A Straight Seam: Pattern Day

Today is giveaway day! I put

your names in my sewing bucket..and drew one out! It’s CAROL! Congrats Carol…you blogged about my giveaway which gave you more entries! Thanks so much. So I will be sending your choice of Rose Parquet and my new pattern Carolina Rose. I can’t wait to see what you do with the patterns. Thanks to all the girls for participating in my giveaway.

I told you in my last blog that I was going to a quilt show “somewhere”. Well that somewher

e was Madera, CA. What a really nice day and show. The quilts were beautiful and I

had a hard time voting in some of the categories. My friend Barbara and her DH Denny and I left at 8am and got there just as the doors were opening. Gosh where do you start? Do you start with all the gorgeous quilts in the competition or do you hit the vendor mall? As it turned out the way the show was set up we could do both at the same time. Look at quilts…shop..look at quilts…shop. Perfect day. They also had raffles and a silent auction, a Food Court and lots of quilters! It really truly was a perfect day…well except for the 107 degree heat! Thank You air conditioning. We ate lunch after the show at a local restaurant that has been a town staple for many decades. Lots of good home cooked food. Doggy bags are the norm as their portions are HUGE. It was a good evening pawing through my purchases and looking over all the patterns and