More eye candy.....

Just a little more eye candy for those who did not get to

The Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival.

This is a detail of.....

This!

It is raw edge applique with

wonderful thread painting to show

the details of the leaves and pea pods.

More Trees from a different perspective.

Ah-h-h-h-h..... the quilting was unbelievable.

This is the back ,

and this is a front detail

of this!

This is a whole cloth composition.

Another abstract compostion that is pleasing to the eyes. Love the placement of colors and shapes that were used to create it.

Hope you enjoyed the show. I have pently more pictures to share.

Just a few.....

Here are just a few of the fabulous quilts I saw at the
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival.

There were about 17 different Special Exhibitions from Quilters all over Virginia, as well as the Juried Competition Quilt Show.

I especially enjoyed the

Black & White Challenge.

"My World in Black & White Revisited".

Then there were the trees.

I'm not sure of the title for this group.

Each tree is from a different perspective.

This is a tree that is

shown in the four seasons

of the year.

And the quilting was unbelievable. I was

amazed at what could be done with

cloth, thread & needle.

This New York Beauty also caught my eye.
"Name That Tune" is the name of this challenge. Each participant chose a song title, then with fabric, thread and needle they created their version of the song.
Can you guess the title of this song?
"Ring of Fire"
The artist name her quilt "Radiant Fire"
One day I hope to have my
New York Beauty finished.

Over the next few days I am planning to
share more of these beautiful
pieces of art.

Look where I am.....

Look where I am...... Mrs. Goodneedle & Quiltkeemosabe invited me to travel with them to Hampton, Va for the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival.

My first experience!

So much to see.......

This and

this................... lead to.................................

to this.
More to come later.

Just a few..

Just a few more pictures from the Shop Retreat.....

Faye and her all day Oti-light pouch..

Cathy and a block she worked on......

Jeannie and her quilt of circles.Shirley with one of her quilts........

and here Jane, Holly, Shirley and Sheila just talking....... We did a lot of this.

(Oh, I forgot the plumber finally showed up today)
:) :) :) :) :)

Shop Retreat at Magnolia Manor B & B

Early Friday morning found 10 of the employees from

Sew Original

in Winston Salem & Boone on their way East toward

Warrenton , NC.

After lunch at "The Hardware" in downtown Warrenton,

we arrived at the

Magnolia Manor Plantation B & B
(www.magnoliamanorbnb.com)

for a fun filled weekend of sewing and most of all just being girls.

After everyone arrived we presented Sheila (the owner & quilter, herself)

a quilted banner made by all of us.Last year after our retreat, I suggested we all make Sheila a wall hanging. I designed & constructed the center panel,

everyone else paper pieced a civil war block for it. After all blocks were made, I took all the parts home and put it together. Gina Boone , then quilted it for us. Here we and Sheila are with her new wall hanging.

I worked on many things, but didn't seem to get very far with any of them.

A block from "Aunt Millies Garden"

(I have chosen to machine applique my garden)

Dog Collars
and the girls modeled them for me!

(They were all howling with pride over their new collars.)
I also worked on blocks for another reversible quilt I am working on. This one from the "More Reversible Quilts",
and blocks
for a quilt found in "StrataVarious" by Barabare Persing & Mary Hoover.
It was a great weekend and one we all remember for many years to come.

Still waiting....

All plumbers, electricians, and repair men

work on one schedule and one schedule only!

LATE!!!!

Last week I had garbage disposal problems. So I called the plumber, as DH tried to fix it himself. The plumber came some what on time, fixed the disposal, but did not have parts for leakey facet. So he called office to find out the part needed to be ordered.

Monday got the call the part was in. I and the receptionst set time for plumber to be here (today at 8 am).

And the rest is history....

I'm still waiting.

So begins my day of cancelations or being late to appointments.

At nine I had to call my trainer and cancel my 10 am time with him.

I'm still waiting.

Wonder if I'll make it to my 1 pm appointment????