Today_s_Quilter_-_November_2019

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o muchhashappened
sincemylastarticle,it’s
hardtoknowwhereto
start.Inwhatfeltlikethehottest
weekever,I spentseveralnights
workingonmydesignforThe
Festivalof Quilts,at theNEC,
untilgone3am.Lotsof people
thinkI’mmad,butinthequiet
evenings,thereis nobetterway
tounwindthantoheadoutto
myclassroomtosewwiththedogsunderthetableand
somenice,calmmusicplayinginthebackground.
I discovereda longtimeagothatyouwon’tbeable
tosewasfastif youaretense.Singingalongtothe
radioworksa treatforme,andthedogsalwaysget
a biscuittosettlethemdownsotheyknowit’swork
time.PackingawaytheChristopherWilson-Tate
exhibitionthedaybeforeleavingfortheNECwasa
fairlymammothtask,butthequiltsweresafelyback
withhimbymid-daythefollowingday,whichwasa
majorrelief.I can’ttellyouhowdaunting it is being
responsible for such wonderful quilts.

Festivalfun!
Wearrivedat theNECby9:15amaftera 4amstartand
setup– it feltfunnyformystandtobeat theopposite
endtousual,butI wasdelightedwiththeresultandit’s
sucha goodfeelingtoknowI hadn’tforgottenanything
(eventhesandwichesareessential).I wasintheliftat
myhotelwhenI gotthephonecalltosayourgroup
quilt,OvertheHillsandFarAway,hadwonBestin
Group.It cameasa totalshock!Helen,whoworks
forme,gota Judge’sChoiceandmylong-timefriend,
Sallie,got3rdinGroup,soweallfeltprettyhappy.
When setting up, I never dare to glance and check to

seeif thequiltis there!ButI wouldliketosaya huge
thankyoutotheorganisersforputtingonsucha great
show.Everyday,whenI arrivedearlytosetup,I triedto
walkdowna dierentaislethanI haddonetheprevious
daytoadmireeveryone’swonderfulwork.Therewere
sometrulyamazingandoriginalquilts,whichis of course
whatmakestheshowsospecial.I can’timaginethelevel
of greateortandlabourthatwentintothequiltson
show.I hadthepleasureof meetingMaryfromCork
whowonoverallBestQuiltandI thoughtherdesignwas
reallydelightfulandbeautifully sewn; hopefully she will
visit Cowslip next year.

BacktoReality
It wasbacktoearthwitha bumpformeasweheaded
home once the festival had ended. Judy Newman and

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