Inspiration Is Everywhere

While in Daytona for the quilt show, we rented a house. This was really for Bailey, because if we left her alone in a hotel room, she would either bark or cry. It was only 10 minutes from the convention center. There are many bridges over the water to get there and we would drive over one from the International Raceway Rd. I noticed that there were mosaic aquatic scenes interspersed along the bridge. So we left early one morning before the show opened, so I could walk across the bridge and take some photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are perfect to study the placement of the tiles. These tiles are glass and I have plenty of inspiration for my next Fabric a Mosaic quilt.

 

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Ready, Set, .....

Today is the last day of the quilt show. The time has flown by. I thought you might like to see what the convention floor looked like before the show started. AQS provided 2 days for set up, so it wasn't that crazy busy when we arrived for set up on the second day.

We arrived in Daytona on Monday. It took us about 8 hours to drive from Key West including assorted stops. This state of Florida is long! Tuesday we headed to the convention center to set up the Curvalicious booth (#1507). This is my 3rd show, so booth set up is pretty smooth with a few tweaks for either new patterns, kits or quilts.

It's exciting to see the convention floor with unpacked boxes and pallets full of quilting goodies.

They were still hanging competition quilts.

 

There was a teachers' meeting before the show started. I was sooooo excited to be a member of this group. I felt a little star struck to be in a room with Gina Perkes, David Taylor, Karen Stone and Leni Levinson Weiner. We were even given a box of Winderfil thread. You can see I already removed 2 spools to share with my class.

 

The show has been awesome. The Daytona quilters were numerous. Many watched my demo and they loved Curvalicious. I sold out on Friday. My classes went well. I couldn't ask for anything more.

Now I'm ready to head North to sleep in my own bed. It's been 2 1/2 months.

You can check out my FB page for photos of some of the contest quilts

 

 

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What's Up?

The weeks I spend in Key West is a very productive time for me. I bring lots of projects to work on and I get to renew my exercise regime. There's a very special gym here that I join each year called Stayfit, where I spin and Zumba. In addition to this, most mornings, Bailey and I take an early morning walk. There are basically 2 routes that we walk. One is down Duvall St with lots of window shopping to Mallory Square and the Gulf of Mexico. I lust after these Mary Frances handbags.

The other is along the beaches of the Atlantic Ocean.

The shrimp boats were plentiful. The photo is a little blurry because of the distance. Key West Pinks are available in restaurants and the supermarkets. Couldn't get any fresher.

This year my projects are focused on the Daytona AQS Show where I am teaching two classes and vending. I have decided to offer a batik kit in addition to the dupioni silk skinny kit for Curvalicious. I finished the sample quilt.

I love the bright colors and they play so nicely together.

The key to a beautiful Curvalicious quilt is either high contrast or if all the fabrics sing out. This quilt definitely has fabrics with a strong voice.

 

This kit includes pre fused circles and fabric for binding.

I made up a limited amount of kits. They will be in my booth at Daytona. If I have any left I will put them in my Etsy shop at the end of February or shoot me an email if you'd be interested in one.

Speaking of Etsy, my shop is still open with Curvalicious tools, patterns and silk kits. Click Here to shop.

 

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