I just added 3 more items to my Etsy store. I just finished picking out fabric for 3 more rag balls. I'm kind of getting into it. I knitted up a little bag and am having a hard time letting it go. Here is a picture of my first attempt at knitted purses.
I made it with 3/4" fabric strips knitted on 15 circular needles.
Well that's it for today.
Sorry to be gone.. I just got back from taping with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims for their show, The Quilt Show. It has been a wonderful learning experience for me. If you have not checked it out.. now is the time. There is so much to learn not only on the shows but the website itself. Special classes by Alex and Ricky are updated continuously. The Block of the month is over the top this year. Plus you have a wonderful opportunity to connect with quilters all over the world. So check it out!
Ok I did it. I put some quilts and quilt kits on Etsy.com . I plan on putting more quilts and kits soon. I also hope to start putting fabric online too to keep an eye out. You can get to my site by clicking here: Away In The Woods at Etsy. Etsy will let you sell anything that you have made or products to make things yourself on their website. If you are a sewer or artist, crafter it is the wave of the future. It is also a great website for shopping for that one of a kind gift too. So Check it out!!
Hi all. Sorry I have been gone for so long. I have been dealing with depression over financial ruin. Yah, things are a little rough right now. The store is slow, my house.. well I'm hoping Washington Mutual lets me keep it. I'm looking for ways to make money on the internet. I have opened an store with Etsy.com. I don't have any products yet.. I'm working on the picture taking aspects. I'm not very good at it as yet. Here is an example:
It is a little fuzzy. I'm working on it. If you have not seen Etsy.com's website you need to check it out. Etsy.com. It is a great place to sell things you make yourself. My etsy store will be named "away in the woods" . I'll let you know when it is up and running. Later for now..
We spent the night in Baker City last night. Not a bad little town. Lots of history. We left early this morning driving through the rest of Oregon. Sorry to say, Oregon is not that pretty here. Just sage brush and brown hills. Then it got flat. Really flat. Oh, I forgot to tell you. We are traveling on what was the Oregon Trail. It was interesting to see what the travelers in covered wagons went through to get to Oregon. We passed through a town called Ontario. Ash and I decided that is were the quitters settled. We didn't stop there to say the least. As we passed through Oregon it started to rain big time. You can hardly see the welcome to Idaho sign.
As soon as it started it stopped. The clouds were beautiful the rest of the way.
So, now we are in Ogden. I have to say it is a really pretty place. On one side are these enormous mountains and the city is tucked up against it. then there is a valley filled with green farm land.
However, it is hot. We are staying at the Marriott and have to say.. nice beds for a change.
Well, not much else to report. We are off to High Desert Helicopters tomorrow. More pictures tomorrow night... later!
We set off for Precision flight school today in Newberg, Oregon.
Here a picture of the front of the school.
We met a flight instructor named Jeff who took Ash on a "discovery flight"
Not much to see here, but they are in the helicopter about ready to take off.
Ok, here is Ash after the flight.. he did really well. Jeff said he was suprise at how fast Ash picked it up.
That's my boy!
He looks right at home. I hope he learns to fly a bigger helicopter if he wants to give me any rides.
Here is the maintence hanger. Boy was it clean!
Ok, on to Utah. Here we are still in Oregon but we found these enormous tree farms as far as you could see. The trees were called "pacific albus". This was out in the middle of nowhere. It was dry, flat and hot.. and then there were all these trees. We thought is was neat.
Don't look that big from this picture but they were very tall and dense. Ok so you had to be there!
Back in Newberg we took a drive to a little town called Yamhill. There wasn't much there except I did manage to find a quilt shop out in the middle of nowhere at farm house. There were lots of other ranches and farms all around. Unfortantly they were not open. Darn!
Ok that's all for now.. time for bed.
Hi everyone, I'm in Newberg, Oregon. We got up about 1:30am and were on the road by 3am. We got here about 4:30pm.. what a cute little town. I'll show more pictures tomorrow.
However, we passed this very clean small town called St Peter. Here is the church. It is at the end of a big street and is defiantly the town landmark.
Everywhere we go, we see these beautiful hanging flower baskets.. I don't think we could keep these alive in Groveland this time of year!
After we checked in and took a much needed nap.. it was out to explore.
This is the really neat town of McMinnville. I loved the downtown area. The pictures don't do it justice.. I could live here!!
Here is another shot of downtown McMinnville, Oregon.
Tomorrow it's off to the airport where Ash is hoping to learn to be a helicopter pilot. Later for now!
Sorry to be gone so long.. but I'm back! After the visit from Alex and Ricky, I was then invited to join the crew as the TQS Treasure Chest... person. I"m just Bunny Rose on the show.. but I look for cool stuff for quilters and contact the company that makes it. They send us enough to give to the studio audience to take home and try. I talk about the products and show how they work. I have been to La Veta once so far and am going back in September to film 4 more shows. I'm having a wonderful time looking for stuff to show off.
The smoke has been a downer here in the mountains. Business has been down and boy the town is quiet! None of the fires are very close but we do get our share of the smoky air.
Later for now.. Let me know what your favorite quilter tools are... I just may show them on the TQS Treasure Chest.. look for me soon! Join today!The Quilt Show
reHey everyone, a wonderful thing happened here in Groveland last February. Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims came for a surprise visit to our store and yurt classroom. Here are some pictures... check it out. By the way, all of these great pictures were taken by Gregory Case The Quilt Show official photographer. Not only does he do all the photos for The Quilt Show but he takes great pictures of what ever you want. He has done great photos of quilts for numerous books and magazines. To see more of what Gregory does.. go to www.gregorycase.com. you can see more of us on The Quilt Show a new internet quilt show hosted by Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims. Learn everything you ever wanted to learn about quilting. You will see great artists and their quilts.. and best of all, how they make everything look so great. This is sure to inspire you to do great things with fabric. Later for now.. enjoy!
Above... the gang arrives at the shop!
Showing Alex and Ricky my best quilting toy! My Die cutter from Accucut . Check out their website to get your own... better yet.. see the show to learn more!
Off to show them my log house! Want to see more about log homes? Go to Sierra Log Homes. They did a wonderful job helping me with my house. I'll show pictures soon!
Here I am with Justin, Alex and Ricky.. what a wonderful experience!
Sorry I haven't been putting any new blogs on lately. I spent the last two nights tossing and turning with Restless Leg Syndrome... not fun. I maybe got 2 or 3 hours sleep. So blogging was not on the top of my list. Thankfully last night I got a good nights sleep so I'm ready to go again.
I just got back from a wonderful musical in Sonora at the Sonora Repertory Theater. It was called Alter Boys.. very cute. If you ever have a chance to see it.. go!
I thought you might like to meet another friend of mine. Her name is Karen and she owns "Seasons Gifts" here in Groveland. Here she is working hard.
My friend Sylvia Goodrich, Karen and Karen's mom make some very cute things for the store. Here are a few pictures to give you a look!
Karen has a partner.. her name is Ellen and she is the knitter in the group. Ellen has some wonderful yarns and amazingly enough I am learning to knit a sweater! I'll show more later. It doesn't look much like a sweater right now.
Here is Ellen hard at work too!
enjoy, later for now!
