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Came back to earth with a bump this morning when I realised that I had to go to my real job....
It was a long and hectic weekend, it's a two hour drive there and a two hour drive back from Edinburgh, did it three times, that's twelve hours just driving. Did a bit of quilt show shopping and managed to visit our Youngest Son before driving home on Sunday.

Quite a haul of silverware and rosettes, pretty aren't they.

The larger quilts weren't best hung for taking photos but Sunday was a better day, least I didn't have to keep apologising for backing into viewers while trying to get a better shot.

Here are some of my favorite quilts from the weekend....

This one is my good friend Linzi's Capercaillie,visit her here The Quilt Quine

My good friend Rhianon entered a great selection  of quilts

Rhianon's awards were 

Judges Choice for Gecko Fabulous... 

Best Small Wallhanging for Bird of Paradise.....

Best Machine Quilting and 2nd Minature Quilt for Big Fat Gypsy Feathers 

That's Rhianon too with her Orca Bay Quilt, which is a Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt, isn't it fab....visit Rhianon at Nifty Stitcher

Love this quilt by Sandi Lush...Rosettes for Best Hand Quilting, Best Cot quilt, Runner up Overall Champion and other???  Fabulous! I love hand quilting!

There was a Japanese exhibition...

Lastly...these miniatures  were awesome...just look at that goldfish bowl with tiny goldfish....fantastic!

Roll on next year....

Toot Toot....Scottish Quilt Championships 2012

Can I brag a bit??

My 'Swooning' quilt has won...

Best Bed Quilt.... 

Best Longarm Quilt....and...drum roll please...

Overall Champion Quilt.... 

And a Judges Choice from Maggie Davies

All Golden Yellow Rosettes with detailed centres

Woo hoo!!!!

And my Tudor Roses won a

2nd place ribbon in Large Wallhanging

That's 2 quilts with 4 rosettes and a Judges Choice Award...
I'm honoured and a bit shell shocked....but very grateful!

More show news to follow later....

Feathers???

Curly, whirly feathers....  Oh....you guys have one track minds????

And fur....

And Rock Climbing....

There goes Kyle....

Fieron ringing the bell...

Fieron was very persistent..... her 'rock climbing' award was very well deserved.

Sour Plums....

A passing remark recently made by a friend made me think of this....

 

It seems a strange view doesn't it....that's because it's the ceiling/roof we are looking at....

Here's the explanation....

Still don't know why it's on the ceiling?

Our conversation had no direct correlation but it still made me think of this.....

The Scotts make the English very welcome nowadays!?

Update: I am guessing it's on the ceiling to prove the distraction theory?

On yer Bike!

The 'Tour of Britain Cycle Race' came through today...barely 1/4 mile from my home and right through our land, though on the road of course. I remember getting an hour or two out of school (years ago, I mean 'years' ago) when we lived down in England, that's when it was known as the 'Milk Race' as the Milk Marketing Board sponsored the race. The signs on our road said to find an alternate route....there isn't an alternate route?? Anyway, I was at work in town so saw them there....lots of motor cycle support vehicles and paramedics, then came the bikes.... 

Got time to take just three photos of the bikers and then they were gone......

  There was an unbelievable number of support vehicles and 'out riders....such excitement for two minutes.

On the Panel...

It's sometimes difficult to know how to quilt panels but as usual inspiration only hits as I am pulling up the bottom thread.....

You can click on the photos to get a larger image....I quilted pebbles, a bird and clouds in the sky with a variety of fills in the boxes. This quilt is a sample for my local quilt shop.....Borderland Fabrics in Jedburgh 

Delicious!

Ooooo...... look at that.....liquid chocolate.....

I have a friend who would love these????

Just teasing....lol....

FoQ 2012....Post 3

I had real difficulty choosing from my catalog of photos, but wanted to include a few more before I move on... 

Hawthorn sky by Roberta Le Piodevin

I love the simplicity of this quilt and the background quilting, very effective, won 2nd Pictorial Quilts

'In the Middle of the Night' by Angela Rudolf , Germany

Lots of space for quilting, it won a well deserved 'Highly Commended'!

This should have won a prize, look how the swirls were strung together with beads....

 Double Damask by Liz Jones Leominster

Perfectly executed border treatment, winning a 'Judges Choice'. 

Greek Fossils by Ferret

Close up of the intricate quilting done by Ferret.

Me with my Swoon taken by my 'Bestest Quilting Buddy' Janette

Of course there were many more beautiful quilts to see, I could have carried on forever if blogger wasn't acting up photo wise.

FoQ 2012 post 2

I'm now home again and back to the grind.....thought you'd like to see some of my favourite quilty photos from Festival.....

Ostrych by Linzi Upton

This is my very good friend and roomy Linzi's Norse series quilted on a variety of fabrics which I am guessing would be rather difficult to quilt and sew. The fabrics include satin, gold lame, lurex, taffeta and silver lame, all with a very small gold piping. These quiltlets have a wonderful touchy feely quality, shame the white glove lady didn't think so too when I got 'my hands slapped' for touching/straightening them....lol...?  The motif's are all Norse symbols, the detailed quilting leaves a wonderful definition which was lit beautifully, that's a rarity at Festival of Quilts. Quilted on an APQS Lenni.

Bouquet with Tudor Roses

I loved this miniature, it has so much detail, look at all those points, with 3D roses and a tiny, tiny yellow butterfly in the upper right corner....it can't measure more than half an inch....

It won a well deserved 3rd prize in the Miniature category

Glacier Star by Janet Lee Stone and Janet Lee Santeusanio

Wow....did you read the caption....that's Janet Lee and Janet Lee!
Well, guess what? We had the pleasure of Janet Lee Stone's company for dinner on two evenings. Janet Lee was visiting the show to meet up with her friends Ani and Lillian and see her wonderful quilt win 2nd place in the Two person category. But the 2nd Janet Lee is the Janet Lee who owns and runs the MQX East and West shows...that's 'Machine Quilters Exposition' a show for machine quilters. It really is a fabulous quilt, Janet Lee's choice of fabrics and colours was stunning and Janet Lee's quilting enhanced the piecing to perfection.....did you keep up....lol....it was great to meet you Janet Lee....

Cock's Comb by Marjo Stoeckart-Van den Bor

I love this cockerel the detail of the feathers and the eye are wonderful.

Dreamcatcher-Caught a Dream by Birgit Schueller

Although Birgit has not been to the Arizona Desert I have and so this quilt caught my eye straight away.....look close in at that wonderful background quilting stitched on an APQS Millennium....fabulous!

Robyn's 21st Birthday Quilt by Brenda Smith and Janette Chilver

This sampler quilt was quilted by my bestest quilting buddy Janette...look at those evenly spaced scrolls and leaves....well done Janette, it was great to meet up and spend a day together at the show. Quilted on an APQS Lenni.

Cowslip Workshops....Scandinavian Journey

I love this traditional style quilt pattern but of course it was the quilting that caught my eye, beautiful feather scrolls and background quilting.

Flourish by Kay Bell

That's me you can see more info on this quilt here, it was great to see my own quilt hanging in the show, should have maybe entered it into a different category but was thrilled to receive good feedback from the judges.... hey ho!

If I get time I may upload more photos later in the week?