MIA in Detroit

Hello everybody, I am in Detroit at the FEW training conference.  The training is going well, put I must say there is not much to see around this hotel.  I am not liking Detroit all that much.
I do have a great view of Windsor Canada from my window, which I cannot go across the river because I did not bring my passport.  So far all my girlfriend Tracie and her daughter and friend have been doing is sitting out on the river walk and watching the people walk pass and looking across the river at Windsor.

They did take a walk down the river walk and found The Gateway to Freedom Sculpture.

The Gateway to Freedom
International Memorial to the Underground Railroad was sculpted by Ed Dwight and Dedicated October 20,2001 with a companion work “Tower of Freedom” in the Civic Esplanade Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
We do plan to take a trip to the Motown Museum when we have some free time from classes.

The vendor hall, was a little lax this year, not that many vendors, put I was able to find a couple of items.

Yes more turtles for my collection.  I do not plan to buy anything else.  I have not found a fabric or quilt shop anywhere yet, but I am still looking.

I am trying to keep up with reading everyone’s blogs, so I can keep up with what all of you are doing, put sometimes when I get to my room all I want to do is fall in the bed.  So if you do not hear from me in the next couple of days, just remember “I will be back”.

So until I get home

The Slow Quilter.

I WON!!!!!

I know I have not blogged in a couple of days, but like I said earlier I am back at work and attending Vocation Bible School in the evenings, so I have not had time to do any quilting or blogging.  But I have been visiting all the new and old bloggers.  One of my new blogger friend is Francine of Mocha Wild Child.  Thank you again and please go over and visit her blog.  Oh, I forgot, I won a Hometown Charm pack.  When I receive it I will show it to you.

Tomorrow night is the last night for me at Vocation Bible School and it has been enjoyable with the great teachers that we have.  I still will not have too much time to blog but will be checking everyday.  Saturday I will be running around trying to get packet for my trip to the FEWNTP (Federal Employed Women –National Training Program), so if any of you bloggers are from Detroit, WHERE ARE THE QUILT SHOPS!!!!  Drop me a line if you know.  If I have time Saturday, I might be able to finish the Jellyroll bag I started.

The Slow Quilter

RW&B-Security Guard For the Give Away

The Red, White & Blue Security Guard for the give-away, has finally got here all the way from Malawi.  As he crawled his way through the jungles of Africa to accompany some lucky winners fabric to destinations unknown at this time.

I  wonder if he stopped off for a beer, or something since I see he has had some kind of plastic surgery done on his underside.

He looks like, he will be more useful at the beach or a party with his usefulness for opening bottles.  He is a nameless Guard and waiting for when he gets to his destination where his new owner will name him.

Look at him inspecting the great blocks that I did, checking them out for any mistakes that I might have overlooked (like his opinion matters). 

 He is already on the job to make sure I will not misplace the prize and that no sticky finger quilter tries to take off with his charge.


I am hoping that he finds a loving home, since he will be leaving all of his sisters, brothers and assorted kins with me (who might some day become security guards to their own give-away one day).

For those of you who do not know me, I am a collector of turtles and co-workers that travel all overseas from West, South, East and Central Africa will always bring me a turtle for the great job I do in getting their travel in and them off the tarmac. 

This is also reason for my name of fame – THE SLOW QUILTER. 

This is just a small look at my collection which I will feature sometime later.
So for those of you who are following me and left comments to the RW&B blog hop, you could be the home he goes to on July 22nd.

Good Luck
The Slow Quilter