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Houston – here we come!!!!!!

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

I just received notification that both Grandma’s Hexagarden and The Generations Unite have been selected as finalists to be exhibited at the 2009 International Quilt Festival/Houston in the annual IQA fall Judged Show, Quilts: A World of Beauty. The quilts need to be in Hoston by Aug. 5 (I guess they will get to enjoy the REALLY HOT months in Texas). Tom and I are planning on flying to Houston on Oct. 12. This way we will have a some time to play around before the show starts. We have booked rooms at the Hotel that is connected to the convention center. Needless to say I am pretty excited!!!!!!

Here are the pictures that I sent to IQA for the jury process:

Grandma’s Hexagarden

(Detail)

The Generation’s Unite

(White side – aka The Front)

(Detail: White side – aka The Front)

(Green side – aka The Back)
Emily and I were talking and she suggested (to which I had already thought of, but didn’t know if I was up to making more of the folded hexagons) that I should add a group of the three folded hexagons on each side of the quilt.

What do you think?

(Detail: Green side – aka The Back)

When I sent my submission to IQA I did book some rooms at a Hotel that is about 1 mile away from the convetnion center. After receiving notice that my quilts were going to Houton Tom suggested that I should do this right and get rooms at the Hotel connected to the convention center. Tom is very supportive of me and my quilting adventures. Once again, little did he know how much that FREE Quilt was actually going to cost.

If anyone wants to join the fun I have a couple of extra rooms.

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Empire Quilters Urban Inspirations 2009 Quilt Show

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

The Empire Quilters Urban Inspirations 2009 Quilt Show was held this week-end.

My Grandma’s Hexagarden received the Best Pieced award. (Don’t you love the ribbon!!!!) This quilt was entered into the wrong category. One judge stated: “It is a pity, the correct category would have brought this piece higher points”. Since it is not quilted no points could be given for Quilting Design (15 points possible) and Quilting (15 points possible). Next show I will make sure this quilt gets into the Other Techniques category.

Here I am standing proudly by my quilt while it was hanging at the show.

I like the way these signs were constructed and hung – food for thought for the QQQ Birthday Party.

While the quilt was hanging at the show I got a few good close-up shots.

I also entered my Splash of Silver. One judge loved it and the other deducted alot of points. Go figure. Kind of funny how things work out. It did look nice hanging in the show. It is always fun to see my work hanging with such wonderful quilts.

It was a great show. I appreciate all those that worked so hard to make it possible. Thanks to the quilt show committee and all the volunteers that made this wonderful show possible!

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It’s Done!!!!!

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

Grandma’s Hexagarden is completed!!!!!!1

I finished attaching the crystals and………..

sewing on the label last night. Now this quilt is off to see what the judges will have to say about it. I have it hanging in my studio right now and I love seeing the dimension the folded hexagons give and the occasional sparkle from the crystals. I am pretty happy with this wallhanging. To bad it is about 1″ to wide hang between the windows above our bed. Oh well, I am sure I can find somewhere to hang it!

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It’s good I have a deadline

Friday, March 6th, 2009

I have entered Grandma’s Hexagarden into the Empire Quilters quilt show which will be held the weekend of Saturday, March 21. I was thinking that is when I needed to have this quilt completed by, but then I realized that the juding is this Saturday, March 7. Wow, I need to get the finishing touches completed THIS WEEK!!!!! Yesterday I played around attaching a few of the Swarovski Crystals (3mm). I like them, but they are kind of time consuming to put on.

Last night I attached the rod pocket.

Today I set-up for real down in my studio to attach the rest of the crystals.

3mm is pretty small, but I want just a hint of the shine and not to be able to see the crystal that much. I bought some variety packs and now I am trying to determine which color to use on which folded hexagon.

I have blacks one on the way to use in the center of each of the back folded hexagons.

Most of today I will spend attaching crystals and listening to “The Surgen” by Tess Gerritsen.

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Grandma’s Hexagarden

Friday, January 16th, 2009

This quilt is laying around in my Studio and when I have a few down minutes I continue to sew a few more hexagons together. I entered this quilt into th Empire Quilter’s show in March – so the fire is starting. Although it is on my list of projects to complete this month.

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Grandma’s Hexagarden

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Yesterday I pulled out all my hexagon flowers for my Grandma’s Hexagarden and arranged them for the layout.

I don’t know what I was thinking – the amount of flowers I have would make a very large wallhanging and to get the portions that I wanted I would have had to fold a few more flowers (and I wasn’t too excited about that). I have some leftover flowers. Maybe I will make them into a smaller wallhanging and take that one with me when I go on the road to teach.

In working with the folded flowers yesterday I have decided that the folding shows up better on the plainer batiks. (Have to remember that if I decided to make a project like this again.) This picture shows how I have each flower labeled so I will know which flowers to sew together. I have the top row of flowers all attached to each other.

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Drum Roll please!!!!!

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Sunday I folded the last few hexagons for this project!

Now I need to order the Swarovski Crystals for the center of each hexagon and decide exactly the placement of the flower units so I can start sewing them together.

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