Colorado Bound!

I’m at the airport waiting for my first flight to board. I tell ya what, that 3:45am wake up alarm came awful early ---mumble grumble ---I h... thumbnail 1 summary

11 years ago

I’m at the airport waiting for my first flight to board.

I tell ya what, that 3:45am wake up alarm came awful early ---mumble grumble ---I hope to sleep on the plane a bit this morning, hexies can wait until I can see to stitch something!

Because we did Quilt-Cam last night and I was running like a crazy fool trying to get all the mail order done before leaving for the airport this morning ((Yes, it is ALL done so all pre-orders and orders of Ring Around the Hexies are going out today!)) I’ve been burning my candle at both ends AND in the middle.

No lecture tonight though, so I think it will be early to bed for me so the fun can start with the Piecing Partners Quilt Guild in Colorado Springs tomorrow morning.

Because I didn’t get a chance to write a post ahead of time ---I thought I’d share some wonderful photos with you that have been sent to me!

The following comment came from Nann who writes:

Good morning, Bonnie --
My long-time friend Verdi Johnson posted this to our online group, the Magpies. I asked blogging friend Vic if she were going to the guild show that Verdi mentions.

She was, and she obligingly took pictures of Verdi's quilts. You can see them here:
http://victoria-carroll-parkhill.blogspot.com/2013/10/enjoying-cocheco-show.html
Verdi got two ribbons!

The following photos are from Victoria’s Blog linked above --- be sure to visit her post for the REST of the show, it’s a wonderful recap!

Verdi’s Weeds & Wildflowers, a take on Scrappy Trips!

Verdi’s Stripes & Stars Forever, another take on Scrappy Trips!

Both quilts took ribbons, a third and a second. Nice work, Verdi!

Scrappy Trips is found under the free patterns tab at the top of the blog.

There was also a 3rd Quiltville sighting at the show:

Rectangle Wrangle by Debbie Shepard!

Would you guess that Scrappy Trips and Rectangle Wrangle are related? They are variations on the same technique! Beautiful work Debbie!

You will find Rectangle Wrangle in the pages of Scraps & Shirttails II, one of my faves from that book!

And with that, I’m ready to board my plane --- first stop Chicago, second stop Denver, third stop Colorado Springs!

Westward, Ho!!