Scenes from IHQS

This past week has really messed with my routine.  We are adding solar panels to our house.  So far they have been working inside, outside, and on top of my house last Wednesday, Friday, this week Monday, Tuesday, and today.  Some days it's really loud, some days it's really inconvenient, and all of the days I am stuck in the house.  Yesterday the power was supposed to be off for 30-45 minutes, and it ended up being off over five and a half hours.  My fridge got too warm and I had to throw away all meat, milk, eggs, and leftovers.  Unfortunately, I had all the lunch and dinner things for the rest of the week in there, so the loss was great.  Somehow I was the only one who was that upset by it.  The workers certainly weren't, and neither was my husband.  I am attributing this to them all being men.  I was devastated.  I understand that there are much worse things in the world than this, but really, all the waste, not to mention all the time I had invested.  Apparently my time is worth nothing.  😢
March 5--some things sticking out of the roof
March 10--frames and lots of wires and boxes.  A few of the panels were added later in the day.
Moving on to happier things, I was able to go to the IHQS show on Thursday and returned for a bit on Saturday.  Since I haven't had much time to sew anything of my own, I will share some of the quilts I saw there.  The first few are part of the Elvis exhibit.
Change of Heart by Nancy B. Adams
Hound Dog by Cheryl Stanczyk
The rest are quilts that caught my eye for whatever reason.  I didn't take pictures of most of the winners.  While they were of course very lovely, I'm sure you will see them on the show circuit for years.  At least, that's been my experience in the past. I liked this next one because of the outer space view.
To Rule the Night by Pat Kelley

This one is very tiny.  I am always a fan of tiny quilts because of the skill and the size of the piecing. 
My Carolina Lily by Rhonda Nelson

Fun story about this one--I don't think you can read it in the picture, but there are a group of "Bonniacs" in town who love Bonnie Hunter and do her mystery quilts every year.  Maryam decided she didn't really need another big quilt, so she reduced all the pieces of Good Fortune by 75%.  Isn't her quilt awesome?
Good Fortune by Maryam Othman
Good Fortune by Maryam Othman
This one caught my eye both times I was there.  The quilting was really good.
PowWow by Mary Bauer
This one was also very impressive.  
Cardinal Points by Gail Stepanek
What's not to love about a Harry Potter quilt? 
Erised by Gail "Windy" Baumgart
Everyone loves a rainbow.
Exploding Spectrum by Susan Young

This one should win just for having the best personal name.
 The embroidery details on this one were amazing!
Stavanger Village by M. C. Bunte
This one was a stunner too.  Amazing quilting.
Reverberations by Suzy Webster
This one was entirely hand pieced and quilted.  Each of the squares was 1/2" finished!  Her quilting stitches were ultra-tiny.
Dynamo by Megan Farkas
This one was really striking in person too.
100 Days with Tula by Kim Dunnington
Hope you enjoyed the show!  On a final note, my first daffodils bloomed yesterday.  Spring is officially here--at least in my book.
March 10, 2020, first daffodil blooms of the year.
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March OMG and a Custom Quilt

I have so many works in progress right now that I am having a hard time choosing just one as an OMG. I need to buy backings for the two Sunshowers tops and the Meadowland top.  All three need to be quilted and bound.  I would love to complete the Frolic top. If you've done a Bonnie Hunter quilt before, you know it is a ton of sewing.  I have the main blocks made, but need to make all the edge blocks, do the setting, and put on a bunch of pieced borders.  I already have backing for that one.  I sewed together a bunch of leftover HST from another project and I'd like to do something with that.  Right now I'm leaning toward a pillow, but I'm just not sure.  

 I like to have several projects going at once because often I get bored with the repetitiveness and need the mental break/challenge of working on something new.  But sometimes having choices is overwhelming! That's usually the point where I just start something new that is smaller and a quick finish.  But really, these WIP are getting a bit out of control.

 Which to pick, which to pick?  I think I'm going to go with quilting the Meadowland for my March OMG.
Linking up with Elm Street Quilts for One Monthly Goal.

I've been pretty slow-moving the last few weeks.  My back has been pretty sore after the tumble down the stairs.  I did very slowly work on quilting my friend's top.  I'm pretty pleased with how it came out.





 I was privileged to hear Gyleen X. Fitzgerald speak last night at one of the guilds I belong to.  I have been very fortunate to hear and/or take classes with many nationally known speakers and Gyleen is right at the top.  She's a really fantastic speaker.  I enjoyed her so much.  I wish I could have been able to take one of her classes at IHQS.  If you ever have the chance to hear her or take a class, I urge you to do so.  Or you can check out her website here.  I just really can't say enough good things about her.  

 Linking with For the love of geese and My Quilt Infatuation.
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