Well, I’ll Be Hoodwinked!

What is the definition of hoodwinked anyway??

I got home about the same time that DH did – and he whisked me off to the Japanese Steakhouse for dinner ---

Whaddaguy!

I guess he knew that after all that rich retreat cafeteria carb overload – I needed a veggie stir fry with shrimp to set things RIGHT!

I turned on the computer after we got home and tried to see what was going on with SkyDrive ----it has not given me any trouble ever ---and

POW!

When I tried to log in to SkyDrive myself – the Windows Live service that hosts my photos and slide shows…I got this message:

Holy. Crap-a-roni!

I looked all over to find what I had violated, of course there was nothing that clued me in….ugly fabric abuse? Slave driving my students? Too much fun to be legal?

Who knows. It gets curiouser and curiouser.

Watch – they will email me back and tell me that I have uploaded more photos than anyone has a legal right to, and they will want me to sign up for some service that costs $$$ in order to keep posting.

I can switch back to webshots slide shows…but those have a moving camera angle thing that crops off parts of the pics and I don’t like it!

But never fear --- the show will go on --- some how…

Maybe…they shut me down because….

My batting was showing too much?

LOL!

((This whole thing is EXTRA weird because others have emailed saying they get the slide show just FINE! So it is only some of us that can't see it????))

iPhone-o-Gram. Slide show issue!

For the thousand people who have emailed me or commented to me about their inability to view the slide show---

I have no answers.

I use windows live writer to write my posts. I have been away on the road with only 1 night at home in the last 9 days.

I have not changed anything---hopefully it will revert to how it was but it is out of my control---

I do know about it so you really CAN stop the "me too" mails and comments now, okay?

Love you all---carry on and go quilt something. :-)

I'm still driving home----let's just say I've been delayed by a few antique mall stops! :-)

Bonnie

iPhone-o-Gram! VCQ Closing Ceremonies!

The auditorium is filling as quilters gather for show and tell and our sad farewell!

It will be two years before we gather again but I'll be here with bells on----I've been asked to reserve space on my 2014 calendar to come teach again!

You bet! I'm ready!

Midnight Flight is bound except for hanging sleeve.

I'm in the back row with the remaining teaching staff---working in the binding of Winston Ways--only 1.5 sides to go---can I make it??

Wishes for safe travel for all as we disperse to our homes in every direction. Becky Goldsmith had to catch an 11am flight so I heard her roll out early this morning. Lyric Kinard needed to be home by noon so she is on her way toward Raleigh---

The rest of us will head out after show and tell and hopefully meet again in 2014.

My thanks to the great gals of the Virginia Consortium of Quilters for all th effort that went into the complete success of Celebration 2014!

Smith Mountain Morning at VCQ!

It felt really weird writing this title – Smith Mountain Lake is the place that gave Smith Mountain Morning it’s name over 2 years ago ---and it’s nice to be able to teach this quilt at the place where the top first came together while sewing in my room the last time I taught here!

You would think the ladies ((and one gentleman!)) might be moving a bit slower after all the crazy quilt-charged hours we’ve had since everyone arrived on Thursday --- but NO! There were no tails dragging, no eyes drooping – everyone was gung-ho to go!

I’ve shown photos of this class before. I don’t want to bore anyone with details ---sometimes I feel like a complete broken record, but I love love love when people start playing with their fabrics, show and share what they’ve brought – tell stories about the history of that piece of fabric and why they’ve chosen to finally sew it up into something --- see the sharing and swapping going on—it’s just wonderful to behold!

Several of these ladies I’ve had classes with before ---one of the Judys confessed to this being her 4th class with me ---and I was really humbled! She must be having a good time, or she wouldn’t be coming back and subjecting herself to such scrappy chaos, right? RIGHT?!

The neatest thing they do the first night here is have a show and tell of all the completed quilts that were started in classes at the PREVIOUS VCQ Celebration –2 years ago. I was so happy to see so many Boxy Stars and Pineapple Blossoms being shown ----and it hit me….we really HAVE stepped it up this year, because those two quilts were fairly simple and although fun, very BASIC ---

While the two quilts I taught this weekend…I can see that we really have stepped things up in intensity ---and they are still hanging in there!

So without further ado --- here are the pics from yesterday’s Smith Mountain Morning Workshop:

		Smith Mt Morning, VCQ 2012 VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

This morning is Show and Tell, and then we pack it all up and head home.

The time went SO SO SO Fast! I’ve met quilting instructors I’ve always admired, I reconnected with friends I haven’t seen in a couple of years.

I took long early morning walks, ate great food, took in the beauty of the surrounding area ---I feel rejuvenated and renewed!

And I would love to do it again if they’ll have me!

The car is packed --- when today’s closing gathering is through I”ll be on the road headed back towards home and family -----

It’s been a good weekend indeed!

The Tags Have It!

I love traveling to places where quilters gather – and you can tell we are serious about our passions just by the license plates on our vehicles!

I’ve had this tag on both my South Carolina vehicle, and now my North Carolina Vehicle….

You should have heard the exclamations from the quilters --- “We KNEW you were here because we spotted SHAMU in the parking lot!”

They’ve got me coming and going – there is NO WAY I can try to hide in this big white van with the personalized plates! But I love it --

There were SEVERAL in the parking lot, and I don’t know if I got them all or not, but click through to the slide show to see them all..they are SUPER!

I love the BZ TRAVLIN one -- that should be mine too!

		VCQ Tags 2012 VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

Class is done. There is a bit of time before dinner. After dinner is another lecture by Karen Eckmeier I won’t miss…

I’ve finished the binding on Midnight Flight, but the sleeve still needs to be sewn down ---I’m starting on the binding for Winston Ways --- I don’t know how far I’ll get but I’m making progress!

Get a load of this line up ---- this is what we’ve had going on here this weekend!

I hope you’ve been having a wonderful weekend!