What's going on this week?

There's a lot going on here this week. If you're in the area you may already know that the

WASATCH FRONT SHOP HOP

is this weekend and

THE CORN WAGON QUILT SHOP

is hosting

CRAZY OLD LADIES TRUNK SHOW!

(complete with the brand new "Holiday Lineup" quilt!)

Also,

the PETEETNEET QUILT SHOW

is going on for the next couple of weeks.

On Sat. the 27th

we have a fun day full of classes including 'Stacks of 3' by Crazy Old Ladies.

And I'll also be teaching a "Buggy Barn" crazy piecing demonstaration.

I don't consider myself a teacher- but I guess I better start.

If that's not enough, my brother and his wonderful wife are coming to visit with their 3 cute boys. We're so excited to see them again and have them stay at our house!

See, there's a reason I call myself "Crazy"!

Something NEW!

I designed this pattern over a year ago. I've been waiting for the perfect fabric. I knew Figgy Pudding by Basic Grey was coming out but I wasn't sure it was going to work. That was until I saw it on the shelves of my local shop and NEW I had to have it. (You all know what I'm talking about, right!?) Anyway. I bought a ton of it and although I have a stack- literally a STACK of quilts and patterns I'm working on right now- I set it all aside to sew this together. I worked late into the night and started early the next morning and finished the top in less than 24 hours. 48 hours later it is quilted and waiting to be bound! This is what happens when you're a "CRAZY" quilter like me. When you get an idea in your head you just can't do anything else. So, here it is-

"HOLIDAY LINEUP"

PINE NEEDLES

For the rest of the week Pine Needles at Gardner Village in West Jordan, UT has several 'Crazy Old Ladies' quilts on display! Stop by and see all the cool patterns we have available- tell them Emily from Crazy Old Ladies sent you!

(BTW- you can check out their website by clicking 'Pine Needles' on the right side of this blog!)

Market Pix- FINALLY!

Better late than never, right!?

This is a good pic of the CRAZY OLD LADIES booth.

We were on a corner, so this is the view from the other side.

I had so much fun! I'm still waiting for most of the pix from my Dad- the one's with all the 'cool' people in them. But here are a few that I took of some of my favorite booths.

Lila Tueller's booth featuring her new line Santorini (watch for a pattern coming soon made with this fabric!). LOVE this booth. So fun and funky and totally Lila. She even won an award for her booth. BTW- Lila was dressed in her clothes made from her fabric EVERYDAY and looked fabulous!

Of course, Fig Tree. This booth was amazing. Didn't get a picture of the entire thing but you can definately get the feel. Everything Fig Tree. Joanna also won an award for her booth for merchandising. I would say so.

Bonnie and Camille of ThimbleBlossoms had a darling booth. I wanted to pick it up and place it in my dining room. Their new line "Simple Abundance" is a new favorite of mine. Look for patterns using that line, too. Probably more than one since I love it so much!

OK. Being a semi-retired scrapbooker (geez, how much can a girl do!?) I just about died when I first started seeing patterns by Sweetwater. Then, a fabric line. Oh my, I feel faint. I can't even begin to tell you how much I LOVE this fabric. This fabic has 'type' on it (much like their scrapbook paper which I own a TON of) Anyway, I grabbed a load of this at sample spree. So guess what? look for patterns coming in this one, too. :o)

Tired yet? Just a couple more!

Another scrapbooker's favorite- Eva by Basic Grey. Love It! One problem. I got a sneek peek at this fabric a couple of months ago and designed a beautiful pattern to go with it. Even had a name and everything. Just waiting to get to Sample Spree to get some fabric. I walked into Moda's booth and saw this quilt hanging and just about cried. Um, my pattern was so close to this -and in the same fabric- that there is no way I can market it. ARGH! I guess great minds think alike! Don't worry. I revisited the pattern and it, too, will be coming out soon. ;o)

Last one! (for now) This is a new line coming out from a new designer called French General. It is really pretty. Did I get any at Sample Spree? Absolutely not! I think this was the hottest item and off the table faster than you could think. That's ok. I think I have lots going on already, I should leave some for the other designers out there, right!?

BTW- Moda had a cute laundry theme going on. Laundry baskets, soap, and clothes lines all over. It was super cute!

Well, I don't know about you guys- but I'm exhausted. See you soon!

SHIPPING!

My boxes from Market finally showed up today. I was a little worried because they told me I would get an email with my tracking number and I never did. I was thinking I was going to have to call someone and let them have it. :o) Anyways, the boxes came today and I'm busy sorting out my inventory. So for all of you shops out there that ordered patterns- THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY!