Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Movers and Shakers Oh My!

Movers:

One of our beloved members, Joan, has moved on to Florida.  Boo!   We will miss her.  Joan came to us by way of another member.  Now this is a word of warning to you guilds out there.  It just so happened that Joan and Shirley visited another guild before they found NQF.  The other unnamed quilt guild was very rude to them.  Apparently there was a drawing and you put your name tags in the basket to draw a winner.  Well, they pull our most wonderful girls' name tags out of the drawing in a dramatic way, stating the prizes are for members only.  Shirley then grabs Joan and says, come with me, I know of another group that we need to try.  And much to our gain and their loss, both the Wonder Kids, came our way.

Every quilt guild has a few members that pick up the lion's share of the work and support of members and the guild at large.  Joan is/was such a member.  She organized us for learning new techniques and she gave sage advice to almost everyone in the room.  Whether it was in quilting or life.  

But, life changes and moves on, like the stitches in a quilt.  



Shakers:
We made our way to the lovely Lavenders Fabric Store.  It's at 1280 S. Fork Ridge Rd, Liberty Kentucky.  They are having a sale until June 13th, so you better get there quick!  All the material is $2.75 a yard.  

The Bread of Life was very good this time.  It seem they were pulling everything fresh from their garden nearby.  It was quite different than before, when the food was pretty starchy and heavy.  This is a restaurant that supports the Galleian Home for children.  It is at 546 Middleburg St, Liberty Ky  42539

Kings Department Store gave a very informative tour of their facility.  They die cut many block designs and also are some leather goods.  It is as 546 Middleburg St, Liberty, ky 
This is a store that's been in business for over 50 years and is still run by the same family.  Half of the store is farm supply and the other half is fabric.  It's a 2 1/2 hour drive from Louisville, so we all knew where we needed to go first.  

Now, really it's not about the money saving, which isn't that much when you add up the gas and time.  It's about having a good time and during this economy, spreading the wealth around.