AQ picture...

Hmmm...this picture doesn't show the AQ (After Quilting) very well. Anyway, this is "Emily's Easy Tabletopper". She made one for her mom using this pattern she created. The original was a bit (okay, quite a bit) more "subdued" than this. She and I thought that some of our fun "Amy Butler-type" looks would work for a very fun toppper on someones kitchen table! So we had a great time picking some fabrics and Emily made it before she got swamped with her finals. (We are soooo proud of her - a week from today she will graduate with her high school diploma and an AA degree from Whatcom!) Anyway, I gave it to Betsy from Nautilus to quilt and she did some VERY fun stuff with it - you 'll have to stop in and see up close and personal. And...you may notice that I am using the Great Gadget - Binding Clips - to hold my binding in place while I sew it down. See...I really do use them! FYI, I am finishing up the free handout on how to make this topper if you are interested. We may "kit it" for Shop Hop, and are hoping to maybe get another top together before the Hop.

Our "freight intensive" week continues. I was so happy to see our friendly UPS driver emerge from the truck carrying only my extra Shop Hop posters today!! We've been busy "squishing fabric" this week to make room. I have a plan tomorrow to give more of it a home.

The "Krakow - What Was I Thinking?" Challenge has been pretty popular! Lots of you have picked up fat quarters and entry forms. Can't wait to see what you come up with! We wanted to give our customers first crack (no pun intended) at it before we let the Shop Hoppers loose. Shop Hop...we're getting closer to having our 2,000 kits done - Hooray!!

Well, more AQ pictures to come! Dani Fisk brought back a couple of quilts this week too. You saw the French Farmhouse BQ, but it is gorgeous AQ! And she did a batik quilt Diane made and we're kitting for Hop. Plus she's finishing the most fun cat foursome Diane made. You cat lovers will like this one. And Nikki is working on my Counterpoint quilt made form that soft aqua/blue/white group next to the counter (the one Tracey calls "spa-like"). Betsy also brought back Jan's triple Irish chain done with wool batting - wow....gorgeous quilting and the batting is so light, with a very nice loft. So, lots of AQ to see at Fab-Etc lately!

Okay, getting late. No laundry, watered the pots already, so time to sit and sew a bit more binding on Emily's topper. Have a glorious weekend all!