And the winners are: BUT...they were all winners to me!

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Welcome back to "SEAMS LIKE HOME"!

And the winners are:  BUT ... they were all winners to me!

Best of Show

Shades of Purple by Brianne Moores

1st Place

Dog Park by Karen Clatanoff

2nd Place

William Morris II by Diane Shafer Davis

3rd Place

Twilight in Four Corners by Denise Cheney

4th Place

Dahlia Quilt by Judy Ramos (Hey, That's me)

5th Place

The Butterfly by Mary Ann Clayton

What a WONDERFUL quilt show it was.

I won my first pink ribbon, and I LOVE it!

Now to get ready for next year......

SEW ON AND SEW FORTH!

Sunbonnet Sue's - Art Sue's - Challenge

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In my last blog about setting up the Sunbonnet Sue Quilt show, I said I'd show you more about the "Art Sue's" challenge display.  Here it is in one wide shot.  Oh my gosh, it was soooooo much fun!

"Art Sue's" is the name of a small group of members of the Sunbonnet Sue's Quilt club.  I'm a member of this fun group of quilters who are interested in  ART QUILTING.  Our challenge this year was to make an underwater panel and/or a three dimensional fish using a "steam punk" theme.

The "FISH" below are proof of the fun we had.

This last fish with the big metal teeth is mine.  Everything except the fabric came from the JUNK SHOP.

Now for the panels...

Look at the fish at the very top - I missed getting a close up shot at it Dang it!

Well there you have it, the fish & the panels, oh what fun.  I had a hard time getting any shots of them as the cubicle was always packed with admirers.  We have a small art group but we pack a lot of punch!

I have more photos to show you from the quilt show...  Did I tell you the quilt show was AWESOME!?

Well it was! It was the most awesome small town quilt show ever.

You'll see, just wait until my next post of the beautiful quilts.

SEW ON AND SEW FORTH!

How do you put on a Quilt Show?

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Tomorrow the Sunbonnet Sue Quilt Show Opens. How does that happen?  What does it take? How do you put on a Quilt Show?

There is no one answer to that because all quilt shows have their own style and flavor.  The one common thread however, is lots of hard work.  It's the fun and fulfilling kind of hard work. The fruit of this labor is sweet.  We quilters LOVE our quilt shows.  We love to see all the wonderful quilts on display.  We love shopping at the vendor booths.  And, we love the camaraderie as we enjoy talking with each other while we look at quilts and do some shopping.

It would be impossible, well, not impossible but very time consuming to list all the things that it takes to pull off a great quilt show.  But I can show you some photos of what goes on behind the scenes the day before the show opens.

This morning the "Intake" ladies were accepting quilts for the show.  They marked everyone off the list who had signed up to bring a quilt.  Then they sorted them all out into the proper groups - room, aisle and number - so they will be ready to hang.

The hanging begins: one quilt goes up, there are over 200 more to go. They had more sleeves and chains for all the adjustments if necessary.    

Eight hours later the quilts are all up.


















This morning the special art quilting displays were accepted so they could be assembled.  Eight hours later.....the art display was finished. More photos and stories about the art quilts in another blog.

This morning "The Country Store" was being put together.  

Then 8 hours later, WOW... What a transformation.

This morning only the bed was in place for the bed turning of Vintage quilts.

Tonight the bed is ready along with the backdrops.

The list goes on and on:
There are  special exhibits, the vendors, the decorations, the community quilt program, the signage, the quilted garments, and the list goes on.

It's a labor of love...

SEW ON AND SEW FORTH!

Challenge: Through the eyes of a child

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The Sunbonnet Sue Quilt Club Annual Quilt Show is this weekend during the Lavender Festival.  So much excitement in town - you can feel it in the air!  The grocery stores are crowded, everyone stocking up for the weekend.  We have tens of thousands of people coming to this little town for the biggest Lavender Festival in North America.  I'm Excited!

The Quilt Club meeting was today and we're putting the final touches on the Quilt Show.  Today our quilt challenges were due to be turned in and judged.  Our Quilt challenge was "Through the eyes of a child".   We were to use a piece of art made by a child under 12 years of age.  Something from our "free" table had to be used in the quilt and declared.  That's it, that is all of the rules, leaving the decision of how you wanted to make the quilt entirely up to you.  You could do whatever you wanted.

My interpretation of the challenge was "What was my 6 year old Granddaughter trying to paint in her self portrait?" I tried to imagine what she would have painted if she had more skills than that a 6 year old child. 

This is the artwork I chose and the green corduroy from the Free table.

I gave myself an additional challenge, I wanted to make the entire quilt from items on the free table.

Over time, I found all the colors I needed.  But I never found a 6" black zipper, so I had to buy that.  Darn it :o(

I even found Thread for her hair to stitch on a background of yellow fleece.

 And of course since it was due today, I finished it last night, WHEW!!!

BUT.....when I saw all the fabulous quilts today, I knew I was out gunned.  All I can say is Wowee Wow Wow!  Look for yourself......

Isn't this a great assortment of styles? From exact copies of the original art work, to changing the artwork and adding to it.  Use of felting and quilt blocks.  There are as many different ways to do the challenge as there are quilters. Fun, Huh!?

Now on to the quilt show itself.  Tomorrow is set-up.  Lots to do and I will post photos on the blog to show you some of the "behind the scenes" action. 

SEW ON AND SEW FORTH!