Happy Halloween!!
Here is the couch carcass in it’s current state:
And The Husband showing off his handiwork in our Bonus Room:
So what do you think about swapping out one of the charity quilts (replacing it with a quilt I would make from blocks I already have) so that I can keep it? Does that break the spirit of the challenge? Leave me a comment to tell me what you think!
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This week I attended quilt judging for my guild’s quilt show. It was an enlightening experience – you can learn so much listening to the comments that the judge makes.
Unfortunately I did not get to see my own quilts undergo her scrutiny. I entered two quilts – the Pinwheels Aplenty quilt and also a challenge quilt I made for my other guild some time ago. (Sorry, I couldn’t find a picture of it.) They both ended up in the same category and I had to leave to meet the school bus right as my category was coming out for judging. Sigh. I’d say I wasted a vacation day except that her comments were useful reminders of the basics.
I did however get to see the quilt above judged. It was a round robin that I participated in, and I added the appliqued outer corners before handing it off to someone who created a pieced border. I was quite proud of how my addition to the quilt turned out because it was the first time I’d done so much applique. The quilt did not win a ribbon – darn! That was my best shot at being able to say I’d participated in an award-winning quilt this time. Oh well. Such is life. I didn’t make either of the quilts I entered with a show in mind and I know they have many of the flaws that the judge was not impressed with. I submitted them because I feel it is important for the guild members to participate and they were the quilts I had that were both finished and present.
Another great thing about going to the judging – I’m fired up to complete some quilts that have been languishing unfinished while I work on the charity challenge. I’m working on the top of the third quilt – it is taking rapid shape! Hopefully I’ll have an update and some pics of it for you soon .
Have you ever put a quilt in a show? What was your experience?
Is anyone else having a throw-your-pc-out-the-window time with WordPress these days?! I can’t edit anything worth a darn! This post should have taken me 3 minutes and it’s been half an hour. And I’m pretty sure it still isn’t going to work. Yay.
So…congrats to Erin who won the May Giveaway Day prize!
I reviewed Elizabeth Hartman’s book, “The Practical Guide to Patchwork” in this episode.
Also, don’t forget to check out a new online shop, Dewberry Lane.
Hey, lookit that. I switched over to Chrome and suddenly stuff works. Hooray for Google!
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Here is a pic of my crafty thrifting haul. The towel got all wrinkled when I washed it. I can’t imagine it has never been washed before so I can only assume that is normal. Did people iron their kitchen towels back in the day?
$4.60 thrifting haul
Birthday booty (or is it bootie? I’m talking about pirate booty not butt booty):
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On vacation I had the thrill of getting to spend a little time at the Virginia Quilt Museum in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Me at the Virginia Quilt Museum
Going inside - wee! Sorry, no pics allowed indoors.
It was *fabulous*! I saw some amazing examples of historic quilts.
You can check out the book I bought from the museum here at Amazon.
Other places we visited – Luray Caverns – Sandy Point State Park – Massanutten Resort.
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So, what the heck happened to me? I’m still alive and kicking. Thanks so much to the concerned listeners who checked in on me!!! Life just got in the way a bit there. I’ve still got plenty to talk about in my head, though, so I’ll be delivering up some new shows soon. Thanks for your patience
Sorry, I don’t have much to say in the roundup today. I did put up some pictures of the NQA show in the previous posting. I hope you enjoy them!
Episode #9 – chit chat and a guest appearance
I took a break from the frugal quilting series because I wanted to release something. We’ve been super busy trying to get our house ready to put up for sale. I know – it’s not a great time to sell but our circumstances don’t care about the timing! The Husband makes a (surprise) guest appearance.
I mentioned 4 books in this episode:
I finished a Round Robin round – applique! I do have a picture of it but of course I haven’t downloaded it from the camera which is AWOL somewhere in the bowels of or house. (update: found the camera!)
Me & the latest addition to someone else's robin
I’ll be at the NQA show June 19th. Stop me and say hello if you go!
Episode number 2 – goals and NQA
As mentioned in the show, I have one goal for the podcast: twenty fifteen minute episodes in 2009. Can I do it? We’ll see! 1 down, 19 to go.
My personal quilting goals – I have four goals for the year. Complete a guild crayon challenge quilt, complete a guild round robin (top only), complete 6 blocks from my hand pieced project – the Sunburst blocks from the Christmas in July project of the August 2007 Quilter’s Newsletter, and complete the Moulin Rouge quilt from the book Quick Colorful Quilts for The Boy.
I am a member of NQA and I spent some time talking about the benefits of membership & the SHOW!! I can’t wait for the show, June 18-20, 2009. I will be attending at least one day this year. I hope to see you there
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