MAFQ 2013

WELCOME to the Hampton Roads Convention Center:


Photos from Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival:



The SAQA exhibit, "I'm not crazy", curated by Kathy Nidas, was excellent:


glimspse of a dark angel- Karen S Musgrave

All alone and blue- Cynthia St Charles



Red Ravens Judith A Roderick

held together by a thread- Susan Lenz

Whee at the ALF Karol Kusmaul



Insane asylum- Sylvia Weir


On to others:

Butterfly Cabin- Robin Koehler


El Capitan ar Yosemitw - Mary Pavlovich


Flying Geese - Judith Roderick


Eye of the Tiger- Yolonda Ann Reardon

Let'sGo! - Cyndi Souder


Living the Good Life: AKA Daddy's Home - Lois Sprague





Windblown - Marie Elkins [a prize winner]


Dusk - Colleen Wise




The Monumental Way - Karlyn Bue Lohrenz



Marie's Poppies - Carolyn Rider


Tropical Thunder Glacier Star - Antoinette (Sandy) Miller


Oh, Mexico Beach- Jane Zillmer



Deep within my heart lies a melody: Memory of Texas - Polly Mello


The Peaceful Ones - Denise Havlan


Carousel Stampede - Cathy Wiggins



Bellagio Afternoon - Diane Campbell


Canyon Reflections - Barbara Aiken


Janet Platz and her beautiful discharged linen ensemble


Fiesta Mexico Rennee Haddadin + Karen Kay Buckley


Susan Smith- fabric strip challenge


It takes a village - Gwen Goepel






Compass - Linda Toeniskoetter


Spicey Girl -Jay Zitter


Fire Flower - Pat Durbin


Town by the River - Sally Rowe [New Bern, NC]


Counting the Hours - Sharon Hightower


Pine Ridge Dawn - Laura Fogg


A New Leaf - Leslie Harris


Spirit - Georgia Spalding Pierce


School's Out - Eileen Williams




Don't forget to check out OFF THE WALL FRIDAY!
http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/

false spring

False Spring
True spring only lasts ten minutes
before the summer heat
browns the shrubs and grasses

But false spring
tantalizes with equal parts
rain and snow

with equal parts
snow and cold

One day short sleeves
the next day coats

Soon summer will camp
in our valley
and we'll dream of false spring
Cyn Bagley



Actually most of the snow melted as it fell...too icey for snow cream, not enough for snow dyeing.
But the flakes were BIG and pretty. [I didn't take any photos of it falling.]

This weeks wip:


and a better picture of last week's top:


Next week is Mid Atlantic Quilt FEST...hope to see you there.

See what everyone else is creating at; OFF THE WALL FRIDAY: http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/

daffodils? in February???

I picked two dozen daffodils two weeks ago, before we had sleet, and here are more popping up!
They are a month early.
I even saw a flock of robins.

Not a very good picture, but this is the first in a series of improvisational log cabins:

I'll try for another photo after it's quilted!
before that I need to get my two gallon challenge quilt finished.

Check out OFF THE WALL FRIDAY atK:
http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/

giveaway winner and valentine tutu

the Grow your Blog winner is:
Shane, who wrote:
I'm about to venture into the world of quilting so your giveaway is really making my mouth water!!!
I'll keep my fingers and toes firmly crossed!!!

I've only got a few fat quarters so far so any extra bits are such a bonus and I already love Moda fabrics.

I'll have to try the library for a Moda book to check out - any others you can recommend for a newbie would be much appreciated.


Hugs
Shane ♥
http://roseslaceandbrocante.blogspot.co.nz/



AND THANK YOU VICKI for a wonderful blog hop!
http://vicki-2bagsfull.blogspot.com/

I made these fun tutus for Hannah, Haley and Leah:

http://www.allfreesewing.com/Valentines-Day-Projects/Valentines-Day-Tutu-Shirt/ml/1


and check out Off the Wall Friday:
http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/

I've been tagged!

Thank you Hilary!
PLEASE visit her blog too:
http://www.threadedlife.net/

The rules:

1. You must post 11 random things about yourself.
2. Answer the questions that the nominator set for you
3. Create 11 questions for the people you nominate
4. Choose 11 blogs with less than 200 followers and link them in your post.


1. You must post 11 random things about yourself.

1. My birthday is 11/11.
2. I graduated from NC State, with majors in Textile Chemistry and Biochemistry.
3. When I don't get enough sleep [often], I am short tempered and impatient.
4. I'm a lazy gardener.
5. I wanted a little sister, not a little brother, so I made him, play dress up with me, until he refused.
6. I believe we must preserve our natural spaces and the creatures who live in them. I am fearful that we will not.
7. Technology sometimes drives me crazy: it can't be fixed when it's broken, and it was out of date yesterday.
8. I like snow, in limited quantities, for brief periods of time.
9. I am both a beach and mountain person.
10. I am hoping to get a puppy this spring.
11. I have two cats: http://blueheronquilts.blogspot.com/2006/09/rascal-aggravating-ragamuffin.html


Answer the questions that the nominator set for you

1. What's your favorite book and why?
books by J.R.R.Tolkien, C.S.Lewis, Laurie R. King, Shirley Rousseau Murphy

2. Give me your all-time favorite quote.

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." The Little Prince

3. What's your favorite animal and why?
cat, wolf, whale, blue heron
no reason
4. What do you collect?
antique quilts
5. Who do you most admire and why?
Hilary CLinton, Michelle Obama, Julia Child
strong women
6. What's your worst vice?
spending too much
7. What's your best trait?
generosity, loyalty, determination
8. What's your favorite sport?
college hoops: go wolfpack!
ice skating
9. What's your favorite color and why?
I can't pick a color: today it's green, tomorrow red, next week purple.
I love color! I love monochromatic too!
10. Name one of your pet peeves.
Technology: see above.
in particular, at work, it interferes with actually doing what I used to love about practicing medicine
11. What makes any particular day special for you?
being thanked
feeling like I have really done something to improve someone's life or situation

ELEVEN QUESTIONS FOR MY NOMINEES:
1. Favorite author(s):
2. If you won the lottery, the first thing you would do:
3. Share a childhood memory:
4. Live concert you would like to attend:
5. Dream vacation:
6. Where would you like to live:
7. Favorite pet:
8. Favorite ice cream:
9. What famous person/fictional character would you like to get to know?
10. What would you like your autobiographer to say about you?
11. What was your first car?

THE NOMINEES ARE:
http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/
http://designerann.blogspot.com/
kellyartist.­blogspot.­com
kathyinozarks.­blogspot.­com
cariboucrossingc­hronicles.­blogspot.­com
nestlingsbyrobin­.­blogspot.­com
periwinklequilts­.­blogspot.­com
sallysburrow.­blogspot.­com
rothequilter.­blogspot.­com
quilterbeth.­blogspot.­com
fiberluscious.­blogspot.­com

of course, there is no obligation to participate, but I enjoy your blogs!