Quick Update

I have been working long days on the local quilt show. Thursday was our set-up day, and I was at the venue from 7:00 am until 6:00 pm. We have to get the floor taped off first so that the company who puts the poles and drapes up can get that done. Then we hang quilts. Then the vendors come in and setup. I am the vendor chairman, so it’s important to me that it all goes smoothly. Here are some pictures of vendor booths. 

Everything looked great! 

At 4:00 pm, the sponsors get to come in and hang their ribbons. Good news—I was awarded ribbons on three of my quilts. (I entered four.)

This is the one that didn’t get a ribbon.

I really didn’t expect it would. It’s an easy pattern made from a layer cake, so I wasn’t surprised. I was surprised, though, to get the three I did get. Surprised and very, very happy. 

The quilt show opened to the public yesterday, and it went pretty well. Another long day. Guild members do demos all day (at least the ones that are willing to do it!) on different techniques. I demoed continuous bias binding and English paper piecing. The demos only last 30 minutes, so not too strenuous. I had made little take-home kits for the English paper piecing. Each kit had 7 squares of fabric and 7 hexagon papers.

I have a bunch left over! I will have to figure out what to do with them. 

I will have more pictures tomorrow or the next day of everyone else’s quilts.