And the loch yesterday







What a difference a day makes

Marilyn,

Do these geese look familiar? I think they look just like the geese on your quilt! It is a sculpture in the middle of a round about here in Loch Lomond.

Hi all,

Like Wendy said, the internet connection at the Premier Inn was slooooooooooooooooow. Here is the picture from Loch Lomond with Nancy and the Poodle.

So glad you had a wonderful time, so many beautiful quilts to see and fantastic time spent together! Wish you a safe trip home, except Wendy, who's already hugged her chooks. Thank you Maureen for such a memorable experience and Lorna, in advance, for getting our quilts back to those of us in CONUS whenever you can. This has been a great journey! I'm very grateful for the experience!

Lorna1021 wrote:
Thanks Lorna, I am so glad that you enjoyed them and all the other churches and quilts.

twiglet wrote:
Was there an accident? Had you to drive through Glasgow again? At that time of the morning there probably wouldn't have been much traffic.

Glad the TomTomis in the bin Wendy, now you will be able to find your way much easier

scottishquilter wrote:

You are right Maureen, It is amazing!! You and your crew did an awesome job setting it all up.

Home maireeen, left at 4.30. M8 was closed! tomTom and map book now in bin and chickens cuddled

You all have had a wonderful time. Lorna, thanks so very much for taking care of the USA quilts. This can't be The End, can it?

Wendy, thanks for offering to post my quilt back to me, you are very kind. Safe journey back home all of you and a good rest after it all as I would imagine that you are all exhausted - especially you Maureen! Congratulations on a successful quilt show and I hope it went out with a bang!

scottishquilter wrote:

So glad to read you're all having a wonderful time.

Thank you Lorna! So nice of you to help us get our quilts back.

Have a safe return home, Wendy, Rosemary and Lorna. Can't wait to read all your adventures and see some more photos.

twiglet wrote: What a great photo! Thanks for sharing.
Let's see if I remember... Raw edge appliqué. The black in the center butterfly is one piece. I cut out the black fabric where the orange fabric was set to prevent too much bulk. The four orange wings are made from an ombre orange fabric. That's where the change in color comes from. I glue basted it and then used a decorative stitch to "draw" the lines in the wings and secure all the raw edges. I also glue basted the "butterflies" in the border and then outlined them with black thread using a blanket or zigzag stitch. For the quilting I used a custom size and width decorative stitch in a meandering or linear way and some stitch in the ditch. Hope all this makes sense.

Lorna volunteered to send the American contingency quilts back to the USA from her military base so please get in touch with her regarding postage. She brought a suitcase just for them. Wendy and Rosemary are taking their own back and Wendy has said that she will post Rita’s to her which is very kind of her.

We had a really lovely evening having a meal and talking non-stop. Kim, her husband Guy and my sister Irene joined us. They couldn’t keep up with the conversations of us lot

It was fabulous to meet the three of you and spend time with you. I already miss you, I hope we will all meet again

It looks to me like there could be drink taken! Are they laughing at our quilts?