to market to market

Today is going to be a busy day at the office. We have sales meeting for the Dallas staff, making sure all the sales meeting stuff is ready for Portland and mainly just making sure we have packed everything. 

After sending 2 - 18 wheelers full of booth stuff I would hope we didn't forget anything.

This time of year is kind of like Christmas. 

I am sure you have all been through the late night assembly of toys only 

to find out you need 4 - C batteries that Santa did not include with the package. 

Well, setting up a booth for 40 sales people is much the same. 

If we have forgotten anything at this point we could probably blame it on Santa.

I do not know why I wait until the last minute every year

 but now it is time to pack my own suitcase.

old suitcase - Google Images (clipped to polyvore.com)

The first day of the show we tell all the sales reps what color to wear for our annual group picture.
 Months ago we sent them the color palette for the booth.

  Pretty colorful, huh? 

hexagon shuffle .... quilted by Natalia Bonner

 
We did narrow down the choices  to 10 different Bella colors. It does always seem like these are colors that are not readily available in my closet. I know, I know picking booth colors in all black or all brown would be a bit drab.

Check back for our group picture to see how well we all follow fashion directions.
 

Friday Funny

I love this song and a four year old singing it is precious!

Have a great weekend. 

-modalissa

Indigo Trail

It is amazing what I came across as I was packing up things for Market. I forgot to show off one of my favorite quilts. How classic and timely is indigo and yellow?

This quilt is published in McCall's Quilting.

I normally would have used Blue and red. That is so predictable, right? 

So instead I was a rebel and used yellow.

 

The quilt is made from Indigo Crossing by Polly Minick and Laurie Simpson.

 

I love love love this line of fabrics, but WAIT by now you may have

 seen their next line of fabric, 

MidWinter Reds that will be in stores September.

 I think I may have to make another quilt using these fabrics. What should be by rebel color to combine with these?

It is exactly one week until we start to set up our booth for quilt market in Portland, Oregon. The staff at moda has done such a great job and the show should be pretty darn good. 

If you are at market, be sure and stop by and say hello!

-modalissa

Blogger Girls Month 5

I can't believe it has been a month since my last post.
Boo Hiss- I will make myself stand in the corner!
 I guess I have been in a funk.
Thank you to Monique because being a part of the
Blogger Girl's Quilt Along
has made me have to hop on to my blog, hopefully ending the funk.

As you know from last month I had added some batiks.
Trying to break out of my predictable shell so I tried with several
color options for block 5. Disregard the digital lines.

Month 5 is my favorite block

 You all know that I love polka dots so I couldn't help but throw in this brown and green polka dot from Paint Box by Laundry Basket. I love how strong and graphic 2 fabrics make this block.

 I wanted to see what this block would look like as a positive/negative colorway. I did change the center block out so the block is now 4 sawtooth stars.  

Changing 1 fabric color completely changes the block.

And finally, 

I think my favorite of the 3 blocks. A scrappy block made 

with a combination of prints and batiks.

 

Stop by and see the color options at the other blogger girls.

Monique From Open Gate Quilts - opengatequilts.blogspot.com/

Sherri from A Quilting Life - aquiltinglife.blogspot.com

Thelma from Cupcakes ‘n Daisies ~ cupcakesndaisies.blogspot.com

Lissa from Moda  Lissa  ~ ModaLissa.blogspot.com

Denise from Quilter’s  Window ~ Quilterswindow.com/blog/

Nicole from Sister’s Choice  ~  sisterschoice.typepad.com

Lisa from Stashmaster ~ The-Stashmaster.blogspot.com

Instructions for block 5 can be found at Open Gate.

 Don't give up on me. 

It won't be another month until my next blog post!!

Blogger girls quilt along 4

 I started trying something different this month. Since I am using Edyta Sitar's fabric, Paint Box  I thought I should add some batiks. Not quite sure how this is  going to work with my other blocks.

I may have to re make some of the ones from 1-3 to add the richness that batiks add. We'll see.

Stop by and see the color options at the other blogger girls.

Monique From Open Gate Quilts - opengatequilts.blogspot.com/

Sherri from A Quilting Life - aquiltinglife.blogspot.com

Thelma from Cupcakes ‘n Daisies ~ cupcakesndaisies.blogspot.com

Lissa from Moda  Lissa  ~ ModaLissa.blogspot.com

Denise from Quilter’s  Window ~ Quilterswindow.com/blog/

Nicole from Sister’s Choice  ~  sisterschoice.typepad.com

Lisa from Stashmaster ~ The-Stashmaster.blogspot.com

Instructions for block 4 can be found at Open Gate.

Acronyms

I just this past month celebrated my 16 year working at Moda Fabric/Unitednotions. I will never forget being in a meeting with the tech people and everyone was talking in acronyms. By the time I left the meeting I had the worst headache and felt like I was the dumbest person  in the room. At that time I swore I would never talk in three letter code. 

Once texting and instant messaging came along I had to eat my words (EMW for short)

 I recently bought a book for my mom, since she is into  texting now and thought I would share
some of the Definition of Acronyms

You know those silly little things the kids do to keep from speeding complete words or using complete sentences when communication with their friends?

F2T- free to talk

BFF- of course best friends forever

EML- email me later

CUL8R- see you later

CULA- see you later alligator

^5- high five

Some that I am going to work into my life.

EAK- eating at keyboard

CY- calm yourself

These are the ones I am sharing with my mom.

Now that the Seniors have become more tech savy there is a 

set of acronyms popping up for them as we'll.

ATD- at the doctor's

FWIW- forgot where I was

CUATSC- see you at the senior center

DWI- driving while incontinent

FYI- found your insulin

GHA- got heartburn again

HGBM- had good bowel movement

CGU- can't get up

BYOT- bring your own teeth

CBM- covered by Medicare

And a new take on an old classic

BFF- best friend fell

 Side note: My mom asked my kids if they new what "sexting" was? 

I wish I had recorded how that conversation went down.

Have a great weekend.

Don't text and drive.

-modalissa

Friday Greatness

I love anything Soul Pancake.

How great is this?

  

 I think I am going to go sit in the ball pit at 

Chuckie Cheese this weekend and see who I met.

Have a great weekend.

-modalissa