My local quilt guild (Austin Area Quilt Guild) will be having their show in September (details here – Sept. 17-19), and I fully intend on entering some quilts, but totally stressed out about which ones!
I would like to enter 3 simply because I can, but I don’t think I have 3 to enter. boo.
Anyway, first quilt: I will definitely borrow one of my hands quilts back from its owner for the show — I think both are worthy but definitely don’t need to do both since they are so similar. Need to ask permission so I can complete the entry form appropriately.
Second quilt: I am working on getting Julia’s baptism signature quilt done. But it is still in just block stage, as you can see here:
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By the way, TOTALLY going to post about this quilt soon! I’ve been taking pictures and pestering my mom for advice for a couple weeks now. I’m totally loving how it’s coming out so far!
Third quilt? I guess none. It seems a shame not to enter my max amount, but my output these past 2 years have been fairly ordinary. I have *so* many extraordinary quilts I’ve made in my mind, but somehow they aren’t in my hands.
And why am I stressing now when the show isn’t until September??? Because I have to enter the quilts by July 5th! They don’t have to be done by July 5th, but I have to promise on July 5th that they will be done! Decisions need to be made soon!
So PUSH me to finish at least Julia’s baptism signature quilt. I MUST finish it! And I guess 2 quilts will have to be good enough.
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I'm nanann! I am a 30-something mom to 2 beautiful girls (6 and 4) living in Austin, Texas. I LOVE quilting and have recently taken up sewing clothes since it is just too much fun to do for my girls. This blog is a little bit about my quilting (or making of “woogies” as they’re known in my household) and other crafts, and a little bit about my two girls.
How about “and everything nice” ? I guess you’ve probably already entered it in a show, huh?
I just love that quilt !
Or what about the little rail fence up there in the left sidebar?
You are totally right — “and everything nice” was entered in the last quilt show 2 years ago. And no prizes! I was totally robbed! HA! (really, completely joking there.) But thanks so much for the compliments — it is definitely one of my favorites too.
The little rail fence is a possibility. That one hangs right over my sewing desk, so I get to enjoy it all the time. I’ll definitely think about that one — it is small though — maybe 25″ square?
Thanks so much for stopping by, Nancy
What about your snowman quilt? I didn’t realize you had already finished it when I emailed you about fabric for the back (which you are still welcome to of course, plus the other batiks!).
My Mom also suggested the snowman quilt — I just hadn’t considered it since it’s a Christmas quilt, and it seems kind of odd to enter a Christmas quilt but it would fit in the “special occasion” category. I think I’m leaning towards entering it — it is pretty darn cool if I do say so myself!
And it wasn’t finished when you e-mailed! But I did definitely want a flannel back, and we found something in the sale room at a quilt shop. My Mom did finish it this weekend though — can’t wait to see it!
Can’t wait to see it! And I say definitely enter it!