My "Seaweed" Quilt and Barbara's Quilt in Progress

There wasn't much time left over for long arming today so while my daughters watched a movie to relax I listened and did a little more stitching on my green feathers quilt.  This is on the Juki so I don't have to pull whatever is on the frame off to work on a different project.  This is my "relax" sewing.

Every time I describe this quilt to my Dad he says to me, "Oh yeah, that one that looks like seaweed?"  LOL  So guess what I'm calling this one? SEAWEED!  :)  I always feel silly naming my quilts but I have found it's a necessary part of creating quilts that are intended to be exhibited in some way.  So seaweed it is.

Also sharing a little of the stitching on Barbara's quilt - I have added a bit more to this but didn't have much time to take photographs.  This quilt is going to be off the charts awesome!!  It is already pretty spectacular without any quilting.

I hope all of you mothers had a wonderful Mother's Day!  :)

My Quilt is at HMQS!! :)

Just sharing a few photographs!  If you follow me on Facebook you have likely seen the pictures I shared of my quilt hanging in the show at HMQS this weekend!  If you are in or around Salt Lake City, Utah the show is at the South Town Expo Center and will be going on today and tomorrow I believe until 5pm.  My quilt is in the wall hangings category!  :)

My long distance friend Sonja volunteered this year to hang quilts for the show...she also agreed to take a few photos of my quilt hanging in the show for me since I'm all the way in Ohio and cannot make it to the show.  We kind of laughed that wouldn't it be awesome if out of the 700 or more quilts in the show that she might get to hang mine...and guess what?  She did!!!  It really was a needle in a hay stack type of situation!!!

Above is a photo of my friend Sonja and my quilt!!!  I was happy to read from visitors to the show online that it sparkled really nicely with all of the crystals and beads in the lights.

Here is a picture Sonja shared with me of my quilt hanging on the rail...it looks really  nice!  I'm so happy!!

What a fun experience this has been - and I'm looking forward to the valuable advice of the judges.  I am even that much more motivated to get my large quilt ready for MQX now!!!

I am working on Barbara's quilt today though I have been sucked into computer work the last few days and had wanted to be farther ahead than I am.  So today I have to buckle down and get going so I can share some progress pictures!!  Should have something later today!  :)

If you go to the show take a few more photos for me!!!  Never can have too many!!  LOL  ;)

My First Quilt to HMQS

I am so excited!  I just returned from the post office...I have shipped off my little whole cloth to HMQS!!!  I really sent it on a fluke - I just like it so much and happend to see that the HMQS deadline was extended until April 20th...and so long as I'd had it done to ship out today it should make it there in time.  It is little and I know there are a ton of amazing talented quilters putting quilts in this show - still - I am really proud of it.  I feel like it really is my best quality work, and I really love it.  I'm excited to think of my quilt hanging in the same show with some of my quilting super heroes. 

I am still working on my big quilt for MQX but I lost a little steam on it.  I had thought that MQX Midwest was sooner but learned today that the deadline isn't until August so I plan to have my big quilt ready for that show.  In some ways I feel like this is a test run with my mini quilt.  I am really looking forward to the judges comments...I suppose you think you know what to expect, but really who knows what they could say.  Fingers crossed for good words.  :)

 

I took notes from quilting super hero Cindy Needham and her beautiful linen quilts.  I added a little vintage lace to the hanging sleeve as I just thought it looked so pretty.  There are a few crystals back here but not as many as the front.  I tested it out on a hanging rack and it looks that if all goes well it will hang well.

Ahhh I'm just excited to have put my first quilt out there into a big show for people to see.  It's exciting.  It feels kind of like a birthday or a holiday.  :) 

Also my arc ruler came in the mail - so - pretty much best day ever.  :)  LOL!

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