Georgia Celebrates Quilts 2013 post #1

Well, the show is over and it's time to start thinking about the next one...

i will be doing two show posts- this one will be the quilts that i participated in (ie quilted)

*WARNING*  some serious eye candy is getting ready to happen :)

first- 'Crimson Radiance' designed and pieced by Charlotte, won Best of Show!!! *snoopy happy dance* i had to submit a change of address form cause i was living on cloud nine :)

long time readers will remember this quilt hung at Paducah. it also took first place in the Two Person, large category. 

(click on the pictures for bigger views)

this is our wedding quilt, 'The Perfect Pair'. i entered it into the group category and it took second.

i also quilted the first place winner in the Group category- Cindy's Mocha Latte Stars

Maetha's 'Summer Holiday' was awarded Honorable Mention in the Two-Person, Mixed (an even amount of piecing and applique) category

 Amanda's Quilt 'Star Parade' won second in the Two-Person Pieced, Large category.

Pam's row quilt 'Stash of Gesse' won 3rd in the Two-Person pieced, Large

(so in the Two-person pieced, Large Catergory, i quilt the first, second, and third place winners)

 Kathy's 'Spring of Hope' won the 3rd place ribbon in Two-Person Applique.

Eddie's 'Soldier's: Service and Sacrifice' hung in the show

and Roxanne's 'Sylvia's Bridal Quilt' also was presented


so there's the ones i helped with....later, the ones that i liked.  

 

Georgia Celebrates Quilts Show 2013

 

show post coming soon

there was a happy dance involved!!!








 

did you hear that??

usually i love deadlines....i like the whoosh they make when they fly by  :)

but this deadline had to be met!! what deadline? the deadline for quilt drop off for the show in june...see, i finished my last customer quilt for the show on Friday and delivered it over the weekend...so when are they to be dropped off for the show???

sunday.

this sunday. in like, 6 days from now....*whew* that is way to tight for my tastes.

if your in the atlanta area, swing by!! make sure to say "hey!"

i finished Maetha's appliqued flag quilt- i worked on it over Memorial Day weekend...very appropriate!

i feathered all the pink and SID the appliques.

the pink is a drapery cotton

and i didn't seem to get a picture of the appliqued top border...i'll get one of it hanging in the show

the last quilt was Cindy's feathered stars.

i kept trying to put feathers and over-the-top quilting on it, but the quilt was telling me that it wanted subtle to keep the piecing the focus...

i can handle that :)

now i'm going to take a day or two to catch my breath, then i'll dive back into customer quilts...

 

Mini-Quilt Show

 i has some quilts go home lately:

alberta's 30s repo flowers

feathered the living helluva it :)

karen's Almost Amish with a twist quilt.

i don't have a full picture of the quilt, but here's one online. i've seen the next one in the series, it's gorgeous!



Karen omitted the applique

i had fun with this one!

i tried an idea on the backer- i used a different bobbin color for the blocks, border, and setting design. it makes a neat design on the back.

a Tshirt quilt for Michele

amanda's really cool star quilt

i like amanda's color palette. her quilts are so uniquely hers.

the quilting really pops on the backer!! i love the design i came up for in the diamonds around the center...

i found the time to put together my canning jar soap dispensers. i got the idea from Pinterest. i used the Ball 100 anniversary blue jars and found the lids and pumps online.


  

ETA: i forgot to mention that i'm new to Instagram!! i won't be posting duplicate pictures, but a sneak peek every once in a while.... user name: piecefulkwilter (*duh*)  i'm having fun with all the hashtag labels 

warning tho- it is a time suck! but i can think of worse ways to waste time...

sshhh, don't tell davis

 i love living in the country....errands make for longer drives and long drives mean more yard sales to discover...

ever drive by a yard sale and immediatley see quilty stuff???  i can spot a vintage singer at 50 mph :)

that's how i first laid eyes on her!! a singer 15-91. i've been looking for this particular model singer for years!! it's the first search i do when i visit craig's list!

i have one already and needed (not wanted, mind you) another as an emergency backup. i was kindda hoping to find a table top one so i had the option of portability.

the 15-91 is gear driven and with the gear driven motor, it was expensive to produce so a limited run was manufactured. they are, IMHO, the best model of singer to piece on. mine will sew thru numerous layers of denium with perfect tension then to onto the delicate silk without skipping a beat. these machines are work horses!

for some god forsaken reason, someone used nasty, extra gooey plastic tape to stick something to the harp (a pin cushion?? ever heard of velcro?? hello!!), and it left it's mark...but with some WD-40 and a suggestion of baby oil, i committed some serious elbow grease and removed most of that nasty yellow gunk. the edge of a rotary ruler works great as a 'gentle' scrapper.

then a good spit polish with car wax, and wha-lah, as good as new!

look at her shine! no more stupid tape gunk!!

now to find the time to thread her up and see how she stitches!!!

i even found a cute little silver needle holder in the box with all the extra attachments and feet!



 

uninvited, but welcomed

 this is a funny story....bear with me, it requires some set up.....

the UPS van stopped at the house this morning. i was at the computer and saw him stop, and i noticed he had more than one box *yay* i was expecting the one, but two *goodie*

i went out to help him (one box was heavy and big) and i left the front door open. i get back in an shut the door behind me and comense the opening of the mystery box. davis bought me a pair of shoes i wanted and i had one on and heard this strange *squawk* noise come from the living room. i thought i was hearing things and started to put the second shoe on. then i heard *squawk* again. i think i got a partial thought of "hey, that sounds like a bi..."  when all hell broke loose. see the speck in the left window???

that *squawk* noise was from a baby mocking bird that somehow flew into the house.

barney is part bird dog....

see where this is going? now, in your head imagine a slap stick comedy song playing...like from benny hill-

i'm running all over the house trying to catch the bird but keep barney away from it at the same time.  i only have the one new shoe on, and barney's not in on the rules of the game...oh, and the bird is pooping the entire time...

*whew* bird caught and released......that bird does not know how lucky it is... i didn't make it to the last baby bird before barney killed it.

he doesn't look very pleased with his situation, does he?

 worth two in the bush, right?

funny, no? guess you would of had to been here...

oh, my new shoes- one on each foot

now if you'll excuse me, i have some bird poop to clean up



 

Quilting On the Go

 my friend Jessica wrote a book....

..and i kindda helped!

if you've ever wanted to try english paper piecing (EPP) this is a good book to pick up!! it's like a bible for EPP. it's a GREAT book for the beginner as it covers everything you need to know, i mean everything!  

there's also a huge EPP online community- blogs, SALs, and Flickr groups.

i like to EPP cause it is such an easy take-along project. all the supplies will fit in a small make up bag sized pouch. i can throw it my purse and off i go.

i quilted two quilts for jess-
the Falling Stars baby quilt which i don't seem to have taken any pictures of *crap*

and her famous traveling star quilt.

it has lots of beauty shots in the book.

jess asked that the white stars be quilted to look like snowflakes. *DONE*

i also quilted lesly's star quilt.

go check out her blog post about it too!

it had the cutest yellow effiel tower print. i wish i could find some. anyone know a source?

i also pieced the little pacman-pill sample. i plan on hand quilting it so jess can use it for her trunk shows! in my haste to get it done, some of the angles of the diamonds went the wrong direction (see the the blue pill right under the spine of the book? *oops*), so they fixed it with PhotoShop for the book....oh, if only it was that easy to fix mistakes in the real world *giggle*

the book is available for preorder on Amazon. if you live in England, you're lucky- it's already available to purchase!