It'll all work out

It's Sit n Sew today!!!!  While I wasn't worried, I was overbooked for the number of tables that are currently free. I never worry about this because there are always last-minute cancellations. It never fails. Well - I got FOUR cancellations - even a cancelation from someone who wasn't even on the list! We have loads of room to work today. The same thing happens with Monday Sewing - there's almost always someone who can't come and that leaves rooms for guests! Weird how it all works out!

I parked my car in two different locations yesterday and both times as I approached the parking spot, I second-guessed myself. Did I really park here?

Where's my car?

I swear I parked beside that big black truck.  Oh - I DID park beside the big black truck. It's just that my car is so short that you can't see the darn thing. It happens all the time. At least the car is a different color than most of the other cars in the lot which makes it a bit easier to spot.

Indeed - I parked beside the big black truck

I got back to the sewing machine yesterday, but gosh - I just couldn't keep at it. My back was not used to the strain of sewing? I was tired so I did have a nice nap in the afternoon. I made great progress on the magazine quilt and will get it out the door next week. Because of cancellations for a couple of the sewing days coming up - I'm going to rethink if they get canceled for the month. While I can sew on those days, I have a few things that need to get done this month and time is running out. And some computer jobs need to be done ASAP.

The day that we left Saskatoon, we took a side trip to visit our favorite book store. Robinson McNally. It really has a wide variety of books and often different stuff than what we find here. Since we were introduced to it years ago, it's been a MUST stop every trip we take to Saskatoon. We browsed our respective book sections and I always check out the magazines. Not that I need to buy more (although I did buy one), but I love to look.

As I was standing there, I realized something that I'm thrilled about.

See - these four magazines????? 

Latest issues of Love of Quilting, Quiltmaker, A Needle Pulling Thread and McCalls

I have a project in each of them!!!!  How cool is that?????

My project in each of the issues

That doesn't happen often!  And all of those publications are ones that are going to be sticking around for a while. Yeah!!! Although at the moment, I have the current quilt that I'm working on and after that, there is only one more quilt that needs to be made. I'll have to get to work designing some more.

I have to say that it was really easy to get ready for the sewing day today. It took me maybe five minutes (if that) to clear the tables off. That's the way it's supposed to be and I hope that that will continue in the future. Yes - there's still loads of stuff on the floor and some more boxes that need to be unpacked. After this month is over, there's a bit of breathing room and I hope to tackle more of the tidy up process so when the next Sit n Sew happens, there'll be room for more than 7 people.

It's almost back to school. Thankfully, I don't have anything to get ready! But some dates are coming up that we should be putting into our calendars.

Don't forget to check out my September classes at The Hobby Horse. Look down the list of events. In addition to the classes, there are a couple of demos coming up as well. One on "Know your Sewing Machine" (for beginners) and one on "Color and Value" which will be awesome. Oh - and there's one on "Rotary Cutting".   All are free and there'll be loads of information for you to contemplate.

There are also some classes starting next week at Oh Look Fabric. Check out their classes - we have a  four-part "Learn to quilt" class and another four-part class on making a T-shirt quilt. In those classes, we're going to start at the beginning and at the last class, you'll be putting the binding on. Something that doesn't normally happen with quilt classes.

On that note, I'm out of here!

Have a super day!

Ciao!!!