My Goosey Temps quilt is now caught up through the end of September and I've started laying out triangles to get October rolling. (That's June, July, and August on the right.)
And I've been puttering away with my Sand Castles - trying to get caught up with the pinks and blues that I got behind on.
A lovely interruption to all this diligence was the Quilter's Guild show that took place last weekend. My sister-in-law called to see if I'd even heard it was happening (I hadn't) and if I had any plans to go see it (I didn't), so we met up an hour later and headed on up. (Life is short. Get in the car and go look at quilts whenever the opportunity is offered.)
I dutifully brought my camera, then dutifully neglected to take many pictures, despite the fact that the show was loaded with gorgeous work. Here's one of my very favorites, which was one of the first ones I saw going in, before camnesia set in.
Now you may be thinking, "yeah yeah, applique, how nice", but here's another picture that will give you an idea of the scale of this quilt.
The camera is about 6" from the quilt, and my fingers are hovering about 2" above the surface. Those little grapey dots? They're about 1/8" in diameter. And needle-turned. One at a time by the hundreds. I wouldn't have even thought it possible. I still don't even think it's possible and I saw it with my own eyes.
Another quilt I loved was this framed four-patch made with aboriginal fabrics. The picture doesn't do justice to all the bright happy colors.
And this one caught my eye, with even more four-patches. (I admit I'm a total sucker for anything four-patchy!)
I almost didn't get that picture, though. As I was backing up to get more of it into the shot, I kept watch in my peripheral vision for the quilts behind me, but wasn't thinking about the wooden bases that stuck out near the floor.
Ooops! As I floundered for balance, I had a sudden vision of causing a domino-style disaster of all those quilt racks...
Luckily, I'm not actually THAT clumsy...
Linking with SoScrappy for ScrapHappy Saturday (even though it's Sunday - oops again!) and with Quilting is more fun than Housework for Oh Scrap! Come see all the colorful fun!
It can be so enjoyable to go to a quilt show - all that inspiration - but overwhelming, too - like those 1/8 inch appliqued circles! Who does that?! :) Glad you didn't knock all the quilts down! I've been making 4 patches recently, too - they're very satisfying to sew!
ReplyDeleteI have a friend who needle turns that tiny and I still don't believe it. What a wonderful little piece. 4-patches can be simple, but how you can make them shine by dressing them up.
ReplyDeleteI always come home inspired from quilt shows. Glad you decided to just up and go.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up with Oh Scrap! I adore your sand castle blocks.
That tiny quilt - wow! I enjoyed the movie clip, too! And camnesia, now I know what to call my inability to take photos when I should.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on catching up! Sandcastle looks great in any color it seems. The tiny quilt is amazing! Just Wowza! I don't think I would tackle such a feat. ;^)
ReplyDeleteLove your blocks, especially the flying geese. And thanks for the movie clip! As a retired librarian, I recoiled in horror. I think I'd be less afraid of a mummy than of tackling that mess.
ReplyDeleteQuilt shows are fabulous venues for inspiration! I love going to them for exactly that reason. The quilts shown were beautiful. Your Geese Temps are looking good too!
ReplyDeleteYour Sand Castle blocks look great. I can't wait to see more of them together. I sense it will be a rainbow theme?
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the photos of the quilt show. Those tiny circles.... Whew! Amazing.
The library scene is too funny, though I wouldn't relish being her on the top of that ladder. So glad you're okay and didn't take down the quilt show!
I always forget to take pictures when I got a quilt show too!
ReplyDelete"Camnesia." I love it! Perfect word for what happens to us when we have the best of intentions with our cameras and then don't follow through. Glad you had the opportunity to go see such wonderful - even mind boggling - quilts. :-)
ReplyDelete"Camnesia." Thanks for discovering my problem, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the eye candy! That miniature (?) applique is amazing!
ReplyDeleteSEW glad to hear that the "Dominoes at the Quilt Show" crisis was averted!! Thanks for sharing a few of the gorgeous quilt you saw.
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