Harrogate 2012

What kind of quilter

goes to a quilt show without their camera

(or their money!!!) ????

Me! What a ... (fill in the blank LOL),

but yes, I was lucky enough to visit

The Great North Quilt Show

in Harrogate this weekend and only

when I got to the door did I realise I'd

left the essentials behind!

Never fear, I was with a friend

and a bag full of small change

and hidden notes!

 

Luckily, my phone takes ok pictures,

so these have all been snapped

on my little phone...

 

These photos are just a sample

of some things that took my eye:

 

I have been meaning to make

an alphabet quilt for years...

Maybe for the grandkids *sigh!*

Thought this one was nice and cheerful:

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These hexagons were too tiny!!!:

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Loved these houses:

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The idea of appliqueing a quirky border

over a traditional quilt intriqued me

(non-traditional colours though!!):

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The big picture I took of this quilt

didn't come out, but I loved the use of scraps:

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This 'Dear Jane' quilt was amazing!:

Longarm-quilted by Longarm Chris!

So bright and cheery!

 

And here are Longarm Chris's quilts!:

The quilting is spectacular!!

mmm, lovely!

Well-earned ribbons too!

 

And this is Chris's 'Urban Nine-Patch':

Also full of well-deserved ribbons!

 

Baby-Kalico was very well-behaved

considering the heat (! yes, it was warm!),

and the fact that Mummy kept stopping to look at

quilts and stalls!

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I thought this quilt was fun:

 

And this was a novel way

of putting your hexagons together

(again the bigger picture was terribly blurry!)

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Loved this quilt,

although these are not my colours at all!:

But nice and scrappy and very cute!

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And some patriotism was on display too:

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I just hapened to be there

when this quilt display came tumbling down!

A few people laughed at me taking a photo -

a bit mean of me, I know, but life's a blog LOL

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And I was delighted that finally

Mrs Welshquilter and I got to meet!

I was spoilt with this lovely embroidery!:

It's hanging over the fireplace!

Thank you so much Andrea!

 

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And I'll leave you with a shot of

my recent bake:

Victoria Sponge filled with red currant jam

that was made by a friend in the village

...yummm, there goes my diet!