Architectural Quilt Challenge

[Betty J.]

BJ, and any others, Lois(?) going to the PA show - have a fantabulous time! Can't wait to hear about it. Pictures, please.

[Rita C.]

So Terrie, is that Houston down the toilet for you then? :lol:

[Rita C.]

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No, Rita, I have my ticket, but I might not buy as much 'stuff' as I might have in my "pre-new-john" world. However, if I hadn't already bought my ticket, it may have been a hindrance to me feeling at liberty to go. Whew!

[Lois B.]

Terrie, Sorry to hear your "not so Dear John" story, but I am certainly glad you have your ticket to Houston! I hear you can take home all the inspiration you can manage from Houston for free. Well, maybe not for free, but for the price of addmission and that's paid too! We can always take peanut butter and jelly and buy a loaf of bread.

[Lois B.]

I am laughing.Because when I went to China a few years back, that's exactly what I did - not because of budget, but because I though in case I can't eat 'their' food, I always had some PB and crackers in my suitcase! Luckily the food where I was, was very good.

[Robin G.]

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No, Rita, I have my ticket, but I might not buy as much 'stuff' as I might have in my "pre-new-john" world. However, if I hadn't already bought my ticket, it may have been a hindrance to me feeling at liberty to go. Whew!

Terrie, you'll be okay. On my first trip to Houston (2010), I was on an incredibly tight budget, too, so I just decided I would spend most of my time looking at the quilts, rather than in the vendor isles. And you know what? I still didn't manage to see all the quilts! Or get back to see some of those I wanted a second look at. It's truly overwhelming. The time that I did spend in the vendor isles, I mostly just made a list of things I wanted to order later (when my budget got better :wink: ). What I did buy was things I knew I couldn't get later—like some fat quarters of African fabric, which I still haven't done anything with (except pet them periodically :shock: ). Aha, maybe I can use some of them in my quilt for this architectural challenge. Ooo, that's a really good idea. Hmmmmmmm ....

[Lotti D.]

Petting fabric is an excellent way of enjoying it! Saves on wear & tear, and let's you think up numerous ideas of how you could use them, and then find an alternative fabric so you don't actually have to 'cut' into the beauties...

Sorry about your John troubles terrie, don't forget to take that camera and notebook to fotograph not just the fabulous quilts, the great TQS friends, you will meet, but also to snap and note down great gotta & wanna haves and the vendors who have them to shop once that Xmas money is in and you're back in the funds next year!

With the purchase of my new heavyweight baby today, it'll be a while 'till I can go shopping again! Now to think up low cost, low weight and still highly wanted and appreciated x-mas prezzies for the family and friends. Don't really think my nieces and nephews will be happy to get a card with the announcement of their baby-cousin 'Bernie-830' in lieu of the x-mas banknote they know and love

[Rita C.]

Lotti, just because BJ has an 830 didn't mean that you had to get one for this challenge. :lol: You lucky duck, I hope you have a long and happy life together.

[wendy w.]

are you joining in the challenge Rita, you'll be twiddling your thumbs waiting for whispers to arrive

[wendy w.]

Lotti- Congratulations on the new baby! I'm sure you'll pet it as carefully and faithfully as your fabric. Keep it humming. You can always make mug mats for your family for Xmas. They ship easily.

[wendy w.]

Missed that Lotti you got a new toy 8) 8) 8) :mrgreen:

[Robin G.]

Petting fabric is an excellent way of enjoying it! Saves on wear & tear, and let's you think up numerous ideas of how you could use them, and then find an alternative fabric so you don't actually have to 'cut' into the beauties...

Oh how true that is!!! And congratulations, Lotti, on your new baby!! While you're learning what all it can do, you can make small quilts for all your presents. Tell all your nieces and nephews to guard them carefully because when you become a rich and famous quilter, these little quilts will be valuable

[Lotti D.]

Well it'll be a couple of weeks or so till I get it...
Was lucky enough to walk into the Bernina store at the right time last night (about 20 minutes before closing), and he'd only recently been informed by Bernina HQ that they have some of the 'training-machines' which they had used in the factory for the dealer training, for sale... They'll make a complete update, do a full service and get all the gadgets and bits updated to the latest versions, before it's ready to come home to mama.
Called 2 minutes after they opened the shop this morning to confirm my purchasing! And hoping to get an approximate pick-up date tomorrow (although silly me had said that there's no hurry, silly silly me). Anyway, if he comes back to say that they've no more machines available, this me is going to have one heck of a snit-fit... Naaaa they can't all be gone that quick, though he didn't know how many machines were actually available...
And me buying a new machine at this time of the year, when I have my heaviest workload till early/mid December...
Oh but I'm sooooooooo happy
Sorry folks, will now shut up!

[Rita C.]

Wendy, I am thinking of doing this one too. I have a couple of ideas floating round in the sawdust. Heading into Dublin tomorrow to take some photos of the thing/s I am thinking of.

[wendy w.]

Do tell me your ideas when you come back.

I took pictures of doors in neiul-sur-mer in France a few years ago that I think are really interesting but it's probably been done to death in quilts, I know postcards show doors a lot. The designs and colours really spoke to me.

My other idea was some of the shapes I saw at the Olympics. Or Belper has some really interesting roofs.