to help make

quilts for the quilt ministry. 

 I made several quilts,

and had just bought my first longarm machine, so I quilted

several quilts when she needed me to.

 

The second thing I am suppose to do is tell you

seven things about myself

(this one is going to be hard)

 

Here goes....

 

1. In my real life I am Controller at a wholesale hardwood lumber

company, exporting to over 40 countries.  Have been there 25 years

2. You may already know this one.....I have 2 sons, my oldest will be 40 this year and my other son will turn 13 this year.  My youngest has Down Syndrome and has been the greatest gift from God.

3. Both of my Grandmothers quilted and 1 of my aunts quilted.  I did not get the quilting fever until all 3 had passed.

 

4. I made my first quilt about 24 years ago and it was bad, really really bad, trash can bad.  I didn't even realize there were patterns and books to show a person how to make a quilt. Didn't know about 1/4 seams. Bad!!

5. I have one sister.  She doesn't know how to quilt or sew and doesn't want to learn.  She will sit and listen to me talk about quilting for hours but doesn't understand a thing I say. My sister lives far away in another state, but we talk to each other every morning while I drive 45 minutes - 1 hour to work.

(hands free of course) Sometimes serious, sometimes about stupid stuff. (that might count as two things)

6. I am allergic to jewelry, well, metal.  Cannot wear jewelry or pants with metal snaps or buttons, anything with metal.  I have to make sure my glasses do not touch my face.

7. I bought my first longarm about 3 years ago.  I quilt freehand, using templates and rulers sometimes.  I have only quilted a panto 3 times. 

 

Well, that was not as bad as I thought it would be, in fact I think I could come up with 7 more.

 

Now I need to nominate other blogs for the award.

 

Ann at http://bunkhousequilts.blogspot.com helped me so much when I first bought my first longarm.  She shares so much information and will answer just about any questions.

She also quilts a lot of Quilts of Valor tops.

 

Kathy at http://tamarackshack.blogspot.com
is also someone who has inspired me during
my quilting/longarm journey.

Some other people that encourage me and help in my quilting journey do not have blogs.

Thank you again Sarah for nominating me.