My Woodlawn Report

Ellice, Ericka, and I had an extra guest yesterday as Ellice husband tagged along with us on our outing to the Woodlawn Show. What a patient man. And he's good company, too!

I have been trying very hard to figure out why the show seemed different to me this year. Maybe as I get older, I get more discriminating. There was very little there that attracted me enough to want to do it for myself. Not to say that there weren't some beautiful pieces.

The prize winners definitely deserved their awards. And I was impressed that that the people's choice award went to an absolutely gorgeous stumpwork piece. This year very few honorable mentions as compared to last year.

Was a lovely, warm day. During our lunch in the Tea Room we got to watch Ellice spring into EMT action as a woman passed out. That was impressive.

We stopped by In Stitches for some shopping where Ericka astounded me by not buying a single thing! Great self-control.

Nearly bought the back end of an Escalade on the way home. Stupid Beltway traffic came to a sudden halt. I'm thinking my CR-V deserves an oil change and car wash after that great stop.

Donna in Virginia

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I agree. There were some very nice (and well-executed) pieces, but not so many that suited my personal taste for what I'd want to stitch myself or display in my home.

Nah, I just have a huge pile in my to-do list and didn't see anything that looked like a lot of fun to stitch

*and* either suited my home or looked like a good gift for someone else. I've been very un-restrained in the last several months, so I've already pounced on most of the new stuff that really spoke to me ;-)

...and we're all very grateful for it and the alert driver! ;-)

Best wishes, Ericka

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Ericka Kammerer

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Beverly B

It may have something to do with entry fees going up over the last few years.

Best wishes, Ericka

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Ericka Kammerer

He had a pretty good time, too. As you guys are good company, and well, I think it was a relaxing non-brain day for him as he's been truly swamped at work. Oh - his reason - we woke up to a flat tire on the little TT, and the donut was kind of flat as well, and so with car things and all he just decided to blow off work and have fun with us. He was worried that he ruined a "gals' day out" but I told him not to worry - we can gossip as we see fit.

Very true. DH & I were talking about it, as I was the next day with my friend who owns the LNS and her helper. I think also there was little to distinguish the pieces which won the 2nd, 3rd and HM from pieces they were grouped with that won nothing. Or from each other - and probably with some of the 1sts as well. The big winners - definitely exceptional work, and that stumpwork box, and the stumpwork dragonfly piece were stunning. The grand prize sampler - I think is a Darlene O'Steen piece - done with an amzingly neatly planned stitching path (read this amazing back). It seemed a lot of pieces were of a similar level of difficulty, and being very well done - regardless of awards or not. At the same time, there was a lot of just, well, XS pictures - and while I know those appeal to many of us - they just didn't seem exceptional beyond the thinking of what a pain reading the chart, etc - and there were a lot of just there pieces. Several pieces that must have been class pieces - as there were multiple entries of the same thing - canvas work, XS, etc.

But, it's always nice to go, and see things - how they look, how they're finished, etc. Some amazing Mongolian embroidery - so fine and bright . Great to see.

Thanks. I was glad to be there. Nice lady - who ended up all right eventually. The "impressive" part - me with a large, hard shelled, pneumatic (has air bladders between the shell and the inner foam lining) walking boot having to get up. I was of course kneeling on the floor doing the medic thing - and then after the ambulance got there could leave (the EMS supervisor wanted my company - I think he came off an engine). After 20 minutes - I was pretty much stuck in place - and some nice guy had to lend me a hand so I could get up without falling and crushing the old dear. I only hope to look so good at 50 - this lady was 80! And very polite Ericka, Donna & DH were all sitting, waiting with their food - not eating. So sweet.

We were all pretty good - I just got a small companion piece for the coffee-house - on sale. And a little chart that DH found - from Raise the Roof "Dry Turkey" - it's a Turkey in a Martini glass - perfect for some friends of ours.

Donna gets hurrah's for her fine chauffeuring. It was close - but she did a great job of awareness and non-tail gating (very dangerous around here). Traffic just stinks. It just stinks here.

ellice

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