The Long Beach Quilt Show

I had so much fun Thursday night which was the "preview night" for the show.  I went with Lisa and we grabbed some mexican food and margaritas before it opened at 5.  That may partially account for my spending there, but really what else was I gonna do?!  Of course I am decked out in my LAMQG t-shirt and large tote bag!

I have some bad pictures and some good links to share with you.  

I love this antique quilt...doesn't that design look incredibly modern and yet kind of art deco?  Just 2 colors.  Love it.

My main objective at the show was to try out some longarm quilting machines.  Awe-some. I am insanely considering acquiring one of these and squishing it into my studio somehow.  Oh, how the needle just glides over the surface of the quilt.  NO basting is required when you use one of these puppies, either, and most have a stitch regulator which means that when I speed up or slow down, which I do often, the stitches still look even.  But the frame you use is huge and they are cost more than a pretty penny.  My favorite lines were Innova and Nolting.

Pretty awesome hawaiian quilt, don't you think?

I bought a fantastic iron.  It was pricey, although supposedly I got the quilt show special price...and the mini travel iron came with it.   I have been using it for 2 days now and it is amazing. 
And to complement my iron I got a Miracle cover for the ironing board.  It has always annoyed me how the fabric will stick to the cotton cover and make it difficult to shift.  This solves that problem completely, as well as others.
The only thing missing from the evening was my friend Capril.  She and Lisa had gone together last year and so she may have felt Capril's absence even more deeply than I did.  We both agreed that Capril would have loved the quilt below...it's oranges and feeling of sunshine along with the beautiful quilting would have been right up her alley.

Comments

[Melissa R]

You're so cute, Lauren, with your "bad pictures and good links." :o)
Me and my wallet think that what happened at the festival should stay at the festival, if ya know what I mean...
And the Nolting was fabulous! There's a bit of a buzz amongst the guilders, I think, so maybe we'll hear a bit more about it at the meeting...
And also, too, I've decided that I can't move away from here because I love the LAMQG too much!
Have a great week!