Another Day Trip for the Quilt Group

Once again we were on the road. This time with 11 in attendance. We went to Blackstone's Home Decor to see a Fleur di lis quilt show and shop. We ate at the Puerto Vallarta restaurant next door, then on to Happy Heart Quilt shop.

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.  

Winding down 2007

Northeast Quilting Friends continues on. We are completing year seven and will begin 2008 with another fun filled, educational program. We will have our planning session in January, 2008, so plan to join us if you want to be a part of the a great group of ladies that come together for fun and fellowship built around a hobby we enjoy.

Our last get together was at Mary's house. We met and mainly visited, nonstop, for 3 hours!. We had a tour of her lovely home, saw her some of her many quilts and ate some pretty good food.

Lavenders, Bread of Life, and King Quilt Products

Northeast Quilting Friends was on the move in style to the hinter lands of Kentucky. We drove and we drove through the beautiful rural country side around Danville and Liberty, Ky. Miles and miles of 4 rail wood fences and lovely stone fences escorted us along our way.

Fifteen of our members made the annual trek to, first off, Kings Quilt Products in Liberty, Ky. If you go with a large group, to any of these places, they really appreciate a phone call to give them a chance to have the extra staff to handle that many people.

Here we are filing in and browsing through $2.00 a yard fabric and finding lots of goodies. Now, I must give a bit of caution, several of the bolts did have a "seconds" sticker on them, but not all, so buyer beware. Built alongside the quilt shop is everything you need for the farm The farm supply side had, what I think, was the largest selection of bib overalls I've ever seen....imagine that...smile...

Following Kings, it was on to The Bread of Life,
a restaurant that helps support the local economy and gives some aid to people in need. Anyway-great buffet-good 'ole country food-and the best warm chocolate cake with peanut butter icing-I've ever eaten. '
The chewy praline fudge is also highly recommended.

Then it was on to Lavender's Quilt Shop.

The store is deep in the country with a few Amish that still need a hitching post where they can tie up their horses.

What fun we all had while the husband and wife team that lives near and owns the shop, cut our fabric for us and also kept us entertained with their humor.

My oh my what a wonderful day!