One Silly Picture...

One of the down sides of being the recording secretary for our quilt guild is that I'm not in charge of taking pictures. I'm usually busy with my laptop instead of my camera.

There were so many fabulous quilts to see last night. We had sixteen participants in our "At The Movies" challenge! Let's see if I can remember the titles...Castaway, ET, Jungle Book, Pink Panther (mine), Mary Poppins, Babe Charlotte's Web, Yellow Submarine, Wizard of Oz, Gone With The Wind (3!), Steel Magnolias, Bambi, The Birds,  Planes Trains and Automobiles and Titanic. They were fabulous!

We also got to see the doll quilts for The Salvation Army, Headstart quilts, personal projects and of course, those gorgeous American Treasures blocks. Three are completed now, with another five or six getting close. My girlfriend, Kathy took this picture of me showing off the Wisconsin block. We all laughed because every time someone held up a camera (or iPad!) to take a picture of me, I struck my silly pose. (You can click on it to see a larger version, but I thought this size was plenty close enough.)

I spent the day editing video for the North Port Concert Band concert that was held on November 1st. (I know. I''m finally getting around to it.) But, I managed to finish all the edits before I had to pack the Explorer and get to our meeting. When I got back home around 9:30, I burned the dvds of the concert for the band members who purchased them. I'll be delivering them today, in time for the band's next rehearsal on Thursday night.

So, that's my way of giving you a full explanation of why there are no interesting photos of a day spent in the studio or projects completed by my talented quilting friends. I intend to get my hands on more photos from last night, and I'll post them when I do. I know Kathy has more!

WIP Reveal...

I'm so tickled (pink) about this project that I just can't wait until it's finished to show you more! You'll remember my sneak peek from last week. I'm now to the point where I have the layout finished and I've already started the hand stitching.

By now, I'm sure you've figured out the title I chose for my movie quilt for our guild challenge. I'm participating because I'm the organizer, but I'm going to exempt myself from the prizes (because I'm the organizer), so I don't feel like I'm giving anything away by sharing my work-in-progress.

I downloaded a photo of the movie poster from the internet and then enlarged it to the size I needed for my piece. After I enlarged it, I traced the master from it. The next step was to trace the separate elements onto freezer paper so that I could make the pieces to assemble into the finished characters.

I've already begun the applique' stitching. All the paw prints are finished and I'm working my way up the Pink Panther. The Inspector will be the last thing, although I did stitch the magnifying glass because my thread kept hanging up it when I was stitching the first (lowest) paw.

I've just placed my sash and border fabrics on the center panel just to preview it for you. I think it will be cute when completed, and I can't imagine that everyone won't know the title of my quilt. The next time you see it, it will be finished.

Who would have thought when I made my first applique' project that I would be looking forward to honing my skills in the same genre now? I have to chuckle when I think about my first experience, and I'm telling you that my teacher for that class - Flo - and I have become good friends. She says she's so proud of how I've improved and that she can see my technique become more refined with each new project. I'm pretty proud of myself, too, because, I'm proof that you can teach an ol' dog new tricks! Ta da!!! Doin' a little happy dance...or at least a little curtsy.

Another Guild Project...

I've really struggled with whether or not I would participate in the next guild challenge for our group. You see, I'm the one who volunteered to come up with the theme and along with my friend, Janet will be tallying votes and awarding winners.

But Kathy and Nora said they thought I should enter a piece, too. In the end, I've decided that I'll participate so that my piece can also appear in our guild quilt show in February 2014...and it will be fun making an entry, too!

 

The theme that Janet and I came up with is "At The Movies". There is a specific size for the quilts, just like last year, and then there are only a few other requirements. There can be no words on the quilt, and there can be no naughty images.

We're awarding 1) First, Second and Third Place - voted on by the members; 2) Member who guesses the most correct movie titles, and 3) Most Recognized Title quilt.

We have so many talented women in our guild that I know the competition will be fierce. I asked Handsome if he had any ideas, and of course he did! I loved what he came up with, so I started it while I stayed in my sweats today, coddling my sore lip.

I've completed one element of my quilt today, and will work on the other major elements soon so that I can start my sewing. I'm using the same technique as our large guild quilt project, so I get more practice with my techniques. It's due at our November 21st meeting. So, do you like my little sneak peek? You knew it was going to have a musical connection, didn't you? Are you singing yet?

After much thought, I removed the "no pin" code from my blog. If you see something you like here and would like to pin it to Pinterest, you can now. I hope you'll credit my blog when you do. Thanks!