2012 AQS Quilt Show - Paducah, KY - WINNERS

I am going to Paducah Quilt show for the day on Saturday and I will get a chance to see these amazing quilts up close. But I
just could not resist posting this video of the 2012 winners. Just amazing quilts and beautiful music to go along with
them.  Will be back later with a more detailed post about my trip.


Peace, love, and art,
Angela

Wholecloth Quilt

I've  been practicing on  freemotion quilting in between my piecing projects and have learned so much in the online class. This little wholecloth learning piece allows me to follow the lines ( somewhat like doodling  ) and  also will be a nice little quilt when I am finished.  In time I will beable to pick up my speed put the foot to the petal and move a little faster!  When done with  the quilting and binding I am suppose to soak the quilt in cold water to remove the blue ink. Yikes!

I plan to try a new binding technique called back to front binding. In this technique there is no need to cut binding strips
as the backing is cut large enough to allow for folding over to the front to create a nice crisp binding. This is a great technique
for small wall quilts.


16.5" x 16.5"  Basted with  2" steel pins and a running stitch.

At the machine stitching away. Number 12-80 quilting needle and 3.0 stitches per inch. Selected a wide range of colorful threads to create this fun piece.

Peace, love and art,
Angela

Liebester Award

Wow I don't know what to say but thankyou, thankyou, thankyou Kris from  http://farmgirltransplant.blogspot.com/
I hope you know....how much I appreciate you for nominating me.

I learned the "orgin of the Liebster Blog Award are somewhat unclear but the general consensus is that it means favorite or
dearest to spotlight bloggers with fewer than 200 followers".

Bloggers give this award to one another and it comes with 5 rules:

1. Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award.
2. Copy/Paste the Liebster Blog award on your blog.
3. Present the Liebster Blog award to 5 bloggers who have fewer than 200 followers..
4. Link back to the blogger who gave you the award.
5. Let your recipients know they have been chosen by leaving a comment on their blog.

And these are my 5 nominated Liebster Award nominees:

1. Grandmarockton, from http://grandmarockton.blogspot.com/  the first blogger to sign up to follow my blog, thank you.
2. Charlene, from http://twasbrilligand.blogspot.com/  makes beautiful sunpainted fabric, interesting stories on her blog.
3. Marilyn, from http://sadfugeeface.blogspot.com/ a quilt bee partner, when  I grow up I want to make quilts like Marilyn.
4. Brenda, from http://www.rubysdaughterbrenda.blogspot.com/ mixed media artist, love the blog name.
5 Rhonda, from http://gratefullstitcher.blogspot.com/ quilt, sew, embroidery blog.

Take a look at these wonderful blogs.



Love, peace, and art,
Angela