{"id":4977,"date":"2023-03-06T07:42:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/?p=4977"},"modified":"2023-03-06T07:42:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:42:32","slug":"i-almost-fainted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2023\/03\/06\/i-almost-fainted\/","title":{"rendered":"I almost fainted …"},"content":{"rendered":"

First of all, I have to eat my words. Referring back to October and the whim that led me to enter a quilt into the Road to California show, a few days after I’d sent in that entry, I also was notified that the AQS show in Paducah was also looking for quilts. In for a penny, in for a pound, right? So I sent off my entry (the same quilt) with a giggle and without any real expectations. However, I’ve now been notified that my quilt was accepted there, too! In PADUCAH<\/strong><\/em>. OMG! So, despite saying I’d probably never send a quilt away again, it will be traveling as soon as our local show is finished at the end of next week. Again, I don’t imagine it will win any ribbons, but just to be accepted is such an honor that I can hardly believe it. I’m still floating on air …<\/p>\n

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First of all, I have to eat my words. Referring back to October and the whim that led me to enter a quilt into the Road to California show, a few days after I’d sent in that entry, I also was notified that the AQS show in Paducah was also looking for quilts. 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