Happy Wednesday! Hump day for most of us...but for me its the start of only two work days left this week. Then it's time to have fun! Starting Thursday it's Road to California Quilt Show the Best Quilt Show in the West. I'm going with Kerry on Friday morning bright and early to arrive by 8am for the first workshop Scrappy Layered Log Cabin taught by Karen Eckmeier. We will be making a quilt that's approximately 42" x 50" with an assortment of dark and light scraps and black. I'll be using what is left of two Mango Margarita Bali Pops and my favorite black Kona cotton. It's a raw edge project that looks like it will be fun putting together.
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| Scrappy Layered Log Cabin |
The second workshop of the day starts at 6pm and goes until midnight. Yes you heard right midnight. Sounds like Tracey Brookshier has a fun evening planned out with this Mystery project along with a contest to boot. We had homework and I'm working on that today. Fabric requirements are 1-2 yards of medium or large scale print in a particular theme along with 12 or more FQs of small or tone on tone prints; half light and the other dark that will coordinate with the large scale print. Last fabric to bring is a coordinating striped fabric; stripes running parallel to the selvage. Here are my fabrics before cutting along with the "or more FQs". Hope I've chosen correctly. Morgan my 4 year old niece will be the recipient of this project.
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| Lakeside Mystery 1 |
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| Lakeside Mystery 1 Extra Fabrics |
Then it's to bed for the Quilt Show and Vendor Mall in the morning on Saturday. Hopefully I'll be able to meet up with friends at lunchtime on Friday and just before the second workshop. Not to mention seeing other friends on the show room floor. One thing I'm sure to purchase at the show is a Koala sewing cabinet. I've been waiting to see first hand what I'll be ordering and the "Show Deal". Today I learned of another item I'll be purchasing at the "Show Deal" is the book I've been waiting for for two years Beauty 'n Check by Janice Ellertson and Jodel Yover. It will be available at the Cozy Quilt Shop Booth. Wonder what other goodies will entice us this year?
Next picture is of a block swap that I've been coordinating. Blocks are due to me by the end of February and already I've got the blocks from Karen C, Lisa F, Joan T, and Collette M. The last stack are my blocks to swap. We are swapping Bonnie Hunter's Chunky Churndashes, 30 must be swapped giving each of us two from everyone participating. 11 more to turn in as of today but we've got lots of time yet.
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| Chunky Churndashes Swap |
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| Iron Caddy |
4 comments:
Wow you have a busy but exciting few days coming up. I can't wait to see all the finished projects. Sewing to midnight!!!!Don't think I could make that, I would crash.
Looks like you are ready for a very busy but fun trip to the quilt show. I can hardly wait to see your projects and pictures when you get back. Have a really fun experience!
Looking at that Scrappy Log Cabin makes my brain hurt. I just have to keep reminding myself that I don't have to figure it out. : )
I am really loving those Chunky Churndash blocks!
I know you won't have any problems staying up till midnight. Plus a group of ladies, wow, watch out, the class room will be a flutter.
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