This is a great quilt to feature today, don't you think? I feel so blessed to live in this great country.
Pantograph "Oh Canada".
Quilt Canada was held in Ottawa this year. I had to grit my teeth to sign up for that - back many years ago when I was on the road with Royal Bank, everything "bad" that ever happened to me took place in Ottawa. I accidently set a cash dispenser on fire, a childhood friend I bumped into stood me up for dinner, I was left stranded by a co-worker, etc, etc, etc. But, you know, BEACH GIRLS, so I had to go.
THIS trip, my cell phone developed a bug that I still haven't managed to get rid of (must call Samsung...), and my credit card was declined at the Keg - even though it worked everywhere else. Considering that I was there for the better part of five days I guess that's not so bad.
I took an Improv Piecing class with Krista Hennebury, which was a fun day. Eventually I will set these bits into a quilt.
Here was breakfast one morning. I loved the juxtaposition of the Froot Loops with the "healthy" breakfast. That just made me laugh. 😄
This is the quilt that Diane had entered in the show.
Yes, those are all teeny-tiny little 9-patches.
Well, she was a big winner. This is the ribbon for Excellence in Piecing. Later in the week she found out she ALSO won Viewer's Choice. Wow - big congratulations!!!
This was my favorite quilt from the show. It evoked the fun times I always enjoy on my road trips with the girls.
A bit of a closeup.
This was the jaw-dropper for me.
One of the blocks.
Besides my improv class, I attended the lecture by David Taylor. Hah, the guy is hilarious. And he's very scornful of both fusible applique and raw-edge applique. If you check out his his web site you will see why - all of his work is hand applique and it is INCREDIBLE.
Another lecture was by Andrea Tsang-Jackson where she talked about the immigrant quilt and her summer as artist-in-residence. She had the quilt with her and it was really something to see.
I was part of Laura Coia's Sew Very Easy Youtube Live show. And when I say "part of" I mean that I paid money to be in the audience. 😉 This included a pattern and a bit of swag.
The free lecture by E-Quilter was very interesting too. She presented a slide show from international quilt shows.
Also this, in case you are working on any entries:
It was a great week, and now it's back to the grind. Well, if you can call quilting a grind???
Quilt Canada was held in Ottawa this year. I had to grit my teeth to sign up for that - back many years ago when I was on the road with Royal Bank, everything "bad" that ever happened to me took place in Ottawa. I accidently set a cash dispenser on fire, a childhood friend I bumped into stood me up for dinner, I was left stranded by a co-worker, etc, etc, etc. But, you know, BEACH GIRLS, so I had to go.
THIS trip, my cell phone developed a bug that I still haven't managed to get rid of (must call Samsung...), and my credit card was declined at the Keg - even though it worked everywhere else. Considering that I was there for the better part of five days I guess that's not so bad.
I took an Improv Piecing class with Krista Hennebury, which was a fun day. Eventually I will set these bits into a quilt.
Here was breakfast one morning. I loved the juxtaposition of the Froot Loops with the "healthy" breakfast. That just made me laugh. 😄
This is the quilt that Diane had entered in the show.
Yes, those are all teeny-tiny little 9-patches.
Well, she was a big winner. This is the ribbon for Excellence in Piecing. Later in the week she found out she ALSO won Viewer's Choice. Wow - big congratulations!!!
This was my favorite quilt from the show. It evoked the fun times I always enjoy on my road trips with the girls.
A bit of a closeup.
This was the jaw-dropper for me.
Besides my improv class, I attended the lecture by David Taylor. Hah, the guy is hilarious. And he's very scornful of both fusible applique and raw-edge applique. If you check out his his web site you will see why - all of his work is hand applique and it is INCREDIBLE.
Another lecture was by Andrea Tsang-Jackson where she talked about the immigrant quilt and her summer as artist-in-residence. She had the quilt with her and it was really something to see.
I was part of Laura Coia's Sew Very Easy Youtube Live show. And when I say "part of" I mean that I paid money to be in the audience. 😉 This included a pattern and a bit of swag.
The free lecture by E-Quilter was very interesting too. She presented a slide show from international quilt shows.
Also this, in case you are working on any entries:
It was a great week, and now it's back to the grind. Well, if you can call quilting a grind???
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