Our Tacoma group made this Quilter's Block Case...designed by Jan Vaine from The Graham Cracker Collection GCCO18.I did mine in strips of black/white and did fancy top stitching. The case is 13" square and will hold 12 1/2" block...also opens to a design board with flaps on the side.
Above: Front of Mine and Below the back.
Barb teaching the class.
Sue (below) finished her Morning Star quilt...a chapter challenge to be displayed at the Maine Quilt show in July...she renamed it. 'Morning Star - Kitchen Sink Style" because she used everthing from her stash. It is gorgeous....great job!!
And then of course there is Rayna who always has something in her hands to work on. She made this family of snowmen. Spring is here and she is getting ready for winter again!! Just adorable...does it make you want to get started early?
Travelling friends to MQX this week...Barb, Sandy, Koleen and Sherry
56 of us left from Lewiston to Providence, RI. at 6:00am and returned near midnight.
They offered a one hour apron 'make and go' class. Bernina and Janome sewing machines were set on long tables in the midst of all the show booths. The apron was pre-cut and placed in a neat little bag. In an hour the 3 of us had something we created to bring home.
Judy - on right (Instructor in black and we did not get her name). She was from the South and talked very fast and I had to keep slowing her down to understand her. We had a lot fun with her and laughed a lot.
Pauline's pretty creation.
and mine!!
They offered vendors, many long arm quilt machines to test. The quilts were very artistic...most of them heavily embellished and heavily stitched. I did not take many pictures and was awed by the time, skill and patience it took to make them. My mind could not conceive of many of them.
From the convention center there was a walkway to a food court next door where we went for lunch on the 4th or 5th floor...that was an experience for me!!...Judy who was leading the way assured me we were not lost....we did get into a service elevator and from there headed up the escalator's and by the time I reached the top was a little light headed. We ate and thankfully found an elevator for the descent. Lots of laughs...fun time with friends. It has been a very busy week but an enjoyable one.
