On the Road Again

Leg # 2 of the Great American Birthday Road Trip is underway after lunch today. I managed to stimulate the economy at St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, by leaving a few dead presidents at the local quilt shop.  Picked up a layer cake of Christmas prints by Kaufman Fabrics (Peggy Toole) - it's been years since I've bought holiday fabric, but these were just gorgeous.  I thought it would be nice to have a road sewing project to work on, and a reverse cathedral windows (hey, I'm in the zone) worked up very nicely.  Got about six bases done & pinned before we left Wisconsin, and stitched on the way to Des Moines.  Here is what I have learned about road sewing: 1) It is impossible to thread a needle in a moving car.  Period.  Luckily, I loaded up about 3 needles before I left, but I am so used to my Clover needle threader that I am incapable of threading a teeny sharp or between needle without it....bummer.  I'll load up about  3 needles  before we leave for Norfolk (Nebraska) and I will try my luck again.  Unfortunately, there are a lot of great quilt shops in and around Des Moines and I know I'll feel moved to stimulate the economy here, too, so there you go. Somebody has got to do it, darn it, and I'm willing to step up and set a good example.