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Cheryl (if you don't know, you will soon learn who she is) just sent me a stack of photos via email - gotta love the internet! Anyway, right before I left La Veta we hit the road to get some A&R's (Alex and Rickys), and truck after truck passed us on the road until I literally sat on the side of the road laughing my brains out (hopefully we can put something together for you to see - it got a little raunchie). What a wonderful way to end our first taping.Wow - memories........

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Who said we aren't a full service web site? Meet Jeff! Actually, he is Ricky and Justin's master dyer and digatizer and The Quilt Shows right hand guy. Jeff wore many hats these past two weeks. From Camera guy to quilt hanger, we couldn't have done it with out you baby! Hugs and thanks!

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You can bet that both John and Sparrow were glad when I returned last night. This morning has been an accumulation of nothing! LoL. From paying bills (apprently not soon enough, no long distance service), to washing clothes, feeding birds and misc. errands, things are getting back into gear. However, that said, what is normal? What I neglected to mention this past month is that the front of our house (master bed and bath) has been turned upside down and inside out. Dan Uribe, Cheryl's husband, is lending his magic hand to our home. Apparently, soon, very soon, things will truly be back to normal.

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It has been a splendid journey, and what a way to celebrate the day! Happy ? Birthday Ricky! Until we meet in La Veta in June once again. NO, WAIT?! End of the month in San Diego for the RT Super Quilt Seminar (remember there is still a few days to sign up for this very cool event. Please visit www.rickytims.com ). We are ALL very happy campers today.

Photo by Gregory Case

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First day is over, it went by so fast! If I could rate the day on a scale of one to ten, it would clearly be a twelve! As you can imagine, we were all a little on edge (in a good way) last night, but today it came together like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Before we went on set this morning, were hanging in the hall listening to the audience and the sound of the crowd was electric. We felt the energy all the way up the stairs and through out the entire buildng. I thought you might enjoy our first offical photo taken moments before the first show, taken by The Quilt Show's official photgrapher, Gregory Case.

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We have spoken in the past of our dream team, now it is time to put faces to the names. Beverly Price, on the left, comes to us from Chicago. She has many years of producing under her belt with a list of impressive credits including Harpo, ABC and Access Hollywood. Angel Hawthorn, to the right, was my boss at HGTV. Angel left HGTV a year before I did and in fact, she was the shows champion. Because of Angel, we enjoyed SQ for 11 seasons. By the way, because of SQ she is now a quilter. Man oh man, are we glad they are both on the team. Welcome to La Veta ladies!

Photo by Gregory Case 

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Several have asked, where are we taping? If you have ever had the pleasure of visiting Ricky and Justin's art quilt gallery in La Veta CO, then you know what a fabulous space they have.While La Veta is a bit off the beaten trail, it is worth the effort to get here. The quilts from the gallery have been cleared and the set has been put up. To get a sneak peek of the gallery, visit Ricky's gallery page on his website at www.rickytims.com and browse around. You won't see the set for the show, but you will see the space. It is spectacular. The producers and crew start arriving Wednesday, it's a new day and the new day is NOW!

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So who cares it was SSOO cold last week when I arrived, even us California girls know how to pack! Ricky assured me that this was nothing compared to the first of the year (you might remember the blog with the snow VERY high).

But apparently the word got to the powers that be and Mother Nature is cooperating. Both Shirley and Gretchen are preparing the path for our guests, the crew and parents. That's right, both Ricky's folks and mine plan to be here. This is going to be a TRUE family affair!

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So here they come, all 12 legs of them. The girls Katie, Wanda and Raisin came to check things out here at the quilt show. their only comment about the set, was "where are the doggie beds?". Other than that, they too are very pleased with the progess of things.