Our guild's show is in just over a week! There is still so much to do. March 22, 23 at the Portland Expo Center, in Portland Oregon.
I'm on both our executive board, and I'm on the show committee. I've been responsible for finding homes for all registered quilts for for about 9 years now. I've got the routine down, so i guess it's time to teach someone else how to do it.... LOL
The Pipe and Drape goes up on Wed the 20, quilt hanging is on the 21, and then 2 days of show. Set up takes so much organization, so many volunteers and about 9 hours of actually working on the hanging for over 300 quilts.... and then it all comes down in about 2 1/2 hours when it's all over.
- I have layout sheets ready
- I have finished the powerpoint presentation for my demonstration on EQ software, my tuna can hexie demo is a repeat, so I'm ready for that
- My 9 quilts that I have entered are almost ready.... One sleeve, and two labels left to stitch on.
- The screen mesh that we are hanging our small quilts on this year has been ordered, but has not yet arrived and still needs to be trimmed and stitched with hems and hanging sleeves.
- I've submitted the floor plan to the fire marshall, and I think we have enough tables and chairs
- Ladders and hanging supplies need to be cleaned and prepped for being near quilts...
- Clips were ordered and have been retrofitted to hang properly...
- I need to verify copy and text for our large signage.... and then send them off to Kinko / Fed X for printing.
In just a blink of the eye, it will all be over for another year.
Well, it's been a long week, but our quilt show is officially over for another year! It always feels good to have this behind us. I was in charge of where the quilts were laid out. Set up day was Wed.... and it was a long one.... We got started early... before 8 am... and it was right at 8 pm when I finally climbed into the truck to head home.... 32,000 steps on my pedometer later.
Over 200 wonderful quilts and wearable art items plus lots of fabulous vendors... I purchased two extension tables to extend my quilting surface, and some rulers for free motion ruler work. I tried to keep my fabric purchases to a minimum, but came home with about 10 yards of fabric.
Our show is a peoples choice show... and visitors our first 2 days choose their favorites in several categories..... then the ribbons go up for the 3rd day.
This is our Peoples choice... the most votes of all quilts.... First place for piecing... and first place for hand guide long arm quilting... plus the show chairmans' favorite..... This gal deserved them all. She saw a picture of this quilt which was about 3"..... and replicated it without a pattern to go by! There are heat set zwarovsky crystals on the points and centers..... As if the workmanship wasn't enough... this young woman made this quilt while her huband was dying of brain cancer..... it was her solice during a very dark time in her life. Hearing her story brought you to tears.... She has titled her quilt... "He Calms My Raging Soul".
