2011 Mid-Valley Quilt Guild Challenge...completed!!

The theme of the challenge is: Let me tell you about my best friend.   Obviously my best friend is my husband.  The design idea came to me as soon as I heard about the challenge but I had planned to do raw edge applique or something in a Mary Lou Weidman style.  Clock ticking, time running out quickly, I decided I could try drawing (doodling, zentangle).  It was so fun to do, just letting the spaces fill with the thought of the moment.

Another winner - Veggie Cats!!

Just sharing a photo of Michele Byrum's Veggie Cats quilt.  She does the most amazing applique and then lets me play.  Of course I can't help but be inspired.  I love the lettuce mix fabric, and the black cats in the background.  This quilt won first place in Mixed Techniques AND Long Arm Hand Guided Quilting at the Northwest Quilters Show!  I'm pretty sure it will be showing at the Mid-Valley Quilt Guild show in Rickreall, Oregon the weekend of April 21, 22, and 23rd, 2011. 

Am I a blogger?

Truth be known, it's more fun to change the background and play with the colors here than it is to contemplate what to write about.  I've never been at a loss of words before, so why now?  Where is my voice, and what does it want to say?  Time will tell, I suppose (or more likely hope).

Weekend plans are up in the air, except for one certainty.  My darling dear will be home and I am looking forward to time with him.  We did have a family birthday dinner planned for Sunday afternoon but our daughter will be having surgery on Friday and who knows exactly what is going on with the other family.  I can't say I'm upset to have a weekend home alone with my husband, if that's how it works out.

Tangle doodle!!

I love learning new things.  Today I learned that the method of doodling I've practiced for years has a name.  It's called string or tangle doodling.  Who knew?  Certainly not me.  So I came across several cool websites including zentangle.com.  They also have a blog and galleries.  Fun stuff...give it a try!!

Fabric Adventure

Too bad Scott had homework...ha?  I visited a nice little fabric store in Walla Walla this morning by the name of Stash.  Therefore I felt compelled to add to mine.  My goal was to find a few pieces with words on them...I hit the jackpot!!!

What an Honor!!

Exciting day!!!  Just found out that "Seasons" won 2nd Place: Innovative, Wall, Mixed at Road to California.  The quilt belongs to Michele Byrum, of Salem,OR.  We seem to be a great team for so many reasons.  Michele gives me complete freedom to quilt as I please on her spectacular appliqued beauties, such a privilege for me.  Her designs are gorgeous and so well done I can't help but be inspired.  This quilt also traveled to AQS in Paducah, KY.

The judges comments were exciting: Quilting is beautifully done, evenly distributed, and, happily, not excessive.  We had to laugh, so many quilts in the shows are excessively covered in stitching.  They are exceptional but just not our style.  Michele and I had to chuckle that we might start a new trend...NOT!

Shower Curtain

Shopping at Target over the weekend I came across a shower curtain that looks just like my blog background.  First response...I could redecorate the bathroom!!  Second response...maybe not.  Retrospect...I wonder if the fabric was cotton?  I could use it in a quilt.  Might have to check target.com

1/29/11-Obviously when one changes the background to the blog the original comment is no longer relevant, whether to delete or not is the question.