QUILT SHOW RECOVERY

Wow, the Pacific International Quilt Festival in Santa Clara was one big show! Mom and I decided this was the year we would stop talking about wanting to do the show and signed up for several classes. This is a professionally managed show by the Mancuso Management group and as one would expect was done well.
We walked our feet and legs off at the knees several times. We took a class for each of the 3 days we were there. The location in Santa Clara was at the Hyatt and the adjoining convention center so was so easy to get around and we never even stepped outside once we arrived Wednesday afternoon until we left Sunday morning! The quilts were magnificent. Cindy Seitz Krug won an award for her quilting on a joint-effort quilt with a friend. Cindy's quilting was spectacular and was well deserved of the ribbon and award. I took several pictures of quilts that we admired for the overall image and others of just pieces of the quilting efforts to share with you at the software sampler class this Saturday. Vendors of all categories and wonderful surprises and special deals rounded out the days. Some of the teachers I wasn't that familiar with but after seeing their works I am looking forward to the possibility of being one of their students. The show does have a policy of allowing teachers to teach for 2 consecutive shows and then they have to take 2 years off before they can teach for another 2 years, etc. 2 years on and 2 years off. John Flynn, yes that John Flynn has a wonderful since of humor. Sue Nichols was a joy - just like Margo said she would be. Even with a major sinus headache I was still thrilled to be in her class. I was even the light monitor and was gifted with a spool of her King Tut thread as a thank you. Nina McVeigh taught a fun class using the BERNINA software that I want to share with you as a software class. The project makes a neat neat gift item! Oh, and we got to the see the Rose of Sharon quilt in all its glory! Quite an accomplishment to have the back of the quilt as beautiful as the front of the quilt! Sharon Pedersen was the artist behind the Rose of Sharon quilt and contest - she is sooo funny!! Mom enjoyed her class with Sharon and after listening to Sharon as the hostess of one of the festivities for those that took classes - I'd take a class with her in a minute!!
We thoroughly enjoyed our time at the show and away from home!