Normally, if I were posting a picture of a quilt label, that would mean I was finished with the quilt. Not this time, though. I’ve finished the piecing, the quilting, the binding, and designing and embroidering the label, so what’s left? This quilt is going to get some bling! I bought about a zillion (okay, not quite that many) Swarovski crystals to add to the quilt, and that will be the final step. I’m deciding how I want to arrange them and in which places, so there’s still more to do. Stay tuned! 🙂
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Sounds exciting. I’m just getting back to quilting after preparing for my guild’s quilt show. I act as photographer, and take pictures of all the entries before the show. These get edited, and along with the label information for each, they are put on a CD that we sell at the show. Then on the Wednesday before the show, all the stands are set up, with backdrops where required. The quilts are hung on Thursday, and at 5pm the 3 judges arrive to do their work. The boutique is set up, and the lunchroom crew get food prepared and ready in the kitchen. Our show runs for 3 days, and on Sunday, an hour before close, the viewers’ choice awards are announced. I also track down as many of the ribbon winners to take a picture with their quilt, as well as candid shots throughout the show. At 4pm, we get everyone out of the quilt area, and the take-down crew begins lowering the quilts, and packing them in their cloth bags. They are place on tables, in numerical order, to make it easy to find and return to the owners. All the stands are taken down, and stacked by the loading door, while every thing is packed up, collected etc. 1 1/2 hours after the show closed, the quilters are lined up with their receipts, ready to pick up their quilts. We were done by 7:30. Monday morning, we load all the gear into waiting trailers, trucks and vans, and deliver it to the 2 storage lockers to wait for the next show. To say that we were all exhausted was an understatement!
The show was a great success, with over 500 attending on the first day. Sales were brisk at the boutique, and there were many first time ribbon winners this time as well, so lots of great smiles!
Good think we only do this every 3 years! I’ve spent the last few days, machine quilting a donated bed quilt that will be given to one of the various places that are supported by our community quilts programs. It feels good to sit behind my machine again……
Wow, Susan — if you were *only* exhausted, rather than prostrate and on IV fluids, that’s a good thing! I’m so glad it was such a success!