More quilts this year...

I seem to have taken more photos of quilts this year. It's really surprising too because I also managed to spend alarming amounts of money in minuscule amounts of time. I visited the quilts first. Maybe that's the key...see what other people manage to finish, become convinced of my quilting potential, abuse my credit card in the pursuit of greatness. Really, I spent more time goofing off than shopping this year, but it didn't seem to have much impact on my total haul. Of course, Hancock's of Paducah helped me there. I do not know why I forgot to get a picture of the frenzy that is the back room. I think I was frightened by the jungle sounds and flying fabric. Next year, I'll do my best to keep my wits about me to get a photo of the activity around the flat fold tables. Really, you have to see it to believe it.

Charity Quilts? We'll see.

I don't know how many of you have ever been to Paducah for the AQS quilt show, but it's kind of a tradition around here that we take a road trip around the end of April. Said road trip takes us through the backroads of Arkansas before we wind around through a couple of states and find our way to the show. A road trip with the girls...fun! I didn't go last year because of the Ireland trip, but I'm on for this year. And then I think about how much fabric I've bought...and how litttle I've used. And I dream a little of Hancocks of Paducah. And I start to think. So here's the new plan...must...use...fabric...quickly. I did a little search for charity quilts last night and it looks like we don't have a local Project Linus chapter but there's one not too far away. So baby quilts it is. Or maybe dog blankets for the Humane Society, a cause near and dear to my heart. I'm still thinking over that. Here's how far I made it. Those are actually strips cut on the left.