What to say? 

This was my favorite. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles, but the colors and the design were the greatest.  

Sorry#########

I just couldn't seem to find the picture of the best of show. I think I am too tired this evening and will look for it and post it tomorrow.

This is me with my Free at Last 2. 

I just liked this because I am working on something with similiar techniques 

Here is the front ! 

This is the backside of one of the winners. I will try and post the next picture with the front.  

This was done by the French person that won last year for Tweet! Extraordinary. 

This is my quilt hanging at the show. What a thrill to see it in the show. 

This was in the teacher section. Done by Kati Pasquini 

Beautiful 

This is one of the winners. Unfortunately I don't remember what prize it took. Just enjoy 

New Pictures

My friend Cindy, and I took a trip to the Arboretum on the University of Kentucky last week, and I tried to take some pictures that I could possibly use as ideas for future quilts. Here's a couple, but Hello is not cooperating this morning and I guess some of the others I posted are stuck in limbo. I will try later to post the rest of them again.

I am working on several other things but they are not at a point that I can photograph them to share. Will do so soon. Cindy and I are also going to be going to Paducah next week, and I am so excited to get to see my Free at Last ll quilt hung in the show.

Dogwood branches at U.K. 

Gazebo on University of Ky. 

taken at University of Ky. 

taken at University of Ky. 

Taken at University of Kentucky arboretum.  

IN THE NOW############

These are my two babies. Just love them to death and wanted to share with those of you who visit my site.

I Do not have any new quilting pictures yet, so I thought I would share some thoughts about being mindful.
I am taking some Yoga classes, and at the end of each hour the instructor reads some thoughts for us to take with us during the day.

Last week he spoke on being in the now, and one of the things he mentioned is that the past is set in stone. It can not be changed, only learned from. The future is only in our imagination. I had never heard it put that way, and I know as a quilter and a creative person, I spend a good deal of time imagining! Necessary if you are going to create quilts, or paintings, or whatever. However, I find that I have a hard time just being in the NOW. So this is my new resolution!

When you finish an hour of Yoga, and experience the relaxation period, it provides you with a quiet mind. When in that state you think clearer, feel clearer, touch and taste clearer, and at times it makes me feel as if I could do ANYTHING. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be in that state all the time? So, if you have never experienced this, I highly recommend you give it a try.

Have a great day!!!

TURKISH DELIGHT

TURKISH DELIGHT

This is the quilt I have been working on and had some advice from "Give me your 2 cents" I named it Turkish Delight, to make a long story shorter. Several years ago a friend and I took a trip to Istanbul, Turkey and exhibited a quilt in a show there, as well as taught a class. We had a wonderful time and the quilting group was so hospitible that I have stayed in touch with many of them. Turkish delight is a candy. It is made from fruit flavors and come in the most delightful colors then dusted with powered sugar. Well, this quilt is made with hand dyed fabrics that remind me of the colors in Turkish Delights. Also, it is a tribute to those wonderful ladies that acted as hostesses during our trip and a special thank you to Berrin Yazici who we stayed with.

TOO LONG!!!!!!!!!!!

I just wanted to share my good news!!

This quilt was accepted in the Paducah show that will be held in April. It is called " Free at last 2" but in talking about it I always say my Butterfly quilt.

I have been a busy bee these days. I have finished another quilt and started a new one. Will be posting the first one as soon as I get the binding done and some pictures taken.

I also have been taking some computer classes at the local library, and the last one was about Web design, and hopefully that will help me with this site also. It was only a two hour class so plan on taking the second class which will deal with adding pictures and other things.

I also started taking some Yoga classes. I used to practice Yoga often but it has been a number of years since I really paid attention to anything but the relaxation part. I'm going twice a week for an hour each time. If any of you have not tried Yoga I really recommend it. The hour goes in what seems like 15 minutes. For that time I am completely in the moment. I'm not thinking about my next quilt, or that I have to go to the bank, or anything else except for what is going on in my body. I had forgotten the benefits and feel like I have really given myself a gift.

CLOSE UPS!!!

Layla, these are the close-ups I promised. The polka dots are done after assemblying the flowers, and they are done with fabric paint. Then they were glued onto the background and from there stitched down before quilting.

I thought I would have pictures of the NEW quilt, but I still have to sew down the binding and the sleeve. So, I shoud have that done in the next few days.

CLOSE UPS!!!

FREEZING BUT BEAUTIFUL!!!!

We received several inches of snow last night and today. Just thought I'd share this with those of you in warm California or Florida. It really is beautiful and my dogs had such a good time playing in it this morning.
So, I am just staying in today, and hope to get some quilting done this afternoon. I am just at the point that I will remove it from my design wall and start to sew everything down. I think I need a name for my new quilt. Any IDEAS!

Finally+++++++++++

Finally, my top is done. Now it is time to quilt.

What Next?

I finally finished the top I have been working on-- and once in a lifetime I have the whole day to design the quilt I want to start next.

WHERE IS IT? I have so many ideas, even ones that are ready to be enlarged--- What am I doing here? Duh!!! I guess you just can't force creativity. That in -between stage makes me crazy. Will let you know when I finally come up with something.

Free At Last Quilt

I went back and tried to find earlier photo, but somehow part of that blog is missing. So, thought I would put a new picture of the FREE AT LAST quilt.

Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival

I just wanted to share with everybody the fact that my FREE AT LAST quilt got accepted in the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival that is in Hampton, Virginia. This is the first time I have entered anything in this show so it should be interesting! You can view the FREE AT LAST quilt on an earlier blog. One of the very first I think.

Here is this quilt a little farther along. I joined a critique group called give me your two cents, and took some of the advice to heart. So, I decided that the sky was way to dominent. I knew something was bothering me but just could not decide what it was. The sky and the buildings were competing with one another. So, this is with the sky removed. I then painted a sky and the next picture will show the improvements. Darn, I don't know what happens when I download a second picture it copies the first one again. Oh-Well you get the idea. Thanks to the group as you have saved me a whole lot of time because I might have let that quilt hang on my design wall for a long time before I discovered what was bothering me, or worse I could have just given up and put it away for another time.

This is a bit further along. 

This is just partially put together, and will post more pictures as it progresses 

This picture I posted earlier. However, I have a new digital camera and new program, I am going to have to figure out how to get them into Hello program to transfer to 2Cents.