DOINGS IN JULY

It has been a while since I have posted.  

July was indeed a very busy month for me.  I worked on lots of projects and completed a few.

Chattanooga is a host city for AQS Quiltweek September 10-13, 2014.  I have had the pleasure of working on many of the venues throughout the city where quilts will be showcased during this event.  I will be posting more about AQS Quiltweek in a few weeks.
I spent time putting sleeves on five quilts to be hung as part of an exhibit at our local mall.
I also had two quilts accepted for the BAQS exhibit.  One of the quilts will be shown in Chattanooga and the other one in Des Moines. Both of these had to be prepped and mailed.
I will show pictures of these quilts later after they are in place.

I was able to finish the top for my Pineapple Blocks quilt.

This quilt is now ready for quilting on my domestic sewing machine.  Maybe next month???

Some other projects that I have ready to quilt:

A fun project from a SewIn at Chattanooga Modern Quilt Guild:

And I read a good little book in some of my spare time.

August is in full swing now and I have been busy with so much paperwork and preparations for our AQS Show that I have not spent a lot of time sewing.

-sandi

WEEKLY UPDATE

Even though I set up a tentative list for completion this month, I seem to easily get off track. 

One of the projects I have done this week is a play quilt for a friend of mine who is going to be a first-time grandmother.  I like to make these little play mats that Grandmother can keep at her house for her precious bundle to lie on and eventually play on or be read to.

The Pineapple Workshop was a lot of fun. I had hoped to get back to it before the month ended, but that did not happen.  I will add it to next month's project list.

Pineapple Blocks Workshop used a ruler by Jean Ann Wright that makes it fast and easy.

I have seven blocks completed and I think I need a total of 16 to do a small wall hanging.  Of course, I want to do one for my daughter, too!! 

This will be a great leader/ender project as I work on other things that have deadlines.

 

Another project not on this month's list is the quilt I am making for my grandson.  I did add another round of the Courthouse Steps strips.  I have been using this project as a leader/ender for other projects.  This is now at a place to make it the primary project.

 

 

 

I also started a project that will be unveiled much later in the summer.  Here is a sneak peek at one of the blocks.

 

 

 

My Cascade Scarf is growing. .

 

I am working on three other projects that have deadlines for a special event and I cannot show them just yet!

 

LilBit is having a little slurp treat!!!

 

-sandi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NAME-DROPPING FROM AQS QUILT WEEK

It was great to meet so many wonderful people at AQS Quilt Week.  There are those that one reads about and sees a name in print often but never has had the opportunity to meet in person.

I met Bonnie Browning earlier when the AQS team came to Chattanooga for the Site Visits.  I had so much fun chatting and laughing with her throughout our week in Grand Rapids.

These were the days when we were inviting them to "Meet Me There" in Chattanooga.

Follow Bonnie on her blog page:  http://www.bonniebrowning.com/


Upon arrival in the Convention Hall, one of the first persons I met was Meredith Schroeder.  She stopped by our table and welcomed us and introduced herself with her daughter, Lynn.  What a gracious lady!

Read more about Meredith at this post.

http://www.quiltviews.com/meredith-schroeder-inducted-in-the-quilters-hall-of-fame

 

 

Lots of vendors were at this show and I met many of them, but I only had my photo taken  with Weeks Ringle.  Check out her blog 

 http://craftnectar.com/

 

 

 

Aren't these fabrics luscious?!?

 

It was a real blast to get to hang out with Jacquie Gering again.

You can get to know Jacquie better by following her blog at

http://tallgrassprairiestudio.blogspot.com

 

 

 

 

I first met Jacquie at the first Quilt Con in Austin, TX last February.  We simply picked up our friendship as if we had been seeing each other weekly since then.  What a fun-der-ful gal she is!!

And, of course, Bill Kerr was there teaching classes.  His classroom was directly across from our exhibit booth.  He and I were discussing the Modern Quilt Mystery Quilt that he and Weeks Ringle designed.  I was showing him a photo of my version of their pattern.

 

It was so interesting to discuss the quilt with the designer!  He was complimentary -- of course, he was; he is a gentleman!

 

 

 

Just sharing some of the fun things from the AQS Quilt Week!!


                                 -sandi

 

 

 

 

 

 

AQS QUILT WEEK ARRIVAL

I have just had the pleasure of spending this past week being an exhibitor at AQS QUILT WEEK in Grand Rapids, MI.  Michelle Lawson and I went up to invite all of our quilting friends up in the Northeast, Canada, and across the nation  to come down to Chattanooga in September 2014 to enjoy AQS QUILT WEEK with us. 

 

Our welcome at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, MI.

Is that not a cool banner???

I love our exhibit!!  Chattanooga at her finest!!  We spent the week pointing out the various points of interest for our expected guests.  Telling them that our town is so pedestrian friendly and that we have so much to do here and great places to eat made me so proud to be representing the Chattanooga Convention and Visitors' Bureau!

                                 -sandi




 

AQS QUILT WEEK - GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN

It is only one week until we head to the AQS Quilt Week in Grand Rapids, MI.  I am so excited to be going.  Not only do I get to see the show and, perhaps, meet some of the people doing the classes, but I will be working with another quilter, Michelle, in the hospitality/information booth promoting our show.

Chattanooga, TN is host to the AQS Quilt Week in September 2014.  We are so excited to have the show in our city and to share our hospitality with all the quilters and their families.

If you happen to be at the Grand Rapids show, please stop by and introduce yourself to me.  I would love to meet all of my cyberspace quilty buddies!!!

                                        -sandi

GUESS WHO'S COMING TO TOWN

It is now official.  Chattanooga, TN will be hosting AQS Quilt Week on September 10-13, 2014. 

I have had the pleasure to be a part of the team (albeit a small part) working on this invitation with the Chattanooga Convention and Visitors' Bureau.
Having AQS bring Quilt Week to Chattanooga makes all of us want to strut and pop our buttons!!  This has been a process that has taken a long time to accomplish.

In February I was invited to participate in the final site visit with Bonnie Browning and her team from Paducah.

The Marriott hung one of my quilts with the Welcome to Chattanooga Banner.

 

We used small quilt pieces as centerpieces for the tables at the Presentation Dinner welcoming the team to Chattanooga.

There was a quilt display to set the theme for the evening's presentation.

The following morning was a breakfast and the "Needles to the City" were presented to Bonnie Browning by Mayor Jim Coppinger as well as the banner that we had made to ask them to come to our city for the Quilt Show.

My thanks to Debra Nance who did the embroidery for me on this piece.  I could not have done it without her help!

It was indeed our pleasure to have had them visit us and to tour our city and to learn what Chattanooga has to offer visitors.
We are so excited to know that we were chosen to host the AQS Quilt Week in September 2014, 2015, and 2016.


                                           -sandi