I went to New Jersey Quilt Fest with my friend Kim. I was a little skeptical because she has a short break in her job from about 10:30 to 1:30. Not much time to see a quilt show and grab something for lunch. Why did I worry (if you know me well, you know I worry about everything)? I met her at her work, we jetted off to the sandwich shop, picked up our lunch and off to the show. By noon, I had seen about 2/3 of the show and vendors. We ate our lunch and finished off the show, leaving enough time to get Kim back to work. We saw Betty going in as we were going out.
I remembered two of the quilts from the Houston Show. If I acted like a reporter and took notes, I would be able to mention the titles, but that's a little too nerdy even for me. Maybe I'll get over it. I was a little disappointed though, I really expected more quilts.
I did have to stop and take a picture of this one. I loved it.
This is called "Crazy Sheep" by Debra Konchinsky. I hope I spelled her name right, I copied the show form, but when I looked her up on the web I also found Debora. It also won a blue ribbon but I can't remember for what. There's that lack of notes again.
If it's not obvious, here is a close up of one of the sheep.
Here's another one standing in the garden.
This is another quilt that just made me smile, especially with the gray rainy weather we've been having.
This is "Simply Strawberries" by B.J. Titus.
The vendors at the show were great. The arrangement was good, they weren't crammed into too small of a space. I found some hand dyed silk ribbon and thread and a small bottle of paint in case I want to actually try painting on fabric. Not brave enough yet, but now I'm prepared. We met a lady from Nokesville selling jewelry. It was so funny because we were just there delivering Cheryl's quilt. There was also a booth with felted wool. It was very tempting. The colors were beautiful, but I managed to resist.