Good Evening Girls,

Hey Jean! Look @ you blogging from the Beach!!! That's FUN! ; ) Glad to hear your weather has been so nice! Do you know if your Landscape class is with Wendy Butler Berns by chance? She's EXCELLENT & sweet!!! I am WAY excited!!!

Mare - what classes did you sign up for?

I'm going to ask Momma Barb if it's possible to pay for the Winner's Circle event @ the door? I don't know. I also don't know when we will hear if we got the classes we selected. I DO know that we were ahead of the curve. Karen gets her book about a week before they're sent out to IQA members. She called us the very day she received it, & Barb & I mailed the catalogs to Havertown the following day. So...sew, odds are good that we will get what we signed up for!!!

Can someone help out Mo, please? Does anyone have my enrollment form? I sent it along with the photocopied catalogs. You can use it as a reference. Our fax machine is downstairs & presently the guys are down there for Game Night. Directly afterwards, the car is already packed, Scott, Jingle & I are leaving for the Beach!

OK, it's been a little crazy around here!!! I did 3 loads of wash today & made 28 jars of cherry jam! Again, don't ask! ; ) It's ALL good!!! Just B-U-S-Y!!!

Bee next week? Where? Any new news from Peggy? What about Lori & Dolores regarding Houston & classes, etc? Gotta go - it's time to make popcorn! ; )
Piecefully, Pam

Hello Girls!

We're home!!! : ) I'm feeling a bit pooped. There was LOTS of FUN @ Sewing Camp, & @ Momma Barb's over the weekend. It does feel good to be home though.

At Sewing Camp I made 2 Funky Monkey pillow cases using a new technique...!?!?!? I made an Amy Butler "Barcelona" skirt, & an Amy Butler "Cafe Wrap" skirt. I also made a little jewelry pouch. And, I did make the origami purse too. It's not completed...I have to decide on a clasp & a strap. We sewed our a**es OFF!!! Hilary made a pillow case, a jewelry pouch & was working on the 3rd of three pillow covers. Momma Barb worked on her binding & answered LOTS of sewing questions & the phone!!! ; )

LA - thanks for your post! It was GOOD to hear from you! : ) How are you feeling? How was NYC? What did you do there? Did you see a show, shop, eat, what?! Are you @ the Beach now?!

Jean - you're on vacation @ Cape May, right? How is it? Are you having FUN?! Did you call Peggy from Frank F. Farley...?! ; ) Did you get your binding sewn on? What Houston things did you sign up for?!?!?! Did you fax your form?

Mo - even if you're not taking any Houston classes, you may wish to sign up for the Winner's Circle event. What's going on in your world? How's Summer & the kids? Are you enjoying the pool?!

Mare - did you sign up for anything Houston?! What?! Are you doing any sewing? When is your Wine Tour?!

Dolores & Lori - how 'bout you guys? Any Houston happenings?! If sew,...what?!

What's the news on Peggy's Dad?! How is he doing?! Is he @ Bryn Mawr Rehab? How's Peggy?!

Lois - what about you?! How's your garden? And, what about your tadpoles?!

Cathy - your turn! What's going on in your corner of Havertown?! How's Mike's gardening & lawn care doing?! Giving you any extra sewing time...?! How's work?

Momma Barb & I had the opportunity to SEE Karen's finished quilt! She submitted photos to Houston & will wait to hear if she's been juried in...?! The quilt is jaw dropping GORGEOUS!!! We also had a peek @ her newest design wall creation & heard her talk about the next one after that! It's pretty darn amazing & inspiring!!! : )

My Houston book was in the mail when we got home! Did you guys get yours too? Does anyone have any questions?!

Our garden is HUGE!!! I have to get out there & manage the Jumanji-ness of it!!! We picked our 2nd yellow squash & there are LOADS of sugar snap peas to be picked too. The lettuce is doing surprisingly well! I have a TON of cherries in the fridge!!! Don't ask! I MUST make cherry jam tomorrow!

Enjoy your evening & have a FABULOUS tomorrow!
Piecefully, Pam

Sewing Camp! : ) Yesterday our "Guest Speaker" was Karen! We made little jewelry bags. It's been FUN, B-U-S-Y, & productive!!! Hope you all have had a good week & got some sewing time too!

Has anyone else filled out & faxed their Houston forms?! ; ) We're excited on this end!!!
Piecefully, Pam

Girls!

SEW glad to hear you received the class catalogs for Houston. : ) Aren't they amazing?! Just a FYI - yesterday afternoon when Barb & I faxed, the line was busy - ALREADY!

For your viewing...Summer Sewing Camp things...me in my (not yet hemmed) Amy Butler Barcelona skirt.
And, Momma Barb pinning on her binding!!! ; )
Piecefully, Pam

Hey, girls......the show class booklet came!!! I'll be home tonight and tomorrow night if you want to look at it. I'm going to pick something tonight - and then I can drop it at your house, Mare, if you like. However you guys want to do it, just let me know. Looks like some neat things being offered - and some pretty famous folks teaching. Hope you're getting some stitching done! Piece...

Hello Girls!!!

Momma Barb & I have been B-U-S-Y today, & it's our first day of Sewing Camp!!! Here is a picture of her (Kim Diehl) Coxcomb quilt that arrived via UPS earlier today. Momma sent it out to be hand quilted, & it is spectacular! She will work on the binding during Camp. : )
We had a call from Karen today. She received her (EARLY) Houston class catalog. She made 2 photocopies, which Barb & I picked up this evening! We have made our class selections & will fax them in the morning. We will (fast) mail the 2 photocopied catalogs to Jean. PLEASE, look @ them, make your selections & fax your enrollment form ASAP - especially if you're interested in a class with a well known teacher!!! I will enclose a copy of my form so you can see how to fill it out. It's a little bit confusing. Email if you have ANY questions! Take advantage of this opportunity, girls!!! Also, please be sure to mark the Winner's Circle event, for a cost of $5.

Lor - the Vendor table thing sounds OK to me. But, isn't it fairly close to our return from Houston?

Enjoy your tomorrow!
Piecefully, Pam

Good Morning Girls,

OK, I put on some nail polish to force myself to be still for a bit! I am typing carefully...

Jean - glad to hear the bias binding worked!!! Nice. : ) A week @ Cape May sounds lovely! : ) I've never been there, but everyone remarks about how quaint it is. I hope you have gorgeous weather! Like today!?

Yes, I will be @ Sewing Camp for a week! : ) I have 2 Amy Butler skirt patterns & fabrics set to go, & the Asian purse pattern & fabrics for it as well! I want to make a Funky Monkey pillow case too. : ) Barb showed me an unusual pillow case technique last Summer that I want to actually DO this Summer. Then I can show you guys how to do it too!

I have a load of wash out on the line. Some hand washable sweaters out on a rack drying & a second load of hand washables in the gentle cycle now. This weather is simply TERRIFIC!!!

Yesterday I CLEANED out the potting shed!!! Twice since I've gone in there, & looked around, blinking, like..."I don't recognize this place...?!"

I made my cream of asparagus soup yesterday afternoon, & it's YUM-O!!! This is good weather for it! Tomorrow I'm taking all the fixins' for chili making & taco salad out to my Mom's. I'll make that while Scott is sleeping.

Time to get the stuff out of the washing machine. Hope my nails are dry...?! I want to get into the studio SOON!!!
Piecefully, Pam