Black Friday

Good Morning All,
Well after having survived Thanksgiving Ashley and I came home with Erin and Tana in tow. She needed to do laundry, and as her jeep is in the shop for repairs. We had Thanksgiving down in Butte w/ Allen and family. Erin, Rachel and Brandon joined us. We had turkey, elk roast, green bean casserole, brussel sprouts, corn, salad, stuffings, gravy, yams, potatoes, desserts, and appetizers.
I cut, hemmed, and looped Erin's curtains for her french doors last night.
Today my day is going to be making 2 batches of Apple Butter. And some of the Salts and Scrubs today and tomorrow. Some gift jars will be done this weekend also. Next week I'll work on finishing the quilts.
Here are some of the quilts and a pic of the Body Scrubs I have done. Want prices just email me at simplefreedom4u@yahoo.com or call me @ 406-459-3464.

Picture 1:  X-Bag, quilted handbag
Picture 2: Strawberry Picnic Quilt
Picture 3: Harvest Quilt
Picture 4: Garden Impressions Quilt
Picture 5: Buttons and Squares Quilt
Picture 6: Rag Quilt
Picture 7: Bath Scrubs

Christmas Bazaar

   Well I was a busy Suzy Homemaker today. I got 33 pillows ready to stuff, 2 quilt tops at the ready for sashing. Going to make Apple Butter for the Christmas Bazaar, and need to get some more Bath Salts and Body Scrubs done this week and early next. Going to take some things with me on my road trip so I can work on them.
   Erin hit a deer, a young buck, on the way home yesterday with her jeep. She and Tana are fine. The jeep has a few bruises. We'll see what the insurance company has to say.
   Rita and Julia saw my pics from the Quilt show on Facebook, like them and want to do a Quilt A Long next year. We'll start with a sampler which I 'll put together some blocks to choose from, and I think we'll do a CW High School color scheme, like Blue and White.I'll work on the block choices after the holidays.
   Weibe Pottery and Barb Reiter are making some deep dish pie plates for me.Going to get three, one for each of the girls and 1 for me. Not sure which one I'll go with as they both have not made them before. I might be geting something from both. I looked on Darci's blog and really like the larger mugs also. Darci wants to possibly do some swapping also.
   Well, I better get to bed as it is going to be a long day tomorrow, as well as a long week.

Quilt Show

Well, I survived the weekend. We had over 75 Adult entries for quilts, Teen and Youth were about 15 entries, and the Other Fibers were about 40 entries. I didn't get the People's Choice Award but I understand I missed by only one or two votes. I entered Mickey's Crown Royal, Garden Impressions, Buttons and Squares, Harvest, a Rag Quilt, A Strawberry Picnic, Harvest Time Table Runner, the Brown X-Bag, and a Tooth Fairy Pillow. And sold a pillow while I was there. There were several beautiful quilts on display. I demoed the Disappearing 9 Patch, learned how to do a Log Cabin quick cut. I was also able to cut, and prep 2 tops for quilts, and prep another at home. I did learn however that the next time I am involved in the Show- I would like to see things organized differently. When we have our next meeting I will voice my opinions. Even so I had a good time. Emily really helped out when it came to setting up and tearing down.
Ashley helped Erin move the last of her belongings on Saturday to her house in Butte. Saturday night we found, of course, that she had still left behind some things.
Now I'm off to clean the basement so I can move my sewing stuff downstairs again.
On my agenda for the next few weeks is to make 2 batches of Apple Butter, Tooth Fairy Pillows (as I sold what I had), Salts and scrubs need to be made. And of course the 3 quilts I started need to be completed. Guess I better get started. Oh, and I was asked to make something for a bake sale tomorrow.

A Busy Day...

Started off this morning taking Erin to work, after we unloaded her jeep at her apartment. Came home to work on some quilt stuff, load the jeep again. and go to work for an hour or two at Racing Burger. Came back home ate lunch, and took Tana  ( erin's puppy) back to Butte to unload jeep again, pick up Erin, go to vet, and then to Walmart to pick up some things that Ern needed. Then went back to her house and lined shelves. Got home shortly before 8:30. I am tired. And I still have alot of labels to do. I  may just wait to do them tomorrow.
I finished the quilts this week, and made the Bath Salts for the order. Just waiting for them to get picked up.
Guess I'll do laundry, and work on the Quilt Show stuff tomorrow. I'm going to go to bed now. Nite all.

Getting ready...

Well, it's Saturday morning and the puppy (Tana) has been out, and is back in her kennel. Everyone is asleep and I am sitting at the computer working on the Quilt Show. We are doing okay with applications. I think the show will be a success. I have worked all week on the paperwork (forms) to get everything done. And there is still a lot to do.
I was to Platinum to see Robin to get my haircut yesterday and she ordered some Bath Salts and Body Scrubs, which I'll be delivering in the next few days. I also received a call the other day from a previous customer for 5 Bath Salts. She'll pick them up today. I have my 2 quilts which I just have to put on the binding and labels and I am done.
Ashley and I are going to Helena today to do grocery shopping, and then to a Craft Show at the Civic Center. We'll see what we can find to by for Christmas.

A little bit....

Well I finally get to put my quilts on a frame tomorrow. Probably won't have them done by the quilt show but atleast they are going to get done. I put up several envelopes with applications for the quilt show, hopefully I get some replies. Spoke to Barb about the deep dish pie plates, and called Darci about them also(or should I say I left a message).
Watched the Eagles play today- boy did they do awesome! Let's hope that their luck rubs off on the Phillies. They need to win tonight.
Spoke to Colleen at the Gallery. She wants several pillows, and at least 5 Body Scrubs. Asked if she could have them next week.
Made 2 Shoo Fly Pies for Rachel. Actually for her Boss. Vickie is paying me for them, $18 total. She is originally from PA so she knows about Shoo Fly pies, hasn't had them in awhile.Was surprised when she requested them. They turned out pretty well, I just hope she likes them. They are hard to make- have to be just right. I had enough dough leftover to make a third one. So I did for Ashley. Hope he likes it.