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Quilt Show Happiness - Part 2

Subtitle:  No One is More Surprised than Me! or How do I say this without sounding Boastful?

We decided to go down the Shore (that NJ for going to a beach town along the NJ coast) instead of going to the first day of the Quilt Show.  Some quality time with DH while the kids were off camping with Scouts.  And I'm merrily shopping and the text message comes:  "has anyone called you from the show?"  response:  "Tell!"

Sister Mary Awful (who really isn't) calls to tell me....I had to sit down.  I could not have imagined....

O.M.G.! Best of Show!  As my kid has been known to say:  Flip...what the Zip?  (he dared me to use that expression at work....let's see how I can work that into a conference call)

This is a first for me....so I'm sure I said all sort of stupid inane things when people congratulated me....accepting a compliment is a hard thing to do graciously.

And it's so funny as I walked around people would stop me and say "I remember at Guild meeting you were working on those blocks"  or "I saw you sewing those blocks at the shop"....well I guess these blocks have been "around the block".  

But the best was someone saying to me "your quilts always make me happy".  

Mission Accomplished.

Hugs and Stitches!

Megan 

 P.S.  This quilt is Kim McLean's design and most wonderfully quilted by Jeanne Bancroft.

 

Quilt Show Happiness - Part 1

Our Garden State Quilters had the long awaited Quilt Show this past weekend.  And there was all sorts of happiness.  What could be better....seeing beautiful quilts, catching up with old friends (who aren't old at all!) and having the opportunity to purchase from some wonderful vendors.

so the Sisters are all members of the Guild.  In fact, that's how we all met.  we've all been on the board and quilt show committees.  A while back, on one of our outings, we were all inspired by Mary Kerr's exhibit of small quilts made from vintage blocks.  So Sister Mary Gina generously bought us a set of vintage blocks tso we could  do our own little vintage challenge. 

We each got two blocks...use the block, the fabric, whatever you want.  The quilt should be 24" or less on each side and it had to be done for this show.

We did not show each other progress (for the most part) and we all approached it differently.  I know for me, it took a long time for me to get inspired, to buckle down and do it, and I know for sure I was not the only one putting the binding on the day or two before take-in.

I was really excited to see our little display at the show....

Isn't it wonderful to see how different we all are? (thank God!!!)  Can you tell which one is mine?

yup that's me....when all else fails, turn to ric rac and buttons!

Well, there's more quilt show happiness to come, so stay tuned...

Hugs and Stitches!

Megan

what time you got?

well , it's time to catch up on some of the quiltyness going on around here....

The Expanded Sisters of Disorderly Conduct ran a little mug rug swap.  Just to be clear, the Sisters did not put on weight, we expanded our ranks to add some ladies who have been known to stray towards the dark side.

Anywho, we swapped over a pizza dinner.  It was fun to swap in the presence of each other, to see just how creative this little group is and to see how we each had captured our swap partner's personality, likes, style. etc.

My swap partner was Sister Mary Gina, our patron saint of the 1/2 yard cut.  Gina stamped the background fabric and cause it was for me, it had to be baskets.  

isn't it FAB??  black?  my signature color!  baskets?  so me!    Clocks?  she gets me!!!!

I am so lucky to have these special ladies to lean on, to laugh with (ok, sometimes laugh at) and to share with....and sometimes to get in trouble with.  The good news is, there have been no arrests so far.

Hugs and Stitches!

Megan

Needle love...

I admit it, I sometimes struggle with needles.  With applique, I found one brand and length that I love and bought up oodles of the them so that I will never run out.  I think that is one of the reasons why I don't stress over applique, because I'm really comfortable with my needle.

Handquilting?  not such much.  I'm the Goldilocks of handquilting needles....it's too short, it's too long, the eye is too small....( want some cheese with that whine?) Well, I think those days might be over!!!

I just finished hand quilting my little RoadTrip Tablerunner and found a needle that was really smooth going thru the layers, long enough to grab, the eye is easy to thread....it might be love.

I bought these out at the Lancaster Show cause one of the partners in crime told me I should....note to Sister Mary Vera:  THANKS!!!!!

Here's the tablerunner in use

Think I'll do a larger project with these needles before I run out and buy oodles, but, my quilting heart is definitely aflutter over these needles!

Hugs and Stitches!

Megan