Eye Spy: Market Photos

Could this possibly be my first sightings of vendor booths at Market???

These were the pictures that I was actually really really hoping to see.

Sherri and made the quilt there to the left side for Lori Holt.

I absolutely love the fabrics and the pattern is so cute...

and this one here is even more adorable!

Seriously, I love that apron!

I have another pattern of Lori's that I had been meaning to make that is all aprons.

My head is spinning! I'll take one of each please!

(I believe that these photos were taken from the Material Girls booth.

I found them on line. )

For me, I am putting the final touches on the raffle baskets for my

 guilds' quilt show that starts tomorrow.

I yie yie! Busy busy with all of that, turning in my quilts, typing up lists and organizing

my ticket sales crew!

I am excited for our "once every two year" event. I haven't seen a lot of those

women from the guild for a long time. So it will no doubt be fun...

not to mention the vendor booths-- woohoo!

Our featured quilter this year is

Lura Schwarz Smith.

Are you familiar with her work?

Here are some photos of her pieces.

 This one (above) hangs in a museum in France... well the last I knew it did anyway.

Her work is amazing.

She will be the Artist in Residence at Empty Spools conference in Asilomar in a couple of weeks.

I was able to work with Lura on a project called The Mandala 21st Century Project.

It's the worlds largest quilt. Measuring 70 meters by 50 meters.

(yeah, I don't know how to translate that... but ruffly half the

 size of a football field, or maybe its the full size of a football field)

It took 8 years to construct and 10,000 volunteers. It was finished in 2002.

People worked on this from all over the world.

We were the only group from the United States that contributed to the making of this quilt.

                                   

You can click on the link and see more photos. there is a grid photo and you can click on that to show you the sections. Each group completed one grid section.

Have a great weekend. I can't wait to come back and show photos of the quilt show...

which will only be second best to seeing the photos of Spring Market!

P.S. dear Blogger... what the heck happened??? and why did it have to go haywire this week?

don't you know we are sitting by the computer just waiting for glimpses of Market photos???

Mosaic Monday Plus A Winner

I love color. Beachy color is the best.
I love my fiestaware dishes.
I can never decide what color to chose in decorating in my home.
I just don't want to commit to one color palate.
So these pictures got me thinking...
dare I paint my chairs and furniture???
Could I be so brave???
Would my husband have a fit???

Well, while I ponder those questions...
it's time to pick a winner of my giveaway...

and the winner is........

Cindy at Hyacinth Designs! Congratulations Cindy!

I am so glad that you are my giveaway winner!

She recommended Twin Fibers blog as one of her favorites... "you get two for one".

My thanks to everyone for entering my giveaway and sending me good wishes for my blogiversary.

I really enjoyed your comments and the links and finding that some of your blogs were new to me as well!

I Shamefully Admit

I have a confession...

I love BOM's. I get very excited about one starting.

(I really couldn't tell you why).

The problem... and I'm sure I'm alone here (snicker)...

is that I don't get them finished.

I lose momentum quickly. And...

This BOM is about to start... next month at Fat Quarter Shop!

So I decided, after a friend suggested that she was going to tackle one

 of her "collected" BOM's PER month.

 I thought I should do that too. That's right. 12 blocks in one month.

So before this one gets going...

this currant BOM is at the top of my list.

I need to get er' done! I think I only have a 3 blocks done right now,

so I need to get the rest done this month.

I actually have 1 block left to do from the 2009 BOM. 

Then I can decide on which one of these...

The Rosalie Quinlan BOM.

(Yikes... what was I thinking)? I don't think I am ready yet for this applique project). But...

the Quilt Soup Mystery Quilt has started. I have received my first month project.

This should get me going on applique. and be a bit more doable for me.



This is another one that I had been collecting.

Monthly Mini by Temecula Quilt Company.

 Waiting in the wings.

So that's my goal for this month and the next month...

and the month after that if need be. These guys are getting done.

This year. Period.


ON another note...

Have you seen this new copy of Quilt Sampler magazine yet???

Cute. Stuff. Inside.

Fifty Fifty

Well, looking back on my goals for Charming Girls Club...

for the months of March and April,

I'm 50/50.

1. pincushion swap -made and sent it

2. I did work on PIF projects

3. Didn't get to my Bitsy Button (Scotty dog) quilt

4. Didn't get pillows made either

5. Unable to make Gone to Market larger, because it's a shop sample right now.

6. I made my (2) Le Petite projects

7. I made a secret project

8. Didn't do a deep cleaning of my sewing room... and therefore have still not found my Yoyoville houses.

There are a few other projects that I worked on during the past couple of months...

This one was started and put on hold while I decided on what I was going

to do with the outer border. I'm thinking a row of sail boats to go with my 9 patch pinwheels.

My problem... and maybe you can help me here... my border sailboat is 8 1/2" and the the actual quilt blocks are 9 1/2"... but, there will be a inner border in there. Any thoughts?

I also made up a couple of these camera bags.

and I am quilting this baby quilt right now...

and not a moment to soon, because the baby has arrived now!

And in regards to my "Word Up" for the Charming Girls Club...

I made a picnic breakfast for all of my family for the morning after the wedding last weekend.

There were 16 of us.

I had boxed up in sweet coordinating utensils, napkins and table cloth, there was yogurt, strawberries, danish,  individual quiches and beverages.

It was so nice for the group of us to slowly gather up and enjoy each other

and have a nice and relaxing morning... especially for our "royal" bride and groom.

and just a reminder... the giveaway is still open for

this book along with a camera case.
(See last Friday's post).