The Show is Over...

and what a day we had! Heather, and I arrived at the show ground (or rather the field where the show is held!) around 10a.m. I hot footed it off to enter my 3 exhibits... while Heather went off to find out where we were to mount our display. That done and joined by Carys we set about planning what would go where... we had taken a groundsheet (which proved invaluable as it had rained overnight) and folding table, plus the organisers had supplied one large and one smaller table. We quickly decided how we would arrange these along with our quilt stand in the corner of the marquee allocated to us and got too work...a couple of hours later we had a lovely display all set up ready for opening at 2pm.

We had one slightly worrying thought and that was, that we had been able to set this display up using only a small selection of  work from only 3 people (apart from 2 charity quilts). However we did have a lovely time chatting to interested people who seemed very keen to have a go and promising to come to our meetings. plus lots of lovely comments on the impact of our display. So all in all a good day rounded off by the fact that I won two 3rd prizes, one for my Snowman Redwork embroidery and one for the knitted Baby blanket (see posts on 29th & 31st Aug respectively) Whooo Hooo! I always say I enter to support the show but it's nice to bring home a prize too don't you think? I won the princely sum of £1.00 ...now what to spend it on????

Tonight is Westbury Park Quilters meeting and we shall be having a workshop on making a Victorian Crazy patchwork pin cushion which I am really looking forward to as it's a favourite technique of mine, so more on that later, as I'm off to assemble the requirements before lunch, then I plan to sit in the conservatory and sew all afternoon while it still warm enough to do so.

See you again soon

Lorraine.

PS. My darling DH has agreed I can paint the workroom white (it hasn't been decorated since DD was about 11 yrs old (and she's now considerably older than that) and that he will HELP!!!! Yee haa!!! hopefully nice white wall will reflect more light so no more shady corners.L

Coaster Swap Reveal

A few days ago I heard from my swap partner Irene that she has received the coasters I made during the swap, so now I can share them with you and not spoil the surprise so here they are!

Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of the backs, which had to be pieced and even though I claim that  'I do't do small piecing' I must say they came out OK.

Then yesterday the postman knocked and I received my parcel from Irene...whoo hoo! inside the envelope was this pretty card from the Norfolk Broads (she lives near Great Yarmouth) some Quilt Labels fabric...

and my set of coasters which look like this.....

all beautifully hand embroidered and REALLY pretty colours, this time I have taken a picture of the backs too so you will have some idea of the type of thing I did.

aren't they great? I ask who would want to stand their coffee on them, they may get spoiled? :-(

Well time is going on and tomorrow I have to be at the local Flowers Show to A) enter my exhibits and B) help set up a small display for SVQ, I shall then spend the afternoon talking to nice people and demonstrating my 'skills' LOL. so I best go and find a few things for the display plus something to sew and pray for good weather as our stand is in a Marquee, so too hot and I'll swelter or raining and cold - I could get damp or freeze. 

Be back soon!

L