Leslie is just wonderful!! Take how kind, sweet & fun she is on the this list and just turn it up and you have how she is in person. And she had on the cutest red quilted jacket!!! We enjoyed all the vendors and the show. The Men In Biblical Porportions segment of the show was just breath taking. Wished I had an interpreter for the hebrew lettering on some of them! All the quilts were great! Had fun at the Sew Batik booth. My only regret was DH & I had made the call that morning to leave Springfield earlier than originally planned because the weather was suppose to turn severe.... we made it home and never saw a cloud.. I did hear Leslie made it home with some good winds, but safe and sound. If any of you ever get the chance to meet up with Leslie....Do it!!! She's just good fun!!
I did! and I do so agree. I still laugh when I remember some of the situations we got into. When you next talk to her, ask her about the sugar dispenser at one restaurant!! So glad you both had a good time. What a pity about the weather, enough to alarm you. . In message , Jan writes
Jan- Before I write up my post (which I just did and lost it all due to my "blondeness" with computers- grrrr!) is it okay to post a link to the pic of you and I and your precious daughter?
Leslie & The Furbabies > Leslie is just wonderful!! Take how kind, sweet & fun she is on the this
Yes! It was great fun to meet Jan and her darling daughter- and her hubby is an official "hunk", too. ;-) Jan is wonderful company and we fell right into a friendship like we'd know each other for years. It's so nice to find quilty friends who are warm and fun and clever and nice to spend time with- woohoo!
It was so much fun to see a quilt show with a very knowledgable quilter- husbands are sweet to go to the shows with, but another quilter is the bestest! We were able to discuss quilting patterns- my weakness in quiltmaking and Jan's area of expertise (one of many)- and how to get the type of results we saw. We stuck our noses right up to the quilts and really checked them out, and as many backs as we could, as well. The Men of Biblical Proportions was also my favorite display- I am so glad to see that men are getting acknowledged for their tremendous talents in quiltmaking. We heard a story about a truck driving hubby whose wife has a quilt shop and a Gammill. He decided he
*could* do that, too, and had several masterpieces of quilting displayed at the show. He doesn't drive a truck any longer. (vbg) Imagine from truck driver to master quilter! Cool!
Jan is so clever with her quilting ideas and tips- and she sent me some really good links to study to improve my skills. The quilts were really good over all, but like Jan, I was concerned about the weather. I got into high winds and some rain- even my big, heavy truck was wobbling all over the highway.
My gorgeous red jacket is a creation of our own Pat on the hill (thanks again, Pat! I got many admiring looks and had my jacket closely inspected several times!).
Meet-ups are the best- everybody needs to make plans for as many as they possibly can!
Here's a link to our group pic:
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Leslie & The Furbabies > Leslie is just wonderful!! Take how kind, sweet & fun she is on the this
I vote next time we just bring our own white gloves.... or better yet... deck DD & DH out with white gloves And don't let Leslie fool you... she is so clever when it comes to figuring out those quilts! I think my DH paid us a compliment... he said something about how he knows I enjoy going with him, but he could see how going with someone that knew what they were talking about took it to a whole new level... and that man knows quite a bit after hanging with me all these years. And Leslie's jacket was great!!!
I wish I had the time for you to show me where Joann's was in Springfield..... I went up to the Independence one this morning with all my coupons in hand.. and they were sold out of most of the pretty batiks.... and I was ready for a new jacket lol.... oh well.... let's just say I did not do as well as you did...... I'll have to hit the Hobby Lobby sale bins this week
You two did get stuck into the technicalities, didn't you! What fun. I loved the photograph of the three 'ladies'. Jan you're tiny! It would have been so funny if I had been there, as I am quite a bit taller than Leslie - we would have looked like steps, with your little sweetheart at the end! . In message , Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. writes
Oh that would have been a great pic!! :-) And yes, I look quite silly these days when I attempt to pick up DD... who is only four believe it or not.... and I'm trying to not pick her up any more than I have to... starting to show my age in multiple muscle strains! 8-0
Thanks for sharing your adventure guys. Sounds like a fun quilt show trip. I'm glad you had a photo to share. Boy has Jess grown! How did the pooches do alone with the new doggy door. Where are you all headed next? Taria
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