Thursday, May 21, 2015

Home Again.....

 
 
After 10 days of adventure it is great to be home again.  :-)  I have bunches to share with you.....where do I begin?  You start at the very beginning, a very good place to start....
 

After having Mother's Day dinner out with my family......and Julie and Dawn, as they seemed like family, we headed out on Sunday morning May 10th and headed for Casper, Wyoming to pick up my very dear sister-in-law, Brenda.  The Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt above was a quilt top from days gone by........from family.  Brenda, hand quilted it and what a treasure it is.  The bear was purchased on a trip we took together with a local quilt friend, Bonnie Miles.......a trip down memory lane.
 


Pictures from her sewing room to prove that it was indeed the home of a quilter.  Brenda, returned with much more to add to her stash!
 




The second night was spent with some of my family in Minnesota.......you remember I am originally a Minnesota farm girl.  What a warm and cozy evening filled with laughter we had.  More memories!  Then on the road again on Tuesday morning and we shopped our way to Minneapolis.  The first quilt store we stopped at was in an old bowling alley
 


Thought this clothes pin bag was adorable.
 


The shop had an amazing collection of old sewing machines.....many of them a brand I have never heard of.
 







 

 





 
The machines were tucked in here and there.....loved seeing them all.  We each left with a bit of fabric too!

 
This is the charming walk way leading up to the entrance.
 
We have a lot of catching up to do......Market was stimulating and successful.  I do not have many pictures from market, just a few......I will share them eventually.  I'm thrilled to announce that Quilt Mania is working on a book of my patterns......this is an honor which I am trying to absorb.  Perhaps it will gradually sink in!  :-)
 
"What you think, you become.
What you feel, you attract.
What you imagine, you create."     -unknown
 


14 comments:

  1. Congratulations Norma! I know the Quiltmania book will be awesome--what a thrill for you!

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  2. Congratulations on the book deal Norma! I will be one of the first to buy your book, can hardly wait to see it.

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  3. OMGosh...you have hit the big time!! I KNEW you would! Congratulations on the new book deal! Imagine a book dedicated to Norma Whaley patterns...makes one giddy!! :o}} Happy dancing way up here in Canada!

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  4. Your beautiful quilts are a perfect match for a Quiltmania book. Congratulations!

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  5. That is fabulous. What a great combo....my favorite quilting magazine + one of my favorite quilt blog friends. Congrats!! I can hardly wait...

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  6. How exciting a book! I will wait patiently for that, hopefully in time for Christmas?

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  7. What is the name of that shop?

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  8. Congratulations, Norma!

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  9. Congratulations! Wonderful news! So glad for you!

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  10. Oh my! Congrats on the Quiltmania endeavor!!! I'll be patiently awaiting it's release! :-)

    Love that clothes pin bag! So cute!

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  11. Welcome back and congratulations on the book! We all knew you were talented but this proves you live by your above quote!!!

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  12. It was so great to meet you at Market! And congrats again on the book - can't wait for it to come out. Glad that you made it home safely, and it looks like you had lots of fun along the way!

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