VA Scrappers, Carolina Christmas Poinsettia Quilt, Quilt Challenge, and Beads and Bangles
Posted By drsao on June 27, 2010
Saturday was jam packed full of fun and frivolity……and several new things.
First we had a SCAVENGER HUNT……first clue – find breakfast. NO, not at SUBWAY – even though we were there 10 minutes after they were SUPPOSED TO OPEN……so we did NOT build a better breakfast….
Stop two – not going to have breakfast here either…..not mentioning any names but the place that we did not have breakfast at is NEXT DOOR to SUBWAY! They were not necessarily SUPPOSED to be open – we were just hoping….
Have you heard the expression, third time’s the charm? WELL the third place we went was a winner and a WONDERFUL winner at that. Catherine and I had a quiche at Panera Bread…..Catherine had Spinach and Bacon and I had Spinach and Artichoke. OH…..it was wonderful. THAT WAS A FIRST FOR ME – I have never eaten breakfast at Panera Bread. They have great unsweetened ice tea as well! I put TABSCO and PEPPER on mine – heavenly.
Not only did I get to enjoy breakfast, but I also got to admire Catherine’s jewelry. ADVANCED JEWELRY MAKING 501….maybe I will get there!
Then we went to the VA SCRAPPERS monthly meeting and it was so nice. There were LOTS of folks there Saturday – many were quilters we hadn’t seen for awhile so it was very special (missed you, Sheddy!) I didn’t take pictures this time – I thought it might be nice if I let my quilting friends work in peace without the camera flash interrupting the tranquilty. There was a whole lof of creativity going on though and I was inspired.
I was VERY HAPPY to finish the binding on my Carolina Christmas Poinsettia Quilt. This is Bonnie Hunter’s CAROLINA CHRISTMAS QUILT – but with only the Poinsettia Block. I really DID ENJOY putting the binding on. 🙂 I enjoyed having it OUT of my binding chair and crossed off my LIST too. (There will not be a picture of my binding chair because the stack is embarrassing – but, I will take a picture of an EMPTY chair…..soon.)
- Carolina Christmas Poinsettia
Here is the scrappy back of the Carolina Christmas Poinsettia Quilt….
And just FYI here is the other block that was a part of Bonnie Hunter’s Carolina Christmas Quilt – The Carolina Christmas Star Block. I decided that I would rather have two smaller quilts than one very large one. SO NOW THEY ARE BOTH FINISHED!
- Carolina Christmas Star
Back of Carolina Christmas Star
I just LOVE Bonnie Hunter’s mysteries and I heard a rumor that she plans to have another one in November! I will be there waiting – I haven’t missed a Bonnie Hunter mystery yet. If you haven’t made one go look at Bonnie’s website at www.quiltville.com!
After the Scrapper’s Event we dashed over to vote – there was a Quilter’s Quilt Challenge at Quilting Adventures. The quilters were challenged to make a quilt to signify what the Quilt Shop had meant to the individual Quilter…..here is Catherine’s. (If you want to vote, you need to do it in person….one vote per person per day.) Catherine featured the classes that she took from the three quilt artists that transformed her way of approaching her artistry.
- Catherine’s CHALLENGE QUILT
Then – before the clock struck midnight and our chariot turned back into a pumpkin, we dashed to BANGLES AND BEADS….or was it BEADS AND BANGLES in Cary Town. I had never been there before. It is amazing. THE BEADS, THE COLORS, THE POSSIBILITIES! It is a place that I will want to revisit – over and over.
This really was a wonderful bead store.
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