The results are in...

Well, I didn't get a ribbon for my quilt. But, that's ok. I did get my judging sheet today when I picked up my quilt. I got a "very good" score on my quilting technique!!  (hand-quilting) I was so excited to see this--there is only one level above "very good"!!

Here are a couple of pics of my quilt hanging in the show...

E and R with my quilt :)

My mother and I took my nieces, E and R, to the show on Saturday. They did ok for the most part. Just a little bit of boredom about halfway through (it's a pretty big show)--but then I let them take some pictures, and they were ok after that. 

There were some really good quilts, and I'd love to show them to you here, but I didn't take any pictures! Plus, I'd hate for someone to publish a picture of my work without my permission, so I won't even post the ones E and R took...Later on, there will be some posted on the Pine Belt Quilters website (here) of the winners.

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Evolution of a Koi (Quilt)

It all began in February of this year--just an idea in my brain--Koi No. 1. It seems like it has taken forever, and that is probably because I have not worked on it continually since I cut the first piece of fabric. I'm a bit of a procrastinator! But the day has finally come that work on the koi quilt is complete! I just finished up stitching on the hanging sleeve, and I am SO HAPPY!! 

So I thought I'd do a photo montage of how it all came together for posterity (haha!). Without further ado, I give you the Evolution of a Koi (Quilt)...

colors chosen

body cut out

koi pinned on--ready to start the applique'

tail and fins

appliquéd

here, fishy, fishy--all

appliquéd on!

 

lily pad #1, check!

all applique' complete

little fishy eyes

scales begun

and scales done!

koi down...lilypads to go

lily pad done

quilt top completed!!

quilting progressing

yay! quilting finished!

binding complete--the front

binding complete--the back

Koi No. 1--hanging and ready to go!

Hope you enjoyed seeing my quilt from beginning to end. Thanks for stopping by!

Tooting My Horn!!! (a tah-dah moment)

TAH-DAH!!! The koi quilt is D.O.N.E.  DONE!

It's 12:41 a.m. as I'm typing this, and I just finished the binding. And if I do say so myself, it looks WONDERFUL! *grin* But you take a look for yourself...

I love love LOVE this quilt!  (I DID say I was tooting my own horn, folks...)

(the back)

I've made the label to put on the back, just have to stitch it on. Then the only thing left will be to sew and stitch on the sleeve by which it will hang at the show on October 5, 6, and 7!! If you're in the Hattiesburg area, stop by Lake Terrace Convention Center and check it out (and all the other quilts, too)--info for the show can be found here.

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All Done But the Binding...

Well folks, the quilting portion of this little exercise is DONE!! I do have to say I am very pleased with how it turned out. And on that note, I have to give at least a corner's worth of credit to my best friend Heather--she suggested an intersecting ripple pattern--which you can see in the upper right corner. I tried it yesterday and had to rip it out because it didn't look right. In fact, it looked TERRIBLE. But I tried again and woohoo! If at first you don't succeed, try, try again...and here is the result--(please, if you are an expert in water ripple patterns, do not comment on the unrealistic patterns...it is art, ya know *wink*)

So now I just have to bind the little sucker and it will be. all. done.!! *insert happy dance here*

Thanks Heather for the idea!

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futbol, Futbol, FUTBOL!! (and a quilt update)

Today was opening day for fall soccer! But let me tell you--It. Was. HOT!! Cheese muffins was it hot!! My knees are sunburned. My knees!! And we were sitting under the SportBrella...man. But fun was had by all *grin*

R played first, but I didn't get to see her 1st game because I had to go to another field with E because her 1st game was starting before R's finished.

That's my sweet R, above. She plays every game, all game long, with her tongue out. A true athlete! Haha!! When she and my sister made it over to E's game, she told me she made so many goals that she lost count. Way to go R!!

E has improved SO MUCH since the spring...she made 2 goals in her first game and 1 in her second game! She also played defender and kicked some major butt! (sorry the pic's so far away--E is in the peach jersey, right center, next to the tall girl in orange)

I'm so proud of how well E played!

I got to see R in her second game, and it was quite humorous. R played more than all the girls out on the field put together. One little girl (R is in a younger bracket) kept walking off the field in the middle of play to get cheese crackers. Another chased a butterfly around--I kid you not! Her coach: "chase the ball, forget the butterfly!" And then at another point, R was basically the only one left on the field because all the other little girls got tired of playing *grin* Good stuff!

Now for the quilt update. The actual quilting is coming along nicely, and I have the wounds to prove it! I put the binding together last night, so it will be ready and waiting when I complete the quilting portion of the exercise.

koi is swimming along!

 I'm really proud of how it's looking so far!

And now I am probably going to go to bed even though it's only 8:30 p.m. I'm POOPED from today! (I also went for a jog this afternoon--but there was a wonderful breeze, so it wasn't too bad or too hot).

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