April Monday -No Fooling Around

April is here!!

I am loving the Blooms!

Christmas or Easter??
Crazy Cactus!

The Quilt Show was a Success! 

I loved walking through the show with these fun girls!

We had to find all the HST'S. 

They are already planning for 

Grandma Quilt Camp this Summer.

They requested this picture by my 

Good Fortune Mystery. 

Right next to the "Best of Show" 

Voted by the Quilt Show Attendees. 

1st - Machine Applique and Embroidery

 2nd - Tiny Yo-Young spread 

 3rd - Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Pieced blocks & Embroidery in Blue 

4th-Honorable Mention Road Trip Row by Row

Next month is the Pendleton Quilt Show!

Registration starts today.

This kid is Celebrating #8

at Disneyland.

Glad I got to Celebrate with him early. 

Wow- Wednesday - WINNERS!!!!

The Winners of the Walla Walla Quilt Show were awarded Saturday afternoon after I left.

I went back on Sunday to get pictures.

I wanted to see if any that I voted on Won Big!

First are the Small Quilts...

Dance of the Butterflies - Stacey B

A Tisket A Tasket - Judy M     Stitched Heart - Jess B

The Large Quilt Winners were a Surprise.

This Quilt WON 

Best of Show & Top Stitching!

Mary's Garden - Mary P

 

Old Country Garden - Jess B            Embroiders of  Mother Earth - Nancy K

The 2nd Place was a Double Ribbon Winner.

Highland Quilts liked it too.

Hand Embroidery was well done.

Trip Around the World - Cheryl R

Cheryl and I spent time together at Demos and walking around the show taking pictures. 

I'm sure she is Thrilled to have WON a Big Ribbon.

She lives in John Day, Oregon.

There are the Winner's from the 2017 Festival!

Congrats to all of them!

Did you guess the right Block that I made on Mondays Post?

Click HERE 

DD#1 chose correctly, she even knew that the block parts were Flying Geese.

I had fun using the Essential Triangle Tool to make this Block.

I wonder what a whole quilt of them would look like?

Some of the Red and White HST's are left from my other Challenge.

I used almost all of the Fat 8th I was given. Cute Fabric!

Do you like my Block?

Whatcha Working on this WOW Wednesday?

Come back Friday to See some of Joe Cunningham's Fun Quilts.

Fair Winners

 I took this photo of the "Best of Show" winner when she came to see her Quilt hanging at the Fair.  Audrey has been quilting only about 5 years.  This was the most expensive quilt she has ever made, she said.  Her quilt was Professionally quilted by Marlene of kissedquilts.  The Glacier Star is a Judy Niemeyer pattern available only through a certified Instructor. The class was sponsored by our quilt guild. About 25 ladies started this quilt and two were shown at the Fair. How many will there be at Quilt Festival???

The Pink and Purple & Lavender (Fairy Frost) Double Wedding Ring was "Reserve Best of Show". It was Hand Quilted. It was my FAVORITE but I gave my Superintendent Ribbon to the Sunbonnet Sue (2nd from the left on the top row.)
There were a LOT of BLUE RIBBON quilts.  I'm glad I chose a Judge who knows her stuff!

Here is the display of Open Class Adult Cross stitch, Rug hooking and Needlepoint that didn't fit in my area at the Fair.

 The Open Class Youth display was in the alcove at the Fair also.  "Best of Show" went to a quilter and "Reserve Best of Show" was a cute Frog latch hook Pillow.  My Superintendent Ribbon went to the bigger quilt on the right.

 My 3 Fair Entries brought a patriotic array of ribbons--- one Blue, one Red and one White.

Pickle relish- Blue

Dishcloth - Red

Crocheted Dress- White



The Judge was big on "finishing".  I didn't 'block' my knitted and crocheted entries and it showed in the comments.

I was asked many times why I didn't have any quilts in the Fair.  It was because of my mis-informed Superintendent.  She e-mailed while I was in Utah to tell me she was wrong and I could enter in my Department.  It was too late for this year, I didn't have the information to do it by e-mail.
I was also asked why more Quilt Guild ladies didn't enter their quilts in the Fair.  I think they save them all for the Festival.  That's just my opinion.
I talked to a lot of people and have more ideas for next year. Ways to Demonstrate "quilting" and interact with the fair goers.  

2 Winners of the QM 100 Blocks Magazine

It's after Midnight on November 10th in the Pacific Northwest. I had 28 Comments this week.  Mr/Ms Random Generator has done his/her job and the Winners are, Drumroll please....


Lucky Number 13
who is Catskill Quilter


and Lucky Number 5
who is Denise Panter

I have emailed both of the winners and upon their reply with their snail Mail address, the envelopes will go out. No mail Monday for Veterans Day.  Hope they get there by Tuesday if I mail them out on Saturday. EDIT: Postman says they will get there Tuesday! Let me know if he was right.

Thanks again for all your comments both on the Designers Blocks and Mine.  Now I get to find a way to make something out of my collection of Tester Blocks. Here they all are together in the order I tested them (minus the one I failed the test on)

Be sure to come back Monday for the BIG REVEAL of the Tester Quilt I made for this issue of the Quiltmaker 100 Blocks magazine, Volume 6.