Quilt Show Write Up

I had a wonderful time being featured quilter at my guild's quilt show this weekend.  Here are pictures of my booth.

One of my bed size quilts won 3rd place.  Yeah for my Shakespeare in the Park quilt. Thanks Sarah Cohen Brandt for quilting a masterpiece.  You also won a ribbon!

Click for my final video on the Mariner's Quilt. I even got to drive it on the parking lot. The quilt was definitely a conversation piece. It built so much excitement that by the time the show patrons approached the entrance, they were really excited to have come to the show.

I want to thank Judy Kooi the the panel on the back of the vehicle; Debra Hamman for allowing me to use her long arm machine to quilt the gigantic panels; and last but not forgotten, my late friend Karen Harrison for motivating me to get this project completed.

FYI - During the first 2-3 hours the patrons didn't know they could vote for the car quilt. I was pleasantly surprised when the project won 2nd place in the Miscellaneous category. Thanks everyone!

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Design Wall Monday

Hi everyone!  I'm getting excited about this project.  I still may not have The Mariner's Quilt completed by Saturday, but I will have enough completed so that is can be in the show.  The body of the quilt is sewn into one section with an opening on the driver's side; the top panel has been adjusted so that is doesn't sag as much; the red panels will be attached with hook and loop tape.  To see all sides of the car, view the video below.  Thanks for watching.

Also on my design wall are two machine embroidery projects that I'm working on.  They were both a lot of fun!  I find I'm loving the embroidery with "embellishments" over the standard embroidery designs. The first is a design by Sara Vedeler and the second is by Husqvarna.  The first will be a pillow and the other a small wall hanging.

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Design Wall Monday - Quilt Show

Another amazing occurrence in my life is that I was selected as "feature quilter" for my quilt guild's 2013 quilt show at the end of the month (my publicity photo). It is such an honor to be chosen. At the same time, it's also scary.  I've been working on projects to enter the show and pulling quilts from storage I want to display in my booth .

I've been kind of keeping some projects secret in the event I didn't get them completed.  The main secret was that I plan to display a quilt on my SUV (weather permitting).  I feel confident that I can get the pieces connected enough to display by the end of the month.  However, I may not get a chance to add the netting for the windows to make it hang without sagging.  Pray for me and send vibes of success my way as I'm going to need it.

I have a very LARGE design wall. I have uploaded a video of part of the cover on the car.  I will keep you updated so please come back to see the finished project.  I have no clue what I'm doing; I'm planning as I go.  If you have suggestions, I'll gladly consider them.

For local quilters, here is a flyer about the show; I'd love to see you in person and talk to you about quilting (and anything else) :0).

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