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This time of year just makes you want to work in the garden, right?? well, I just got a manicure, so I'm sticking with the Aunt Millie's garden for now, thank you very much!
So I prepped the last of my blocks.....I'm only doing 9. very exciting, I actually might finish this quilt this year!
I'm telling you....who would have ever thought brown would make such a good "ground" against all these colors (sorry, couldn't help myself in the pun department)
Hugs and Stitches!
Megan
It's been so nice to work on something sunny since it's been rain, rain and more rain here in NJ. These flowers were super easy to grow! and I'm especially happy that the only fabric purchased for this project was the pink background. I "borrowed" some Kaffe's from some of the ladies, cause, it takes a village.....thanks ladies!!!!
I'm teaching this as a class at Cozy Quilts in August,so join in the fun if you are in the neighborhood.
Hugs and Stitches!
Megan
The thing that I really loved about the new part of the show is that I had not seen these quilts before. After going to the last few shows, I felt like I was seeing the same quilts over and over again. Granted, they are beautiful and deserve the awards, but for whatever reason, the VQF does not seem to draw the same crowd of entrants.
I certainly don't mean to offend anyone, but I don't want to see the same quilts over and over. I want to see quilts by people who set out to make beautiful quilts and happen to put them in a show as well as those who set out to make show quilts, and ribbons all around, not just for the "professionals"
off the soapbox, onto the quilts....
Best of Show: close up please:
And many other beauties
This is not the best shot of the quilt, but take a look a the close-up, I love the machine work...
and finally a Super Hero you can believe in....
Hope you enjoyed the show...
Hugs and Stitches!
Megan
Ok, so maybe I didn't need to drive 2 hours to Vermont for milk, but it was a good excuse, dontja think?
I was so glad I made the trip, it was nice to have some quiet time to gather some thoughts in the car, reorganize my life, my house, my stash....at least in my mind.
So everyone approaches the quilt show differently. I like to get there when the doors open and head right for the antique quilts, this seems to have been the opposite of most of the crowd on Saturday, so it was nice to be able to see these without the crowds that came an hour or so later.
The exhibit was Red, Green and White quilts. Some of them I had seen before (guess that's what happens when you go to this show year after year...) but here's a few of my favs that you can see without the crowds!
Gee, ya think I have a thing for applique????
More quilts and goodies tomorrow....
Hugs and Stitches!
Megan
I'm hatching a scheme....don't tell the DH! So here it is....on Saturday, we will be in the Adirondacks, at our house. As it turns out, our house is a mere 1-1/2 hr ride from the Vermont Quilt Festival, so I thinking....
"oh Honey I think we need more milk, I'm just going to run out to the store"
Think he'll notice?
Of course, I ran this by Sister Mary Awful, and she thought I should not go by myself, so she sent along an equally diabolical chaperon
See, it's good to collaborate on an evil plan!
And speaking of collaborating....if you want to see an absolutely delicious book, pick up a copy of Gwen Marston and Freddy Moran's new book:
I especially like in this one that Gwen shows her antique quilts and talks about the lessons learned from them.
The colors in the books are enough to brighten any day, and encourage you to take risks with color and patterns.
So,run out and get this book and if you see me at the VQF, remind me to bring home milk!
Hugs and Stitches!
Megan
I was never good at waiting,
waiting for good news, waiting for bad
waiting for trains, waiting for planes
waiting for people, waiting for presents
I'm a watch-checking, toe tapping, two year old!
So I course, I could not wait til I finished the applique blocks to be done to see how this Fanciful Flowers quilts would shape up.
Wowee, kazowee, these alternate blocks certainly add whole new life to the applique blocks don't they?
ok, so now Ill be a grown-up and get back to the task at hand, right after I have Ring-Dings for dinner!
Hugs and Stitches!
Megan
I'm funny that way, I did not want to get the new bed for one of the nearly middle-schoolers until the quilt was done for said bed. So now the quilt's done, the bed can arrive.....ooo maybe I should buy some sheets!
Miss Barbie Van Smartie showed her smarty-ness on this one....I sent her creamy thread to use. She suggested that it would stand out to much and used an army green/mossy thread instead. I hate to admit it but she was right!
I guess sometimes it's not all black and white.....
Hugs and stitches!
Megan
I decided to hit the pause button momentarily on Aunt Millie to work on the slightly forgotten Material Obsessions Fanciful Flowers quilt. Goodness, I could use some fanciful flowers!!
So I put some videos on the Netflix instant queue and prepped and sewed some blocks....
so now I have MORE applique to work on! but first I have about 3 miles of binding to sew on my giant black and white quilt....thank goodness for Netflix! On the queue yesterday, two videos sure to keep all males clear of the room, The Jane Austen Book Club (total chick flick, no heavy lifting in the thinking department) and Dear Zachary - a documentary originally shown on MSNBC--it'll rip your heart out and then restore your faith in love and marriage and the resilience of the human spirit. Grab the tissue before you watch this.
Maybe something a little lighter tonite while I fold the laundry, say Big Fat Greek Wedding?
Hugs and Stitches and a little Windex?
Megan
