More Jar Openers

Twenty more Jar Openers for the Quilt Show.  We were shooting for 1000 and last I heard we were over.  These will be given to each attendee of the West Houston Quilters Show in March 2019.

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West Houston Quilters Guild Show, April, 2011

The West Houston Quilters Guild has a quilt show every other year.  Here are some pictures from the April, 2011 show.

This quilt is in my UFO pile and they were selling the border fabric at the show.  I had to get it.
The Boots and Bluebonnets really made this quilt a winner.

Night Divas donation to Flower Pot Raffle

The quilt bee that I belong to, "Night Divas", finished our donation basket this weekend.  It will be part of the Flower Pot Raffle at the West Houston Quilters Guild Show in April.

All of the items had to be secured in the picnic basket, so We took a picture of the contents to display at the show.

A large Picnic Basket, 4 Family Aprons,  Chef Hat for Dad,  Tablerunner, 6 Placemats, 6 Napkins, 4 Potholders and two Outdoor/Grilling books.  Not bad for a bee with three members.

The picture below is everything in the basket, with shrink wrapping, for transporting and displaying.

If you live in or near the Katy, TX area, come to our show on April 8th and 9th.  It will be at the Leonard E. Merrell Center, 6301 South Stadium Lane, Katy, TX, 77494.  It will be hosted by the West Houston Quilters Guild.  Our website is www.whqg.org. and our theme is "In A Quilter's Garden".  Hope to see you there.

My Flower Pot Won!

There were 14 entries in the Flower Pot Contest last night at Guild.  I WON!!!  WOO! HOO!  I get a ticket for entering and 20 tickets for winning.  I can put these tickets in the flower pots at our quilt show, www.whqg.org,  in April to win one of the Flower Pot Raffle items.  I have my eye on several prizes.

We need more pots, so the contest will be held again in March.  I wish that I had taken my camera last night, there were some really cute entries.

The Flower Pot Raffle

I mentioned "The Flower Pot Raffle" in my last post.  Our Guild use to call this "The Tin Can Raffle".  The theme for our Quilt Show this year is "In A Quilter's Garden".  Thus, the name change.  We are replacing the tin cans with decorated flower pots. People buy tickets and put a ticket or many tickets, if you really want to win that item, in the flower pot that goes with that item.  At the end of the show, a name is drawn from each flower pot to win that item.

We are having a contest for the best decorated flower pot.  The winner gets a large amount of tickets to go into the flower pots.  Remember that quilt that must come to live with me?  Below is a sneak peek at what I am planning for the big win.  Don't tell anyone.

What I worked on this weekend.

I promised to post more often and I have not.  Our quilt guild has a Quilt Show every other year and this is a show year.  Even though, I have a full-time job, I have made some commitments to put items in the Guild Store and the Flower Pot Raffle.  The deadlines are speeding toward me and I am sewing as fast as I can.  I wanted to show you what I have been working on.

These need to be hand sewn closed, ironed and quilted, but you can see my progress.

A Tablerunner for my Bee's entry in the Flower Pot Raffle.

Six Placemats to match Tablerunner.  Each placemat has 20 pieces in the seminole area.  That is 120 pieces.  I am adding seminole piecing to my list of do not do this, again.  The good news is, all six are at this finished stage and I am on the home stretch.  Did I mention that all of this is due by Feb. 16th and We still have to assemble all the items in a basket in an appealing presentation.

As I have mention before, there are only three members in our Bee at this time.  We are thrilled that another lady is interested in joining us and hope to see her at our next meeting.  

So, Carol has made Aprons for a family of four and wonderful chef hats for the Dad and Son.  She, also, sprayed a large picnic basket white and is providing three cookbooks about outdoor cooking and grilling.

Judith has made six napkins and four potholders for this project.

  

Judith and I, also, volunteered to have a workshop to make bunnies for the guild shop.  She is in the process of finishing these up.  So far, there are 22 finished.  Judith is the member of three Bees and put together a quilt top from exchange blocks for the Flower Pot Raffle.  This is where my money is going.  It is a beautiful scrappy quilt that needs to live with me.  It is with the quilter now.  I will try to get a picture, whether I win or not.  But I plan on winning!!!

More tomorrow on what I am working on and I promised a Giveaway every three months, so it is time.  Details coming later this week.

Houston International Quilt Show

WoooHooo, It is finally here.  I have my ticket for Wednesday Premiere Night and all day Friday.  The Ladies and Gents from QuiltingBoard.com are wearing friendship blocks and/or Selvedge with dots.  I hope to see some of the members in person that I have messaged and exchanged squares and blocks with.

I attended Premiere Night and shopped for five hours.  Note to self, most of cash left with vendors at show, go to bank before Friday.  Haven't even looked at Quilts.  They don't go anywhere, but the vendor merchandise does.

I won the wonderful book below at the free raffle by Make It University.  My name was even picked by Pokey Bolton of Quilting Arts.  I watch her show every Saturday on our PBS channel.  I can't wait to try out some of the fabulous ideas for making an art journal quilt.  As a winner, I was asked to sign the Graffiti Wall.  What a Hoot so far!!!

These are the two ATCs (Artist Trading Cards) that I will trade (Friday)  on the wall near Make It University.  You can trade one for one, ATCs, Small Quilts, Inches and Art jewelry.

Mine are fused cloth, seed stitched, buttons and three colors of ribbon whipped around edges.

AAQG Show Part 3

More pictures from the Austin Area Quilt Guild Show, Sept. 17-19, 2010, in Austin, TX.

The quilting really made this quilt special.

Lots of comments about this quilt.  It is made of Yo-Yos.  I know, that is exactly what we all were saying. LOL  The top was folded, it says East...West...Home Is...Best.

I hope one of these quilts has given you a new idea for one of your future quilts.  I like to go to shows and notice details.  I may not be excited about the colors or the quilt as a whole, but I always feel inspired to try a new border or technique or fabric combination.