Threads Across Nebraska

 I spent the day in Grand Island on Saturday at Threads Across Nebraska. Was a fun day spent looking at all the quilts, shopping the vendors and especially visiting with quilting friends. It was so much fun to have my doll beds and miniatures on display. The chairman of Threads arranged to have a curio cabinet delivered from a Grand Island store for me to put my doll beds into for display. That worked out great and they were secure as well.

The small miniature wall hangings were hung on the PVC pipe stands for display.  Since they are small they all fit.

I realized when I went to get out of the car in Grand Island that morning I didn't have my camera with me. Of course I blame it on my good friend ;-) Janet gave me the best insulated cup that I take with me everywhere and I wanted to take it with me that morning. I stopped by the refrigerator as I was leaving the house to fill it with ice and water. Of course I sat my camera on the counter and after I put the lid on the cup I headed out to the car, forgetting the camera. Now don't you think I should blame my friend since she gave me the cup, or am I reaching....hmmm?

Well, it is a good thing  Janet was at Threads vending for her store Quilter's Delight. She let me borrow her camera then sent the photos to me this afternoon. Now that is a good friend!
 
I don't get photos taken of myself too often....now I know why.  How come I never look the way I think I look....tall, young, slim, etc.?  Maybe it was my flowered ruffled shirt!

Lynn

Background Quilting - Flower #1

I really like the design I quilted in the background of this first flower.  It was an easy design to quilt too.  I am using YLI  Variations trilobal polyester thread in a variegated gold color.  It is beautiful thread and I love the way it looks on the quilt.  This thread is 2 ply 35 weight thread.

Hmm...want to do a different design behind each flower but what to do, what to do?

Don't think I will make it to the Threads show today as I have PT at 10:00 am and an eye apt. at 1:00 pm but will be there all day tomorrow.  Will take photos of the show and  share them with you later.

Lynn

Threads Across Nebraska

Today I deliver my doll beds and other miniature quilts to Grand Island for the Threads Across Nebraska show and vendor mall.  I was so pleased to be asked to display my little quilts at this show.  I'm not sure how much room there will be but am taking them all along so we can figure out where the different doll beds will fit.  A curio cabinet will be delivered from one of the furniture stores for displaying my doll beds.  This makes me feel pretty good about displaying them with so much foot traffic by - more secure than sitting on a table.

I had some of the write-ups done in the past when I displayed my doll beds at museums in Lexington and Aurora, NE.  I have re-written the descriptions some and some I had to write up since they are new since then.  I could keep re-writing them but guess I had just better stop and call it good. 

Here is a article that was in Monday's Omaha World Herald newspaper about Threads.

No photos today...sorry.

Lynn

More Machine Quilting

 

I quilted the stems an leaves with the variegated green rayon thread. Like it too and am not worrying about the raw edges. Stitch by stitch I am getting it quilted.

My time is short due to PT, babysitting my grandsons and harvest.  I am not driving the tractor/grain cart yet but do have to fix food for the guys in the field.  They work late late so need to have something to eat in the evening.  Sometimes they work until 10:00 pm.