"It" being your cord that lets you download pictures from your camera. I am on a week's conference in Washington, DC and spent most of yesterday in the small town of Hopewell, Virginia - where U Grant had his headquarters during the Northern Invasion (some call the Civil War). It was a great day and I got some fantastic pictures, including some at a sweet lil quilt shop called Needle and Thread in Hopewell. I also picked up some FQ's that I intend to use as a give-away on my 100th post which is just around the corner. We spent some time crossing some really neat bridges over the James River and I have some great pictures of that too!
Fred and I drove on into Washington last night, and I started my workshops this morning. I had a fre
e afternoon though, and we visited the Pentagon Memorial and the Air Force Memorial, as well as some shopping at the Pentagon City Mall. Sure was a nice afternoon, but alas, I can't share any of the great pictures I took. I have been working on some stitcheries and enjoying a little relaxation in the evenings at the hotel, but am already missing home and family.
Rather than leave you without anything colorful, I am showing a picture of my KScope Design in EQ6 that I am still working on. I had orginally thought NO BLACK on my quilt, but then I just had to try it and of course, I like it. What do you think?
Check out Christines's great give-away and beautiful blog:
http://onceuponaquilt.blogspot.com/2008/11/1st-blog-anniversary-give-away.htmlHappy Stitching!
Seems like it has been awhile since I told you what I have been up to quilting wise. While in Washington I did some hand stitching, finishing one of my NPNT block sets - Party Time. This was a very appropriate one to be working on DC that week as it was election week and there sure was a lot of partying going on in the streets that night when the returns came in.
KScope quilt. Remember this one? Well I was wondering how I was going to find the various shades of these colors. I didn't want really bright colors, something a little more subdued (just like me, LOL) and not a bunch of different prints, etc - but not solids either. Well the fabric I found is so cool. Its 4 different values of the same color on the same bolt - 10 inch stripes. I love the colors, I love the way the colors are shaded in each strip, and I am thrilled that I have 4 different values on each piece of fabric. Oh how I want to start cutting 
into this fabric...but this will have to wait awhile. 
And then finally I took a workshop from Linda Cantrell on freezer paper applique. We worked on bottles and I am not too happy with mine right now - but I have big plans on how I will fix this, so stayed tuned.
Now, for the give-away. I purchased these Fat Quarters in Hopewell, Va at the Needle-N-Thread Quilt Shop. This is a great shop and has lots of new fabric patterns that I had not seen anywhere else. The fabric line is called Noble Family by Mizuki for Benartex. Now what better name could I find for my family of bloggers than Noble Family? I am also including one of my Cathedral Window patterns just to add a little something more personal to me. So, if you would like to win these lovely fabrics, leave a comment telling me so. You do not have to be a blogger to enter, but you do have to have an email address so that I can get in touch with you. You can send me an email telling me your email address in private if you like, but I will not include any names in the drawing that I don't have a way of contacting you if you win.
I will draw a name on Sunday, November 23rd!!!
The red tree was in Hopewell, Virginia and no way was I able to capture the glorious red against the bright yellows in this picture. God's beauty surrounds us if we just take a moment to enjoy it.
Within the next day or two I will be hosting a give-away for my 100th post, so stay tuned. I have some beautiful FQ's that I purchased at the quilt shop in Hopewell, Va and you will want to get your name in the hat for these!
e afternoon though, and we visited the Pentagon Memorial and the Air Force Memorial, as well as some shopping at the Pentagon City Mall. Sure was a nice afternoon, but alas, I can't share any of the great pictures I took. I have been working on some stitcheries and enjoying a little relaxation in the evenings at the hotel, but am already missing home and family.
