Time to Quilt?

Who has time for quilting?

I am currently wrapping up details for the Heart of Ohio Quilters Guild Retreat with co-chairs Denise and Rosie. We take off for Coshocton on Thursday, February 5th, and won't be home until Sunday, February 8th. It takes a huge amount of planning and thank heavens for Denise who keeps us on track. It will be great fun - "Aloha! Welcome to the Isles of Coshocton" is our theme and we have had such delight finding Hawaiian banners and decorations. If the members don't have fun, it's not our fault -- we have really expanded activities to include different things, like massages. We are looking forward to it as well. Being in charge has not spoiled our own pleasure in going on a quilting retreat.

Then, in my other free time, I am working on the Guild 2009 Quilt Show. My official job is the Show Book and its advertising so I am sending out letters now. Our quilt show in 2007 was a great success with about 1,000 visitors so we are trying to outdo ourselves. This will also get more intense as we get closer to our October dates.

Also I volunteered to work on the Guild website, www.heartofohioquilters.com. I don't know what I was thinking. Fortunately, my cohort Jen is much more computer literate that I am and we are charging right along. I now know what JOOMLA means as well as many other tech terms so it's all good.

Oh, yeah, the shop. I am getting about one quilt finished every three days -- Not as quickly as I should. I am hoping after the retreat I will speed up. After all, the more I quilt, the more money I make, and the more retreats I can go on.

For example, I have been drooling over the National Quilting Association's information on their show in June. I already have my reservation for two days in Columbus at the Drury Inn and will be making up my mind soon about events and classes. Last year I took classes in longarm quilting from my hero, Linda Taylor, the most amazing longarm quilter ever. This year I am thinking of something a little more fun.

Back to work or I don't get to do any of these fun things!