My hostess, Cheryl, from the Capital Quilters Guild which hosted the North Carolina Quilt Symposium http://www.ncqsi.org/ took great care of me. When I went to Cheryl’s lovely home she had a project finished and displayed in her office that she made in one of my workshops. Here is Cheryl’s Garden Medley quilt. It was very nicely done.
I arrived early in the Raleigh area to judge the show. We started with 4 judges, me, Ann Fahl, Skelly Skeleton and Kathy Sullivan. Raleigh had some record breaking heat while we were there and one of the judges did not make it.
Really, the judging was inside in a well air conditioned building. The organizers had a great system of organization for judging and it went very smoothly. All three judges were in agreement on our Best of Show quilt. It was amazing and had exceptional workmanship. The name of the quilt is “Swamp Hibiscus” and was made by Judith Heyward. You can find out more about Judith at http://www.judithheyward.com/
Here are some close-ups.
I wished that I had taken a photo of the dorm room where I stayed during my visit to Peace College where the symposium was held. The committee in charge of taking care of the teachers’ dorm rooms did a fantastic job. When I walked into my room there were fresh flowers, snacks, a hand made fabric cover on a 3 ring binder, a hand made needle and pin holder with a spool of thread, fresh sheets and a quilt on the bed. There were 19 teachers and 19 members of the guild donated quilts for on each teacher’s bed. How awesome is that? This group really went above and beyond to make sure our trip to the symposium was memorable. In case you are not familiar with this event, it travels to different parts of the state each year so it is hosted by different guilds. They work their butts off in really warm weather to ensure everyone attending has a nice time. Thanks to all of the many, many volunteers who worked to make this such a pleasant experience.
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My friend, Lytle, told me to read a book called “A Dog’s Purpose” by W. Bruce Cameron. I would highly recommend this to all animal lovers. It will make you laugh and cry. I really enjoyed reading this book. I was reading parts of it while I was on the airplane and had to put it down before the tears started falling.
Wednesday I depart for Alabama. I’m teaching for the Quilt Symposium of Alabama. Should be another fun adventure.