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I e-mailed a picture of my last patriotic quilt to my life-long BFF (she's not a quilter), and she loved it and said she wanted it, but of course, I had made it for the church youth auction. Since her birthday is May 12, I decided to quickly make another one for her with just couple of minor changes. I enlarged the unfurled flag center, and used a different fabric for the cornerstones, and my quilting turned out better on the second one. I took it to her yesterday, and she was very surprised, and seemed thrilled. Here it is:
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After delivering the quilt, another quilter/ life-long friend went with me to the Arlington, Texas, quilt show; they had about 150 quilts; lots of pretties! Here's a few of my favorites; double click to see quilting better. (Sorry I can't give proper credit to the makers.)
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| Judges' Choice |
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| Double click to see the cowboy quilted in the light background! |
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| Reprints of Headlines from Events occurring during the maker's life! Stunning! |
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| My Favorite! |
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| A Quilter's Quilt |
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A possibility for my 2" church half-squares!
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Next we went to Lone Star House of Quilts in Arlington, and I really NEEDED more fabric, right?
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| I had already used up most of the red/white stripe bought earlier. |
Last week I was busy again with funerals --- four of them, and I played for two of them. The coming week is full to the brim already with activities, including playing for a wedding next Saturday. Got to practice! It's been a long time since I played for a wedding! I do hope I get some sewing time in!
My son came and went to church with me this morning, and then took me out to lunch, both of which made me very happy. He is such a wonderful son --- very caring for his old Mom! (Note: He better be nice to me! I loaned him my car from last Saturday until Wednesday; his was in the shop for repairs, and he had to get to work. I had to bum rides around town! *frown* All is well now though! *smile*)
Hope all of you had a Happy Mother's Day!
---"Love"
Your Civil War blocks are gorgeous! You're certainly spoilt with your quilt shows too. :-)
ReplyDeleteYou've definitely been busy. And save it all up and cram it all into one blog post too! The CW blocks look great, as always. The quilts from the show are beautiful. I love the idea of using headlines in a quilt. And enjoy playing for the wedding - so much more fun than funerals, though most often less appreciated!
ReplyDeleteI love the colors and fabrics in your civil war blocks. The red and green quilt from the show is just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a good day on Saturday! Thanks for posting pictures of the quilt show, as I didn't make it there. And shopping at Lone Star House of Quilts! Love the fabrics you chose! I have come down with something - maybe laryngitis, so I have hunkered down this weekend. I have been working on making super hero capes for Jonah's birthday party. I'll post about them later.
ReplyDeleteMore beautiful CW blocks. I especially love the corner fabric in the Ohio star block.
ReplyDeleteI bet your BFF was really happy with her Red/white/blue quilt. It looks great.
Thanks for sharing the quilt show pictures. Lovely quilts.
I hope that in days coming up you get to play at more weddings and fewer funerals. AND I hope you get some time to sew.
Your fabrics are great, the ones in your CW blocks and your new purchases. What fun! I love your patriotic quilt and what a sweet surprise for your friend. I'm sure she was thrilled. The quilt show pictures are wonderful, looks like a great time!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you had a friend to enjoy the quilt show with. Thanks for sharing pictures. You are making steady progress on the civil war blocks. The quilt will be beautiful.
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