Vermont 3

This will knock your socks off!  (Pics taken at Vermont Quilt Festival 2014.)

Miki hand-pieced this stunning Mariner's Compass quilt.  It won a purple ribbon (the highest) and the Best Hand Quilting award (done by Lizzie Borntrager).  Let's take a closer look.

A feast for the eyes.  Precision hand piecing, beautiful applique, and stunning hand quilting.

These are the centers of the larger compasses.  Figure about the size of a closed fist.

Absolutely astounding!  It was a privilege to see this quilt in person.  Congratulations, Miki!

Blissful hugs,
Sharon

Vermont 2

The following pictures were taken at the 2014 Vermont Quilt Festival.  The first picture in each series shows the maker's name and the blurb written about the quilt.

I'm sure there were more quilts that students in my classes had entered in the show.  Unfortunately, unless they told me about them, I didn't put faces, names and quilts together.  As judges, we don't have access to names, stories, etc. while judging.  So, if you had a quilt in the show and you were in one of my classes, my apologies for not making the connection and getting pictures.

Noreen took my hand quilting class on Thursday.  She is quite excited to try the technique on her next quilt.  She did a great job on this stunning red and white beauty.

Penny took applique classes with me and was just delightful.  Her quilt definitely looks like the tropics!

And this is just the beginning of the quilts I have to share with you!  Congratulations, Noreen and Penny!  Well done!

Blissful hugs,
Sharon

Vermont 1

Last week was the Vermont Quilt Festival!  I was lucky enough to be both a judge and an instructor!  (See my be-ribboned badge below!)

On Wednesday night after the awards ceremony, on my way to the reception, a voice called out my name from behind me.  A lovely lady came up to me and said she followed my blog!  I was so excited!  I asked her if I could have someone take our picture as this was the first time this had happened.  One of my teaching angels, Ellinor, is her friend and was walking with her and did the honors.  Kathleen L. from Massachusetts was just too much fun!  

Can you tell?!?!?!?  Kathleen, thank you so much for following the blog and for taking time to tell me.

I think this road sign is too funny...scarified pavement.  I looked it up in the dictionary and it means to "break up a road surface".  And that was certainly truth in advertising!  (I especially like another definition:  "to lacerate by severe criticism".  Do you think that complaining about potholes and poor roads scarifies them?)

One night for dinner I found Al's French Frys (yes, that's how it is really spelled).  It's kind of a '50s diner with chrome and red and white decor.  Food was okay, but the music was great.  

And what's not to love about this door.

Next up, pics of quilts and lots more.  It was a great trip. 

Blissful July hugs,
Sharon

P.S.  I just finished Refusal by Felix Francis and am listening to Worthy Brown's Daughter by Phillip Margolin.