April 12, 2008

  • Am I Getting Old or Just Normal?

    Last week Kansas City area quilt stores held their annual Shop Hop.  Oh, the shock I felt when I realized that my compulsive urge to travel to all the shops just wasn't there this year.  I did not feel like spending the time or the gasoline to go to the farthest stores.

    I concentrated on the five local stores but did drive to Eudora, Kansas.  That town has a wonderful quilt store, Quilting Bits and Pieces, which doesn't participate in the Kansas City Shop Hop.  However, I was rewarded to discover that this store has its annual 15% off sale (not coincidentally) during the Shop Hop, so it was definitely worth my time to go there.  The store in Lawrence was less than ten miles away, but its stock includes many scented candles.  So, I, with my allergies and asthma, just didn't have the energy to risk it.

    I've been working on my quilting guild's scrap quilt challenge quilt.  We have to use at least part of each of the 65 five-inch squares of fabric they gave us in the quilt top.  Other than that, there are no restrictions.  I'm making an alphabet quilt, so we'll see how that works out.

    Also, I finally mailed the taxes in on Thursday, so I feel as though a big burden has been lifted off me.