Well, I haven't been quilting - I've done a few blocks for Teri's You Pick It swap, but other than that, I've been at a standstill. I *thought* about quilting, and I've been reading the newsgroup, but just had no enthusiasm for working on anything.
Thankfully, that's all changing! Wish I could identify what triggered the change, but I'm just glad it's happening. A couple of weeks ago I ventured to a new-to-me LQS in the Iowa City area (Kathyl, I thought about calling, but it was the day of the Ball State game, so I knew where you'd be!) and picked up some fabric for my You Pick It quilt. Then, DH had a conference in Des Moines this past week, and I decided to take along a table runner I had started to quilt. I now have it about one-third done and might actually get it ready to give to my mom in time for her to use it this Christmas. On Thursday, I went to two quilt shops in the area - picked up some Patrick Lose fabric and some Aurifil thread (after hearing all the recommendations for it here). On Friday, we drove to Winterset (home of the covered bridges of Madison County). DH wanted to get a life-size cardboard cutout of John Wayne (don't ask why - I really don't have a clue!), so we went to his birthplace and then I had the opportunity to go to Fons & Porter's LQS. Picked up some more fabric, and now it's all waiting to be washed.
Today a friend and I went to the local quilt show held every two years. I didn't win the raffle quilt, but really enjoyed the show anyway. I took pics and have them posted on Webshots if anyone wants to take a look.
Time to get back to the table runner - Christmas is coming! Thanks to everyone for keeping me company via the newsgroup over the past couple of months. I've enjoyed reading about what ya'll have been doing even though I couldn't seem to accomplish anything myself!