The Binder Machine

You know how hard it is when you are binding a quilt to keep the binding straight and not get entangled in everything. I have designed this little gadget. Anyone what to order one, LOL.

I WON! and won and won and won and won.

On April 19 and 20, 2013 my local quilt guilt, Kingwood Area Quilt Guild, had it's bi-annual quilt show and auction. When I inquired how many quilts had been entered in February I was told only a few. So I enter as many as I could get together, 14, to make sure we had a full show. Never again, that many, I don’t care if I ever sew on another rod sleeve on a quilt! I was hoping I would win a Honorable Mention at best, we have some great artist in our guild. Well I must be one of them I won 5 ribbons, two with the help of my magnificent machine quilter, Margaret Erickson.

1st Place - Professional Machine Quilting

Honorable Mention - Professional Machine Quilting

3rd Place - Large Art Quilt AND

Best Original Design 

1st Place - Mixed Media Art Quilt

 

I could have cried the 1st time thay called my name. I only went to the awards presentation to show my support for my fellow quilts. I never expected to walk away with 5 ribbons. It is nice to be validated. I will have to start on the larger shows and see if I can't get my dreams started. Look what can happen when you put yourself (and your work) out there.

New work in the Spring

Working on a new piece, the idea came to me one day to I jotted it down on a post-it before I forgot it. Then it just rolled around my head for a few months.

in these fabrics.

Now you will just have to wait and see what comes out.

Organized

I have been meaning to put this up for a couple of months. I was over a dear friends place and saw how awesome her fabric was and asked how she did it. The secret is the 6 x 24 “ruler, which she could not believe I did not have. Now that I own it I sue it more than any other ruler.