Simply Splendid!

Happy Wednesday!  Popping into to share photos from our trip to Vermont.
Hotel Glamping is the BEST if you're driving and have the space.

I like to bring my own bar and order pizza in.  To lay around and read magazines, sew and not go out after a long drive is heaven.

We visited Ben & Jerry's for a factory tour and a scoop.  Very Fun.

Hey Ladies - the B&J classic cows.

Here are some of my favorites from the Quilt Festival.

One of TOP FAVORITES at the show.  I thought it should have gotten a lot more of the judges love.  If you know her, please tell her for me.

Best in Show - incredible artistry

What a beautiful basket quilt - congratulations Laura!

Congratulaitons Karen!

Congrats to my buddy Wendy!  I told some women about your potholder process.  It had a great location at the show.

Gladi did a wonderful Post on Vermont here.  Here is her quilt.

what a delight

I shared a couple on IG click on the sidebar link to see them.

Cynthia also has awesome photos on her Post on Vermont here.

Kathy, of Kathy's Quilts sent me these fun socks.  How stinking cute are they?  Quilters are the kindest and most thoughtful people.  I love the card too. 

She's been working on machine quilting her Red and White Broken dishes from the FunwithBarbswap2016.  She got the socks from Quilter's Ninepatch.

Do you have a favorite?  It think it is hard to pick with so many good ones.

Have a Happy Week.
xo

Vermont 2012 Quilt Challenge

Happy New Year!  I'm finally back from my holiday and ready for some sewing!  Never mind those decorations that are all waiting for packing, it will get done.

Last June, while attending the Vermont Quilt Show I had dinner with Lori and Sue and Jill at the New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier, Vt.

They brought me a FQ of pretty green fabric and invited me to a challenge.   I'm always up for a challenge!

Here is my finished project.  A skirted doll quilt.  I was inspired by a quilt at the New England Quilt Museum that had a chintz skirt.

It started with with a Fat Quarter of this fabric:

It was difficult to work with this medium print.  I ended up using pinks and greens to make the pieced quilt.  I didn't have a pattern for the skirt, so I just sort of winged it.

Here is the back.   I used every single inch of my challenge fabric piece. 

Here is Jill's top.   Lori has a the whole story about her quilt.  I'm so impressed that she saw a way to make a good size quilt.  Love those zig zags!

Here is Lori's quilt.  I love the pink binding and the little string piecing and it is hand quilted!  Read more here.

This is Sue's.  The medallion style is perfect for this fabric.  What a great idea to add our names to this one.  It looks like a beautiful antique quilt with beautiful quilting.  Click here to visit her blog.

The fabric was a real challenge, but being friends with these ladies couldn't be easier!

It is also fun to have a fancy quilt for my little doll bed.

I'm looking forward to a new year of sharing projects and ideas, hope you are too.