Zoie, Inside My Classroom, What do you do with...,Mini blast from the past, You Color Fix for Today

Hello everyone! It seems forever since my last post ( 3 weeks!), but I have had my head buried in designing and soon I can tell you what that all means...just make sure to stay tuned to my blog ...wink wink.

I usually need to give some though to what I want as my first picture when I post, but I knew I wanted to start with these great tiles for some inspiration. I LOVE the color combo (notice the sashing...um, I mean red grout), I love the simplicity of the design and oh how I wish I had these in my home.

Before we get to the quilty,sewing,fiber stuff....little Zoie has been begging for her spot here. If you remember not that long ago when she was a wee baby, she claimed the title as my assistant and I have neglected to show her updates on how big she has gotten. If only we all could "Live what we Love" just as little Zoie does everyday.

Yes, Zoie still has a big head....ya gotta love it! She really is a great doggie that I love dearly. She behaves perfectly, listens well and makes me smile and belly laugh every single day. She's a corgi for sure.....and they are known to be clowns, and she is most definitely a clown!

Zoie is learning to fetch a frisbee. She's getting the hang of it and has caught a few in the air, but I am thinking that since the frisbee is bigger than her head and 1/2 as long as her body, it make take her awhile. She doesn't think so though. She is GREAT at bringing it back for a little treat.

Ok....onwards to:

INSIDE MY CLASSROOM
Class: Floral Delights
Location: MAQ Retreat in Maryland.

Meet Jennifer DeCamp from Chantilly, VA
Jennifer never , ever appliqued in her life before and actually is not a fan of hand work,and she most certainly let me know this from the beginning, and the middle of class !!! I am sporting a huge grin here. Jennifer is a great student. Attention to detail, wanting to learn about colors, contrast and a general all over beautiful piece. She worked hard........

and at the end of class she told me she LOVED applique, loved hand applique! WOOHOOOOO!!! And the next day she brought in her whole piece totally finished. Kudo's to you Jennifer....can't wait to see the Panda and Baby done from the pattern you purchased! See ya next year.

Love, love this funky vase.

Happy, bright yellow back ground...now I only wish I remembered to pull my camera out before everyone left at the end of class.

Now that smile tells me this is one super duper student.
One thing I promise is that if you never appliqued, you will be after my classes. Look at all that got done in this full day class!

And from the BeeHive class......
Class: The BeeHive
Location: MAQ Retreat in Maryland

I get lots and lots of young and upcoming quilters and a huge applause to those, moms, grandma's and friends that introduce the younger generation to quilting.

The BeeHive Class in part hand and part machine applique and the introduction to making 1/8" bias tape for your beehives......very easy.....my students can testify!

And a spoof played on a student. She signed up for my class a long time before the retreat. Again, another non appliquer....I am smiling again! Her mom and 2 sisters also were taking classes at retreat and bought this lawn ornament and hid it in the car trunk. At lunch time, she was bestowed with a Beehave sign. I LOVE IT.

We had a blast teasing and laughing over how she was being dubbed by family as the queen bee.

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH......??????

What do you do with......
Spare Time
Whip up a car cozy??? Especially for that ferrari parked in your garage!

What do you do with......
Extra blocks
Modge Podge it on a suitcase! Cute!!!

What do you do with......
Extra Yarn and Time

Hang out at the pier and crochet???? Hmmmm

What do you do with......
Wooden Spools
Make a little family...great projects for kids and of course for all us creative types

What do you do with......
Furniture
Make a super cool ironing board of course!

I LOVE this idea. If you want to know all the particulars.....hop over (after you read my blog of course!) to The Married Squirrels blog and check out their tutorial.

What do you do with......
Extra Hoops
Hoop up fabric for little bulletin boards....love this idea for that hard to cut fabric!

What do you do with......
Wall Plates
Cover them with fabric...great idea!

Mini Blast from the Past

A minor interruption from funny canine photos......
(This is a corgi...just like Zoie)

YOUR COLOR FIX FOR TODAY

Inside my classroom,My Fave Vendor,Laugh,Your Color Fix for Today,On the road sightings,Weird Finds

I thought you would like to peek inside my classroom for "Floral Delights" at The Original Sewing and Quilt Expo in Worcester, MA from the past few days. I always make a few extra kits, it makes me feel better to know that I go with extras than "less of". I have 6 kits left and if you are interested, email me at Linda@lindampoole.com if you would like to purchase a kit.
Each kit is fully loaded with fabric, threads, needle,toothpicks, full size pattern, pictorial instructions, your pattern already printed on the freezer paper....etc. My students would vouch that they are great loaded up kits ready for you to make this beauty! You don't need a thing but your scissors and enthusiasm. Click here to see the kit

I thought I would start with an "end of class picture" so you could see how far we got and how gorgeous the quilt tops turned out!

The Dolphin Dance Class was alot of fun....there is nothing as peaceful as creating these beautiful under the sea creatures. What I love the best about classes is all the laughing we do. 5 Kits left for this class, email me if you would like one! You will be thrilled with making and owning this one!!!
Click here to see the kit.

Nifty Thrifty Dry Goods
My FAVORITE vendor at the show. I wanted to live there for the day. She puts together the most beautiful display of all these goodies. I became so inspired being amongst all these goodies....and for an instant color fix, all I had to do was stand in the middle of all this!

LOOK at these YUMMY buttons

I came home with these buttons in red....aren't they the cutest? And look at the spiral ones behind....Wow...I wish I could have them all!

Her arrangements of colors are awesome....this vendor sure knows how to entice the customer...BUT...her stuff is to die for and the enticement is well welcomed by all!

It's good to laugh even about the serious stuff in life......

YOUR COLOR FIX FOR TODAY

Here is some of the weird stuff I see "On The Road" when traveling

On my way to Worcester, MA...I knew something bad was happening. State troopers from every direction had their lights and sirens on. Every bridge and exit was full of cops. About 2 miles up, there was a barricade and troopers both ways , even the local police from all the towns were in on this. I never found out what the situation was.

Oh No!!! I'm not ready for the Asylum!!!

The last night of the venue, there was a Grateful Dead Concert at the DCU Center, A Heavy Metal Concert at the Palladium and then there were us quilters.......interesting combo...especially the clothing of all....Tie-dye Dead Heads, Black clothing, mega tattoos, multi colored hair metal heads and then...quilted clothing and purses all walking the streets at the same time. LOTS of these kind of buses in the the area too...

And then for my weird finds of the day.......
An Umbrella Dryer

Moveable, portable benches

And as always, thanks for stopping by my blog. I have alot of fun bringing you what I see, find and think. Let me know what your thoughts are by leaving me a comment.
Till the next time.........Linda