Monday, July 1, 2013

Quilt Show Fun!

I just had a wonderful time at the NQA Quilt Show in Columbus, Ohio this Past weekend! The town that I used to call home was a great place to visit! It was so fun to see a few friends, and also great to meet a few blog followers. Wish there had been some free time to have visited longer...maybe next time!

 

I rearranged the booth a bit this time, added a few more things to show quilters what I love to use while I am Stitching and Punching, and really enjoyed showing lots of ladies some hints for English Paper Piecing. It was so fun to see those reactions when they got interested in a new technique that they never thought would interest them. You've seen those techniques on this blog in the past as well. I'd love to hear if any of you have used the hints for EPP. Sometimes just a little something makes all the difference in making the process easier and makes it much more fun as well as easier for us!

I can't thank my Sister-in-Law Karen enough for her help manning the booth! She was such a great help and we had such fun together! She was the business manager while I did the demo.

 

Our Aunt Jane and Uncle Don hosted us while we were in town and it was wonderful to see them as well. Jane came to see the show and snapped this picture at the end of the day before we started packing up. While we were visiting and working in Columbus, the cousins were hanging out with their grandparents an hour north. We enjoyed our time together...quilting and sweet family...how much better can it get!

Now I am so excited to have time to begin the next few quilts! It has been a while since I could design and my fingers are itching to get started! Yippee!

I have seen where several bloggers are claiming their blog on Blog Lovin', so I will do the same and get that bit of business out of the way. I have never used the Google Reader, which has gone away as of today as I understand. If you have never looked at the dashboard on your google account give that a try as well to see if you like keeping track of your blog list that way. The dashboard is my preferred method to keep track of blogs. You get a short paragraph and a picture to entice you into reading the rest of the post. I have the dashboard saved as a bookmark on my ipad, and a desktop link on my PC for quick access at any time! It's a nice way to keep track! I will be adding the Feedly button as soon as I can figure it out as well in case you like that method. If there are any other readers I need to add to make it easy on you, please let me know! Of course you can always follow by email, but an organized list is much easier for me.

Take care,

Missie

 

17 comments:

  1. I am following you on dashboard and glad to see it came up this morning.

    Your booth looks fantastic.

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  2. Your booth really looks wonderful and it invites people to come and see everything.

    Debbie

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  3. I follow you on Feedly and I love it! I can't believe I missed your booth at the show in Columbus! How did that happen? LOL

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  4. Your booth is so inviting! I would be pulled in in a heartbeat, for sure!
    I just read from my dashboard as well. Seems simple enough. : )

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  5. Your booth looks awesome (of course...since I LOVE everything in it!). Glad you had a great show!

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  6. Wonderful, "Missie"! Your booth looks great and your inviting smile, too!!

    :) Carolyn

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  7. Beautiful booth Missie! It makes me want to pull up a rocking chair, sit down and enjoy the gorgeous quilts.

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  8. oh your booth looks great, hope the show was a success! Kathie

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  9. Your booth looks great and so inviting. Wish I could have went along....I already know that my quilt was not a winner but at least it got to be in the show. Maybe next time. Sounds like you were busy the whole time and glad you got to see your family.
    Hope to see you in couple of weeks.

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  10. Your booth is so amazing, all those warm yummy colours! Wish i could have been there ! Love your blog :)

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  11. your booth is gorgeous. I would love to see you and your booth in person one day. if you ever come down to NC let me know.

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  12. Wonderful booth full of delicious eye candy, Missie! How long does it take you to set it up?

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  13. Oh, that looks so irresistible, with all those wonderful quilts and colours!

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  14. Your booth looked so fabulous and inviting!
    I would have loved to stroll thru it in person.

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  15. Your booth set-up is a wonderful sight to behold! All those quilts that I love.

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  16. I look forward to your blog postings and I can tell everyone that your booth was inspiring and irresistible! I spent most of my time and money in your booth. Looking forward to seeing your next patterns and projects.

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  17. Awesome! Your booth looks so pretty! It was so great to hug your neck girlfriend! I still can't believe I don't have a photo. crap!

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