Dear Quilting Friends,
As I write this, National Quilting Day is coming to a close. I so hope you all got a little quilting, or quilt-related, time in. I sure did! I just did the quilting on a table topper we’ll be making in the May episode of Quilt Out Loud! The Aurfil 28 weight sewed perfectly in my Baby Lock Espire and I didn’t have to change a thing; not tension, nothing. Plus, I moved a sewing table into the next room over from my studio and we’ll be taping the how-tos in there. Gosh, it’s amazing how something so simple as rearranging one’s space is so exciting.
Earlier in the evening I went to a quilt show—and I didn’t leave my studio. It was a virtual quilt exhibit of real quilts, complete with awards, at the Quilters in Second Life Spring Quilt Contest. Dressed for the occasion (oh boy do we shop in Second Life and everything fits!), we all gathered “in-world” at the appointed hour and waited as the prizes were announced. JoAnn Hoffman won first prize. The competition was tough, but this quilt has it all. The floral design is lovely, and the quilting, well, I since found out she is an accomplished long arm quilter. It shows!
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I asked JoAnn to write something for the newsletter:
“Aurifil Thread sponsored a Spring Quilt contest on National Quilt Day, March 20, 2010.
This was the first virtual quilt show of its kind held in a virtual world called Second Life.
You first have to log in and travel to Caravane City, a quilt and patchwork land. There you can meet up with a group of quilters called "Quilters in SL." You can chat and party, and travel the world together. You would be surprised who you can meet!
I entered my quilt "Midnight Blossoms" and it won first place. I won a beautiful suitcase of Aurifil thread presented by Alex Veronelli from Aurifil. I even received a virtual ribbon. Sounds impossible, but it's all true. We were from all over the world attending a quilt show together.
How amazing is that!”
Adding to the uniqueness of this event, the winning quiltmaker rode a bucking bull before the awards ceremony and drank Guinness while accepting her award. Have you ever seen that at a real life quilt show?
Back in real life, be watching for an e-mail announcing the debut of the first segment of the first episode of Quilt It! The Longarm Quilting Show Tuesday, April 6th. Kimmy Brunner is my first guest on the show. What a great teacher!
In the meantime, Rob and I are up to more gold-related sewing antics on Quilt Out Loud!. The “Flowing Lines” table runner we make is a quick and stunning project. I’m finishing one up for my kitchen table. I'm getting so much sewing done, I'm calling March "National Sewing Month!"
Happy quilting,
Jodie Davis
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