Wordless Wednesday - Gabby and Toby All Cuddled Up in My Quilt Again...

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Wordless Wednesday - Gabby and Toby

FAQ's - Friday's Frequently Asked Questions

This week I posting from the hospital, as I am still with my Mom in a Hospital.  

She's had two surgeries this week and many tests. Yesterday and today in a step down Intensive Care Unit and tonight back in a regular room.  She is getting better, but still very sick.  She has Pancreatitis. Thanks for all the kind messages and prayers.  I have my lap top along so I can update family and blog of course.

How long does it take to get a quilt quilted? 

First you book your quilting date.  Mail your quilt, so it is in my quilt shop at least one week before your date. I will quilt your quilt on the day you booked or the day after that.  I quilt full time 5 days a week and I try to keep a very tight schedule, but sometimes life happens!

This week is a great example of life happening.  I am staying with my Mom in a Hospital out of town.  So I have contacted my customers that were scheduled for this week and next week. I will move them, kind of on a triage basis, as to which ones need to get done first, working with the customer to make sure the new date will work for them. For example two of the quilts for this week had no rush at all and they will be moved to July.  One of them had a "due date" of June 1st, so it will be the first one on the schedule next week when I am back to work.  I also save a day or two in each month for my quilts or emergency quilts.  So there is always a little wiggle room.  

Eight years ago when I first started my long arm quilting business, I decided that it was important to have a quilting schedule and be able to tell a customer when I can quilt their quilt.  So that is how I do it and it works!

How many colors of  quilting thread do you have? 

I carry over 150 colors of Perma Core - a premium quality Poly Quilting Thread.  It is amazing how many different reds, blues, yellows, greens, oranges, and purples there are to choose from.  How about just plain Purple, or Power Purple, Wild Violet, Lilac, Amethyst, Wine Plum, Grape, Lavender, or Orchid?  I also carry about 12 cones of the variegated threads.

What is your favorite color?  I love all Blues.  My favorite is a soft blue called Chambray.  Chambray reminds me of a soft denim shirt.  

Do you take photos of all the quilts you quilt?  Yes.  I add them to the photo gallery about twice a week.  Sometimes I have to wait to put them up if the quilt is a surprise or a gift for someone.  I take photos of customer's quilts  in my quilt shop or I lay them out on the guest bed if they are really big or I need a natural lighting.

Why do you take so many photos of your dog?  

Whenever I take photos of my own quilts, I spread them out on a white sheet on the floor and Gabby thinks I am there to give her some attention. She loves to be the center of attention.  

Each week I will answer email questions.  If you missed a FAQ's post, I have put the all on the questions and answers on my website on the FAQ's Page.  If you want to see the original posts, because they have the photos with the questions, click on FAQ on the labels in the side bar.

Don't forget to enter the drawing for this week's May for Me Celebration Giveaway. It's a Double Giveaway!

  

Enjoy May - every day where ever you are! 

Marcia

I'm Joining in on Wordless Wednesday! It's hard not to add a word or two... AND My Entry POST for Pets on Quilts Show!

See the link in my sidebar to see more pets and quilts!

Sewing with my Mom!

My Mom and I are making a Passage Quilt for Rainbow Hospice.  We finished the center of the quilt top this weekend.  I will add 2 borders and quilt it.  Our sewing days go like this...I cut and sew and Mom presses.  My Mom is great with colors, so she makes the colors choices.  We make a pretty good team!


We also worked on making Comfort Pillows for Rainbow Hospice this weekend.  We make the long stuffed pillows for Hospice to use to comfort and pad a person in bed.  We started making these back in 1996 when my Dad had cancer and Hospice Care. We made some to help comfort Dad. Then we started to make them as a family with me sewing and my Mom and Jewels and BJ stuffing the pillows and then back to me to stitch them closed. Even my brother and his son have helped on occasion. Here's some pictures from our weekend of sewing.  My Mom's dog, Toby fell asleep while we sewing.

Oh, yes!  We make a pretty good sewing team!


Enjoy your day!




Marcia




Here is the link to the post of the completed Passage Quilt. and the post about how to make the comfort pillows.

My Little Sweetheart Box

Gabby it is not for you!
You are a sweetheart.
I know you love to have your picture taken.
It seems you like to poise for the camera too, but get your little nose out of there!


There are many uses for the little sweetheart box.  Scroll down to see some of them and another picture of Gabby poising with the little sweetheart box.


More pictures on Flicker and on my Photo Gallery on my website. www.craftysewing.com


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