Notes from the Lodge June 3, 2007

Back from the QU Show and boy what a great time!!! First, those QU girls really know how to put on a quilt show…..the quilts were absolutely fabulous, the vendors were great and the attendees were many, fun and busy buying!!!! I had an absolutely great show in so many ways. My good friend from Roanoke and I stayed near the Expo Center and it was like a “working vacation”. The best part, I sold out of a great many things so the load coming home was a good deal lighter. Now I have to get ready for the Cumberland show. Another great group and I really look forward to spending time in the mountains.

We will have the Bra Challenge entries on display on Tuesday. Come in and vote for your favorite. If you have not brought in your entry, even though the deadline was Thursday, I will extend your entry and you can bring it in on Tuesday. You really will enjoy seeing the fun and innovative entries. Come in and vote!!

The hottest thing going right now is the Piping Hot Binding technique. The inventor and author of this “fool-proof” technique was at the QU show. I spent some time with her and she was delighted to see a finished binding in my booth. Stop in this week and I will give you a demo. I restocked our supply of the tool and booklet so you can get started with this amazing technique right away. It really is an amazing process and the edge on a finished quilt is so professional, you will want to put this on all your quilts.
So much to do, I will close this message for now and look forward to seeing each of you soon--Barbara