It's Showtime

Hello Everyone,

 

I've been working on my booth for the Amador Valley Quilt Show which starts tomorrow, Saturday April 18th at the fairgrounds in Pleasanton.

 

 

All of this has been set up in my living room for the past two days.  You want to go shopping?  I try to make my booth warm and friendly so quilters want to pull up a chair and stay for awhile.

 



I've been busy making kits for my quilts on my work days at In Between Stitches. 

I have lots of product, lots of quilts, and lots of patterns.

When I used my Christmas lanterns at the show in Auburn last year, everyone wanted to buy them.  Forget the quilts, they wanted the lanterns!

I feel as though I've been playing "house" over the past couple of days.

The guild puts on a great show.  There are over 400 quilts.  Lots of vendors with quilting goodies.  Demonstrations throughout the day and good food!  I'm looking forward to seeing the featured artist, Rob Appell.

 

Come on out to the show this weekend and come by the Sew'n Wild Oaks booth.  I'd love to meet you.  Gail will be there too, along with my one of my granddaughters.  The twins have always wanted to work a show, and this weekend they are my Sew'n Wild Oaks ambassadors, re-stockers, baggers, and check out assistants.  On the job training is always the best.

Soon,
Lynn

Foothill Quilters Guild Workshop

Hello Everyone,



 

Gail and I spent two wonderful days in great company with the Foothill Quilters Guild in Auburn, CA.  We literally went back to school on Tuesday, as the class was held in an old school house which is now the Civic Center.

 

The very talented girls dug right in and embraced Patchwork Math.  I introduced a new component and equation every hour on the hour throughout the day.  No slackers here!  They kept right up and I was able to introduce an extra component.

 



Don't worry, I let them out for recess and a nice lunch break. 

I put together a few collages of the girls' work.

There was a wide range of beautiful fabrics in the classroom.

From reproduction, to modern to Christmas fabrics.....it was all beautiful.

The classroom was downstairs in an old building which reminded me so much of my old elementary school in Paradise, CA.  You could almost hear the voices from the past in the hallways upstairs.

This was our playground for the day, a roomy, and well-lit classroom.

 

Auburn is a charming little town located in the foothills of Northern California.  It is one of the oldest gold mining towns in the state.  It is well worth visiting and exploring the quaint downtown area.  Make sure you stop and see Suzanne and Candy at The Whistle Stop Quilt Shop located just outside of town. Gail and I both found lots of quilty goodness that followed us home.  

 

Thank you Foothill Quilters for making our visit to your guild and community so welcoming.  Both Gail and I feel like we made many new friends, and reconnected with many Needle Nellies from Georgetown. I hope to be seeing some of you again when I teach Grammy Squares at Whistle Stop in late August.  Many thanks for our wonderful time spent together.

Soon,
Lynn

Heartfire

Hello Everyone,

 

Heartfire is off the long arm and onto my lap while I work on the binding.  As soon as I get the hanging sleeve attached, I'll take a picture of the whole quilt.

 



 

It's easier to see the overall design from the back.  I'm anxious to try this technique on a wider border so the outside feathers will be longer.

 

While having lunch with my daughter, I shared the pictures of the quilt with her.  She immediately spotted the boo-boo, second block on the bottom row.  I totally skipped one of the rounds on the block and I didn't see it. It took a "non-quilter" to point it out to me.  Instead of re-loading the whole quilt on the long arm, I completed the round on my Bernina.

I found a great tutorial for the plate feathers HERE at Sampaguita Quilts.  The directions are easy to follow. You just really need to pay attention during the quilting process.

I'll be spending my day finishing preparation for my lecture and workshop in Auburn at the Foothill Quilters Guild tomorrow and Tuesday.  I have a long list of things to do and items to take with me.  The new Heartfire quilt is at the top of the list!

Soon,
Lynn