My Dog Ate My Applique'

Really, coco, really?  Seriously....she came up to the coffee table and licked up and swallowed my cherry before I could do a thing about it.

More quilts from the show.

Sorry, this one is blurry.  This may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I loved it.  I thought it was really charming, but then again, I love stamps and I like dolls.  A fabric was used that looked just like the perforation on stamps, remember when we had to tear and lick them?....ah, the good old days.

What a lovely quilt, and very well done.  Humble, lovely.

I really liked this one.  The seaons were well represented.  I also liked that she added wool pennies - clever girl!

This quilt was made in the 1860s.  It was pristine!  If you study it, there are definite patterns in the placement of the flowers.  Very unusual color choice, then again it was the 1860s.....

This is a great quilt.  I'm really drawn to solids lately.  It was fun to figure out what the block is.  There is a an interesting sashing thang going on here.  Can you find the block pattern?  can you say Y seam?

I think we all know who's fabric this is.  That's alotta sewing.

Okay, this is from the "World Quilts" competition and it won "Best Use of Color".   That's all, I have nothing else to add.......?

I will post the last of my photos on Friday -

have a great week and I hope you find time to sew.

Showtime

Took the bus to the Philadelphia area for the big show.

Look who I met there - Lori of Humble Quilts. Here we are with Jill and Susan at the show.  I wish I had a photo with my bus trip friends - next time!

We had show and tell in the parking lot - classy, huh?  These are the two quilt-alongs that Lori hosted, so I thought she'd like to see them in person.

And here is my favorite quilt of the show!  I thought it was absolutely charming in every way.  I love the coloration and that rolling village is the limit!  I just love it!

the quilting is simple and it's perfect for this piece.  I thought this quilt achieved perfect balance in all aspects.

I was mesmerized by this one.

It was so elegant and lovely - zen

The boat had tulle sails and I loved that there was no one in the boat.

Another favorite was this one-

 very cool

This is a happy little village.  It reminds me of the "It's a Small World" ride at Disney world.  Charming.

Incredible quilting -

This had about 7 layers of design, including embroidery and a zillion french knots.

That's all for today folks.  I'll post the rest in a couple of days.

I'd love to hear what you thought of the show.

And hello to Besty and Ann, thanks for you kind words of encouragement and support!