Sorry you had such a tough day, Heather! For me, it's always best to do exactly what you did -- walk away and regroup. It's amazing how much better things go after a night or two away!

OMG, OMG, OMG! You won't believe what I found in my mailbox when I got home from work today! This incredible mug rug was made by Charae. I'm overwhelmed with how wonderful it is! Representing my beloved Broncos:



Isn't that just perfect??? She claims that her quilting needs work, but look at the stitching on the back:

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If that's not perfect, I don't know what is! The loops make me think of a cowboy riding the bronco and swinging his lasso. I'm going to have quite a hard time keeping my friend and fellow Broncos fan, Rebecca (shaluna), from stealing this beauty!

Thank you so much, Charae!! I'm so touched!!

Oh, Heather, so many days like that where whoever/whatever is conspiring to keep us from finishing anything. But you got to enjoy the LQS so that means you were destined to go there instead of sewing. Always a bright side!

Boy ! Do I know that one !!

There are days like this huh? As if "everything" is against us... I guess we just have to listen to that "voice" saying we need a break... to shop!

"Tomorrow" will be a new day...

Andrée

So exciting that three of you have quilts in the same show!! It's a goal of mine.....one day.

AS for the muggies I'm sending out.....one is ready to go and will get mailed, today, to Ritzy. The other 7 are having great binding issues and I decided better to wait, LOL! Sat down to put on the binding today, so I could mail out to all of my list. Muggy #1, I sewed down the folded bit on the corners in some way that made it impossible to actually fold them back to the back. Will need unstitched and restitched, so I set it aside to be dealt with when the rest were done.

Muggy #2, I ran out of bobbin thread just at the start of the 1st side, but didn't notice until after I turned the corner to the 2nd side. :sigh: Stopped, reloaded the bobbin. For some reason, despite having loaded hundreds (thousands?) of bobbins, I threaded the bobbin wrong *three times* before getting it right. Then, the bobbin threatened to use up all the thread on my spool, only spool of neutral I have (in packing for the move from Brazil to the US, thread was deemed bulky and easily replaceable, only I haven't replaced it yet.....). I loaded "enough" thread on the bobbin to get through a few, and then got a phone call.

Once the phone call was done, I decided I was not in the mood for more obstacles, so would stop at the LQS and buy proper thread when I take the 1 completed muggy to the post office and mail to Ritzy, and then finish the rest tomorrow, after 2 cups of coffee instead of just one.

Hi Geneva -

I will definitely look for Pat and try to get a picture! If I don't see her, I'll at least get a picture of your quilt.

Nancy, I won't be able to attend the Denver show. However my aunt lives in Denver so I got her a 3 day pass. She likes to stand by my quilts and talk to people. She's not a quilter, but she loves art! Her name is Pat Barrington. If you see her, I'd love a picture of her and the quilt. (And of the quilt too!) Thanks so much.

Let's hope our quilts don't get into any trouble while messing around together at night!

Take care,

Geneva

Congratulations on getting all your quilts in the show. And have a great time in Denver. Looking forward to the pictures

Congratulations to you three. How exciting. I look forward to pictures

I'll definitely post pictures! Thank you all! Without your influence, I wouldn't even be putting quilts in shows.

So many celebrities on this forum! Congratulations to all ya'll, and may your talent rub off on the rest of us!

Congratulations to all, and have a wonderful time!

Andrée

Congratulations to all of you! We will expect to see lots of pictures here of the quilts and the fun you have. I like to see what you were enticed to buy at the vendors. Have a wonderful time.