Deadlines

FInished quilts (with labels and hanging sleeves) are due on Tuesday for the Clark County Quilt Show (April 4-6). The first week of March, I had a stern talk with myself reminding myself that I am usually a colossal disappointment to future me. In particular, I noted that future me really does not like to crash through bindings, sleeves and labels in the last hours before the deadline.

This time, future me (now current me) is mostly disappointed that I didn't enter the spools quilt as a sculpture. Curviture, folds, wrinkles etc with some flat spots are all acceptable in sculpture and reflect artistic choices. But for some reason, in the traditional quilt category, those same characteristics are considered "poor workmanship." So current me is now trying to reduce future me's mortification seeing the spools quilt "hanging" at the quilt show.

On a positive note, I do think the spools quilt will receive a blue ribbon at the Oregon State Fair for being the heaviest quilt. 

On another positive note, I did find the perfect fabric for the spool quilt's binding.

And while I am finalizing the two quilts this weekend, I'm missing two quilter estate sales. One of the sales even as a very curious bin with strips of Nancy Crow millennial fabric (cats peering out of the year 2000.)

And speaking of too much fabric and deadlines, I will have a post on April 1 (no joke!) for the April giveaway and the end date for entering will be April 4.