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You saw her colorful quilts on Episode 105, now chat with her in person. Barbara will share techniques to help you be less intimidated by bold fabrics and more creative in your approach to quilt making. So join us Thursday, July 19 in chat room "Featured Guest" at 6:00pm Pacific/9:00pm Eastern. You'll be glad you did.
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Here you go! Thanks to Gregory Case, here is the third group of photos to enjoy. Remember show 107 airs next week. I saw a preview last night and I am super excited! We fixed the stuff that needed to be fixed (lighting and audio) and if there were two words to describe the next set they would be CONTENT BABY! (Just what the doctor ordered) 
Happy guests with their Bernina bags stuffed with stuff and with love by Gizmo Girl.
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(Alex, Ricky and Gregory on the set of The Quilt Show)
Gregory Case, known to all of you as "Photo Guy" will be discussing photography and how it relates to your quilts. This is a great opportunity for you to learn from a very talented and creative individual. So join us in chat room "Featured Guest" on Wednesday July 18 at 6:00pm Pacific/9:00pm Eastern.
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You all know her as the "Gizmo Gal", but Cheryl Uribe is also an Educator and Rep. for APQS (one of our great Quilt Show sponsors). So, if you are like me and want to find out more about long arm quilting systems be sure to join us in "Gone Quilting" chat room tomorrow (July 17, 2007) at 4:30pm Pacific/7:30pm Eastern.
Lilo
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Kingfisher Bayou, Louisianna, USA, July 13, 2007 - A quilt blew off a quilt frame causing a bystander to fall into the swamp at the Spanish Moss Hanging Gardens Quilt Show. A wind gust caused the quilt to fall on Phoebe Leblanc. The 83 year old great-grandmother and quilt enthusiast became entangled in the quilt. One unnamed witness stated that she saw Leblanc "flailing her arms and twirling blindly in circles." During the melee she lost her balance and fell into the shallow swampy waters of Spanish Moss Hanging Gardens where the 2007 Quilting In The Swamp show was being held.
Upon hearing the comotion, Marlin Muckitup, a quick-thinking security guard found a long stick thinking it would help to assist Leblanc to safety. "It didn't work", said Muckitup, "I finally had to get in the swamp to help her. Muckitup received much praise for his heroic efforts. A spokesperson for the gardens said Mrs. Leblanc got "sopping wet" but managed to throw the quilt free to safety before falling into the swamp.
Miss Gota Nozup, quilt show chairperson said, "She flung the quilt away just as she fell off the boardwalk. Thank goodness the quilt did not get wet!" This seemed to be the general consensus heard by of most of the attendees.
"I've never been attacked by a quilt before," scowled Leblanc, "I thought this would be a safe thing to do today. It's a quilt show for #*&@*!!!" The quilt show continues through Sunday and the organizers have promised to "secure the quilts so that this sort of thing will not happen again."
How many of the quilts do you recognize in the photo? Who posted these quilts? We need titles and screen names from the quilt profiles of the quilts shown here. The first member to identify four of the six will win a yard of Ricky Tims' hand-dyed fabric. - Enjoy the hunt. Put your guesses in the comments section of this blog (along with any other comments).
See how fun it can be to post your quilts! Don't know how? Click here for the Post Your Quilts contest rules, and info on uploading images.
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Quilting in the Garden 2007 at Alden Lane Nursery in Livermore, CA has officially kicked off. Mark your calendar for the forth weekend in September (22&23) and check out all the activities Alden Lane is providing for our enjoyment. This year’s special guest artist is Valori Wells from Sisters Oregon. Her work, is fresh, young and beautiful. In addition to Valori’s work, the quilt show is being open to local quilters to strut their stuff. For those of you who have had the opportunity to attend, you will agree that this is a very unique venue – and we as quilters Are very lucky to have such an environment at our disposal. Please visit www.aldenlane.com for information and to sign up for classes, lectures and the garden tour. I’ll see you there!
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Thank you member Pamelaw for this most excellent information - together we will learn and keep safe.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is advising hikers, hunters and fishermen
to take extra precautions and keep alert for bears while in the field.
They advise that campers wear noisy little bells on their clothing so as
not to startle bears that aren't expecting them. They also advise campers to
carry pepper spray with them in case of an encounter with a bear.
It is
a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. Campers should
recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear dung. Black bear
dung is smaller and contains lots of berries and squirrel fur.
Whereas,
Grizzly dung is larger and has little bells in it and smells like pepper
spray.
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As most of you know by now, Ricky Tims is making a Rhapsody quilt go give-away to one lucky member. However, the give-away will not take place until 36,000 quilts are online. It is easy to post your quilt photos and profile images - read how to do it here.
Also, we've added the member thumbnail to the Quilt Profile page. When go select a quilt to view - you'll get to see who made it - provided they have their personal image posted. Kewl eh?
In addition, if you click on any thumbnail, it will pop open the full-size photo so you can get a better look. This is true for quilts too! When you are on a quilt profile page - and click ON the quilt photo - it will open for a larger view.
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This charming antique quilt top is in need of a good home. It belongs to a friend of “Fiberwoman”. It was hand pieced by her grandmother with fabric from the 30’s and was in storage until just recently. Her friend would like for it to be finished and appreciated by as many individuals as possible. Fiberwoman is looking for suggestions of where to DONATE this quilt top (i.e. Senior Center where hand quilting is done, guild, museum). Please contact her at rl.billings@comcast.net I know that between all of us we can find a deserving home for this piece of history.
Lilo
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Here you go with chapter two (of four) - Photos by Gregory Case. Have fun viewing - is it legal to have this much fun?
Alex, Gizmo Girl and Ricky playing with the Audience
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