I did HAVE to purchase this Denyse Schmidt book Quilts after reading Tall Grass Prairie's discussion of improvisational quilting. (Waving at Jacqui!!!) I let her know what a bad influence she was LOL! It seems my quilting wants to flip-flop between traditional/folk art/scrappy and the edgier liberated style. Well, never a dull moment!
Bernie's back home now, sounding refreshed after her few days at the spa. While she was away, I tidied some sewing tools around her vacant area. I reflected on a few that are must-have gadgets: the bone folder (great for poking out corners), my iPod (soothing music to help me relax during free-motion quilting), Neutrogena (wonderful for giving my hands better grip while FM quilting), stiletto (an extra-long finger for feeding fabric through the machine), and longish tweezers (for pulling up bobbin threads at the beginning of a sewing line). What are your favorite sewing room gadgets? I'd love to hear!
While KC may be well-known for its fountains, Chiefs & Royals, the Country Club Plaza, the World War I Memorial, Nelson Museum, and the city where Harry Truman started his political career, it seems that we are more famous for our BARBEQUE!!! I have seen several spots on national TV lately telling about this new treat, the Bacon Explosion!!!! Seems that some KC-area dudes invented it and it is catching on like wildfire. Here's a link for those not afraid of cholestrol demons: Bacon Explosion.
On the subject of food, who'd a thunk you could have a free sample of sushi at Costco's???? It was downright tasty! There was seaweed, sticky rice, imitation crab and a few other unrecognizable tidbits.
Well, it's off to the grocery store--the cupboard is bare. Happy Monday!
