I jumped into the vendor arena for the first time with my hand dyed fabrics and handcrafted buttons and was very lucky to have the best booth neighbors. They were so kind and fun to hang around! They were Annie's Keepsakes (wool felt, rovings, patterns, tools etc.), Shakerwood Woolens (hand dyed felted wool, patterns, threads), Empty Pockets Alpaca Farm (yummy yarns and rovings), and Karen Gray Design (fresh modern quilt fabrics, patterns, etc.She has a shop in Reynolda Village, Winston-Salem). I didn't really have much time to visit the other vendors but my favorite LQS was there - Sew Original of Winston-Salem...they were demo'ing one of the Bernina embroidery machines, making these really cute "Hot Stuff" coffee sleeves (and you know I love coffee!). Next to them were Justi Ard of Witch Hazel Handmades (she makes cool glass pendants encasing all kinds of images), and the newest Bernina dealership, Studio Stitch of Greensboro.
Do visit their websites and see all the wonderful things they offer!
Here is a look at just a few of the quilts and scenes around the show:
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| The Flower Garden By Jane Houser, Quilted by Theresa DeWalt Best Long Arm Quilting, Best Hand Applique, Viewer's Choice, and 1st place in its category |
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| Southern Comfort By The Beecassos Row 1: Linda Worsley, Sara Nutter, Cathy Bogan Row 2: Wanda Norman, Karen Fridy, Vickie Clontz Row 3: Joan Lowder, Gail McNeill, Penny Sharp Row 4: Marlene Land First Place, Red and White Challenge, Judge's Choice Award |
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| Top: Night With Sunflowers by Anna Reich, 1st place Art Quilts Bottom: Shimmering Vine by Penny Sharp |
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| The Art Quilts! I won third place for "How Do You See Me"(winking at you now, bottom left), and Honorables for "Cracks Where the Light Gets In" and "Kay Oss". The portrait piece top left is also mine. |
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| This One's Mine By Gina Boone Best of Show! |
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| Butterfly Garden By Susie Oulette, Quilted by Winnie McCrary |
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| Bali Dancing By Debra Voigt |
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| Hop To It By Carmen Cannon, Quilted by Jan Strubble |
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| The Red and White Challenge (I especially love the upper right with sewing terms made by Ava Lewandowski) |
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| Left: Southern Star by Lisa Alley, quilted by Gina Boone Right: Tinker Belle's Neighborhood by Rosann Davis, quilted by Rosemary Cushman |
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| (I'm guessing this must be Tinker Belle :) |
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| Christmas Quilt by Anna Reich |
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| Part of my booth - handcrafted buttons |
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| More of my booth - hand dyes and patterns |
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| View from my booth (Shakerwood Woolens has such a pretty booth!) |
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| In my fortune cookie Saturday night...that pretty much sums it up :) |
Now it's time to unpack, clean up, regroup, and get ready for the next adventure!
1 comment:
It was such a great show, you seemed like a seasoned veteran there in Vendor's Row... well done! Loved your art quilts, by the way, and particularly the Challenge piece... I should have jotted down the recipes for future reference!
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