Spring Fling Virtual Quilt Show

Have you visited the Spring Fling Virtual Quilt Show yet? There are 6 categories of quilts to enjoy.  I had a great time looking through the entries. Lots of gorgeous quilts to use for inspiration, creativity and motivation. You can also watch live demonstrations of products and techniques. There are prizes drawn every day, as well as some prizes at the end for the entrants. You can vote for your favorites while you browse. I recently completed a new quilt design, Diamond Lace, so decided that I would enter it in the Color Pop Category of the show. You can see and vote for it here.

Diamond Lace

Michael, a local quilter, did some amazing custom quilting in the negative spaces of the quilt. Enjoy the show!

Stuff that's up

I have been working on a new quilt design for the past week or so. I am not ready to show and tell, but it is coming along nicely at this point. It takes time and lots of tweaking. I work on it for awhile and then have to stop and let it rest so I won't keep doing the same thing over and over. I think it is almost ready now. Then I will need fabric, as I know that I don't have enough for this one. Shopping, oh yea!

I have also been working on a block design for a contest. You will hear more about that later...

Finally, I am working on a little something for my daughter's birthday, but I can't tell you what it is or show it to you. She sometimes reads my blog, so I don't want her to find out.

Today at 4:00 p.m. my spring break from school begins....even though I have a long to-do list, I plan to do a few fun things as well. Maybe even a little chillin' with Smokey & Conrad!

Sunday and Pets on Quilts

 

I have entered the Pets on Quilts contest hosted by SewCalGal. I think I have many qualifications for winning this contest because I can't keep my pets OFF my quilts. It is hard to decide on which picture to enter, so I entered this post from Aug.10. I hope this  picture counts for the contest, since I am working on the quilt, but some of my best cat pictures are with quilts in progress. Plus she is just so happy in these pictures! (I did finish the quilt last week too.)
I have posted the link to the right, so feel free to go vote for your favorite pet on quilt photo. Mine is Jean's Page, #50 on the list.

I have been working on class paperwork today and finished sewing a tabletopper for an upcoming class. Am heading up to quilt it now. It's back to school for me tomorrow. sigh....

Vacation rocks!

I am having a great time in Canada with my sister and her husband. The weather has been beautiful, and we have been seeing the sights and getting in a lot of chatting time. We went up on Mt. Washington yesterday and walked around the meadows there. It's been great. We also picked out fabric for her first quilt....so that was fun as well. (Yes I bought a LITTLE fabric too. I like to help the economy wherever I go.) I will be heading to Seattle on Tuesday to spend the rest of the time with my daughters, Colin and Josh. Won't be posting much til I get back from vacation on July 20, but the voting continues on the contest I entered, the link is here and on the side bar. You can actually vote every day if you want.

On Tuesday we are spending the day in Victoria before I head back to Seattle. I love Chinatown there, and it is fun just to walk around the harbor and see what's going on. I will also be visiting a really nice quilt store, Satin Moon Quilt Shop. It is very near Chinatown  and always has a wonderful selection of fabrics. If you are ever in Victoria, it is the place to check out!

Falling Leaves Contest

The Leaves Will Fall Tablerunner is one I designed for a class last fall. I have since quilted & finished it and it is on my sister's table! I wish I had a picture of it quilted but must not have taken one.....darn!

I entered the Falling Leaves Photo Contest at Quilting Bloggers with it a few weeks ago. The voting will commence next weekend. I don't usually enter contests, but thought it would be fun. There are so many beautiful quilts, runners, wallhangings and even some bags. Check them out!

I started quilting another small quilt tonight. I hope to get it finished tomorrow night.