I got a job at my local quilt shop!!! I was in there yesterday spending my husband's hard earned money :lol: and the owner asked me if I wanted to come in and work one day a week. She pays in fabric---so every Wednesday I will be earning about 6 1/2 yards of fabric!! Is this fun, or what? Both of my daughters are excited because they know I cannot use 26 yards of fabric a month-so I will be sharing with them too.

The owner also told me that she would like for me to make shop samples sometimes. She will give me the fabric and the pattern, I will make the top, she will supply the batting and backing, send it out to be quilted, and when she is finished using it in the shop as a sample--I get to have it!! Isn't that a sweet deal????

I am really excited---one day a week for all that fabric. What more could a girl ask for? :lol: :lol:

Oh Marcia, what a dream come true!! You must show us what you choose each week... :D

WOW... what a perfect job!! It doesn't get much better than that!

:-)

26 yards of fabric a month!!!

You'll be RICH :lol:

Let us know when the shop is all decorated up with your samples.

WOW -- that IS a dream job!!!

Yes, you will have to show up your paycheck each week :!:

Congratulations. I want a job like that!!! Hope you have a great time!!!!

Good job is a bit redundant, eh? LOL
I am glad for you, and you will grow so much in learning different techniques. And, helping family with their stash too!
Good job ... that is all I can think!

Wow! I think you have hit the Mother Load!


Ninnie

One lucky customer!!!! So envious :lol: :lol:

Very very very very cool!!! Congratulations!!!!

i want to do this!! WOW is all I can say.

WTG! What a great deal! One LUCKY girl! :mrgreen:

Holy cow, Marcia. You hit pay dirt! How fun that will be. You'll have to let us all know what you learn from working there too. I can hardly wait to see the fabrics you choose and then the quilts you make. You are going to be one busy lady.

Congratulations Marcia!!!!!!! Dream job for sure!!!!!!! :thumbup: :D :D :D

Thanks everyone---I am really excited about it, too!!! I don't start until a week from Wednesday because this week I am keeping one of my granddaughters while my daughter and son in law are out of town.

The shop is small, but really nice and the woman who owns it is really great. Her daughter and granddaughter work there too--a real family affair. I always have a great time when I go in there-they are all so much fun.

wow, it will be raining fabric...woo hoo...that's the kind of rain i want to dance around in :wink:
P.S. I could never do it...I wouldn't be able to make up my mind! :lol:

What a perfect job. Show us what you get each week and we will drool over it. Lucky you.

Marcia,
You are one lucky lady. I guess we are all envious of your new job.

Cool beans. It's a prefect job and pay.

What an ideal "job" Lucky you.

How amazingly fun!
Will you be doing the quilting there or at home?
Show us your quilts!

Wow.. do they need a second person???lol.. j/k.. where in Ga is this shop...we should start shopping there.. maybe it would get you a raise!!

Congratulations! How perfect!

I bet I could use up that much fabric and then some! Well, not USE it, but take it home and pet it and love it and smell it and watch it...

Making up my mind will be hard---oh, but what a problem to have!!

I hope she lets me pick fabric each week, instead of waiting, like....a whole month!! That would be horrible!!

I think I will be able to show pics of what I get----I will be drooling too!! :lol:

I worked in a quilt shop once before (about 6 years ago, when we lived in VA). I LOST money on that deal---every time I got "paid" I owed her money for all the fabric I wanted!! :oops: I hope this works out better! :lol: It may not be the "ideal job"

Cathy-I know that the owner brings her featherweight to work and sews when things are slow--I bet if I am making shop samples she would let me sew at work too. I promise to take pics of any samples I make and show them to you all.

This quilt shop is in a tiny little town about 20 minutes from me. She told me they were looking for SEVERAL people to each work one day a week. SOOOO--if you are in the area I bet you could get a job too!!!

I would love it if every one could come and shop here. It is a darling little shop.

Lisa---I think my daughters and I are going to be doing a lot of fabric petting in the future!!! :wink:

I hope you negotiated that overtime is paid in notions. lol

Hmmmm-what a great idea! :lol: Notions and BOOKS!!

Oh that is so exciting! Good for you! :)

COOL!
Congrats!
I KNOW you're stash is going to grow and grow and grow!

Oh man...I'd have to build a bigger house to hold all the new stash! Thats a great deal...one that I'd take in a heartbeat! Too bad my commute would be a little far... :lol:

What a great job!! Congrats, and show us what you sew and get for fabric!!

Sounds like every quilters dream job....way to go....what a nice way to stash build!!

Now THAT is a dream job!!!! I use to work in a quilt store several years ago and I have to say I LOVED it!!! I look forward to seeing many wonderful photos of the patterns you make!

What a lucky lady you are. Give my right arm for that kind of job, well not literally lol or I couldn´t sew at all.

Elle

Oh I want to be YOU one day a month! Is that too much to ask!?

Congrats Marcia! Couldn't happen to a better person!

Lori

I am soooo envious. The only downside I can think of is that you will have more fabric, and less time to do anything with it!