The Organized Option Blog

Quilting Retreat – Oracle, AZ

Linda — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:17:55 +0000

Four days of more sewing, laughing, joking and little sleep. Always worth it!

Phyllis and Nancy doing the usual pajama night serenade. This time Phyllis was Minnie Pearl and Nancy was Dolly Parton.

These ladies are the funniest. There were lots more photos, including some that weren’t quite G-rated. You get a bunch of crazy women together, aged 50 and up, and it’s bound to be a hoot. I wouldn’t miss these retreats for the world. Always worth the lack of sleep

Conversion of Living Room to Sewing Studio

Linda — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:37:38 +0000

This was a 5-week project. Unfortunately, I have no photos of me covered head to foot in white drywall dust!

BEFORE PHOTOS

Gus and Penny lounging on the carpet for the last time

DURING PHOTOS

Scott doing his best "Dexter" impersonation

AFTER PHOTOS

We replaced the carpet with laminate wood flooring

We built the wall behind these cabinets to hide them from view in the dining room.

Rim Country Quilt Show – Payson, AZ

Linda — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:23:18 +0000

Well, I only got a few photos yesterday at the quilt show before my camera battery died. That’s what I get for not recharging it after just returning from the Sunshine Quilters Guild. Oh, well . . . please enjoy these nonetheless. The work is impressive!

Sunshine Quilter’s Guild – San Diego, CA

Linda — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:39:07 +0000

My thanks to Teresa Wiesendanger for asking me to speak to the wonderful members of her Guild. This video shows the wonderful members of SQG who stitched and quilted all of these quilts for donation to a local domestic violence charity. Excellent work, ladies. Keep it up!

I finished piecing this quilt top just before my trip. I shared it with the audience during their Show N Tell.

With Teresa Wiesendanger

Check out the view from my host's back door. That's El Capitan Reservoir in El Cajon.

Clever Design Wall

Linda — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:22:35 +0000

I purchase used cubicle panels for my clients to use as design walls. And, if you angle the panel out into the room, and you’ve got a 2-sided design wall.

Quilting Retreat – Prescott, AZ

Linda — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:23:42 +0000

Four days of sewing, laughing and joking. I’m darned tired today but it was well worth it!

That's me with my candy apple red Featherweight (and a candy apple, thanks to Phyllis!)

I pieced this Harvest Time quilt in two and a half days

That's Roberta peeking over the top of her stunning dragonfly quilt

My good buddy, Carmen Gomez

Our pajama night serenade by Phyllis and Nancy

That's our motto!

Greater Chicago Quilt Expo – November 2008

Linda — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:12:15 +0000

Here’s some of my favorites from their last show. Look at this first photo. It’s a hexagon-shaped quilt (98″ x 102″) by Michiko Takakuwa of Japan, simply titled “My Flower”.

Another beauty!

Tea and berries at the bistro -- yum!

Arizona Blankets 4 Kids

Linda — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:02:21 +0000

Over the past several years, I’ve donated lots of fabric to this wonderful charity and I even feature them in my presentations. But I thought this is the perfect opportunity to share their accomplishments with you.

AZ Blankets 4 Kids is a non-profit organization run by caring volunteers who make blankets for seriously ill or traumatized children. Their motto is that every child has the right to feel secure in the world — amen to that!

The organization recently passed an incredible milestone of 50,000 blankets/quilts delivered since their inception in 2001.

I recently had the privilege of joining this group for one of their fabric/kit cutting bees. Check out these photos!

Ilaine Hartman Designs, New Orleans, LA January 24, 2009

Linda — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:49:37 +0000

Linda took over 100 photos from her New Orleans visit to speak to members of the Gulf States Quilting Association. Here’s just a few of the photos from Ilaine’s studio.

Enjoy!

Linda and the magnificent Ilaine Hartman

Beautiful costumes, and lots of Swarovski Crystals

Some of the gold shoes for those who appear annually in the Mardi Gras parade (there's LOTS more shoes!). Ilaine stores them all year long.

Queen of Mardi Gras? Hardly -- it's just Linda.

This is the cape that Rex, the King, will wear.

Get this -- rolling balls sewn into the underside of Rex's cape so that it rolls smoothlessly behind him in the parade!

2006 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show

Linda — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:53:45 +0000

Linda took over 50 photos from the July 2006 show, and here’s just a few of them. This popular event draws thousands of admirers from across the U.S. and Canada.

Enjoy!