Welcome!

With all the hard work, planning, making, and then running our "Good Friends Quilt Show", we forgot to post a photo of our amazing welcome sign.  It was the first bit, we completed, that made us feel we were really getting somewhere.  It is at the entrance of our show.  The first photo, below, is when we were working on getting everything set-up.  The second photo, below, is on the first day of the show.

Good Friends Quilt Show Taking Place in Garden City, Idaho

It has been a crazy few weeks, getting everything ready for our quilt show.  It has been up and running for a week and a half.  We have had tons of people come through.  I am wishing we had put a guest book out for comments from attendees. 

Here is Astrid selling raffle tickets for the quilt Kirsten donated.  

Jane was monitoring the quilts.

Someone admiring Kirsten's hand-quilted Civil War Nine-Patch quilt.

Norma and Edna having a discussion.  

So many quilts to see!  This pink and brown beauty is a Stack N Whack quilt.  

Good Friends Quilt Show!

Our "Good Friends Quilt Show" is a labor of love.  We have all been working tirelessly to get it going.  Tomorrow is opening day!

Astrid brought in a ton of clothespins, that Edna and Carol painted.  We want to display our quilts in style.

Flashy clothespins, oh yeah!

Marsha and Norma working together.

Astrid and Edna hard at work.

Norma helps Kirsten with quilt hanging.

Jane and Marsha hanging quilts.

We really do need a step-stool, but that blue chair worked out just fine.  We worked hard all day. We got the skirt on the table, the raffle quilt ticket collection box fixed up, and all the quilts hung.  Tomorrow, Friday, August 16, 2024, is the opening day of what we have named the "Good Friends Quilt Show."

It is at Expo Idaho in the South Exposition Bldg, August 16 thru 25, from noon to 10 PM each day.  Please come, we would love to see you there!

Kuna Days Parade!

Guess who made it back up to Idaho?  Edna got here in time to be in the Kuna Days Parade with us.   That was last Saturday, the third.

Kirsten and Edna waving to the crowd.

There were six of us on our amazing quilt float this year:  Edna, Kirsten, Norma, Astrid, Marsha, and Jane.

Here is Marsha and Astrid between Jane and Norma.

Kudo's to our driver, who did an outstanding job this year; gradual slow-downs and speed-ups, with no quick take offs or sudden braking.  It was a fabulous time, with lots of folks on the street-sides, with a genuine air of festiveness.  We all went out to lunch, with Carol and Annita, after we finished the route.

Someone's Quilt is Coming Along

We have been very busy gearing up for our quilt show, that is less than a month away.  Here is the information:  

Good Friends Quilt Show will be open on August 16 through 25, from noon am to 10 pm at the Fairgrounds in Garden City.  It will be in the South Exposition Building.

This is no kidding!  We are all so very excited.   nb: the Fairgrounds are also known (to new-comers) as Expo Idaho.

Edna is coming up for the occasion!  Edna e-mailed us this photo of the quilt she has laid out on her design wall.  She said she will do her best to get the blocks sewed to each other and have it completed to bring with her to Idaho.

This is a very exciting time for all of us.  To think about it being less than a month away makes me want to hyperventilate!  It is good to have friends to help out, so we can all support each other in our excitement.  Please, come to our show!  See you there!

Name Tag Update

Kirsten here.  I have decided the name tags need to be made of fabric and be quilted, so I have made quilted name tags.  I let Astrid know that I have now made a quilted name tag for her and the others.  Astrid and Norma came over right when I was finishing up the last one.  

They are much better than paper and brads.  I put all my paper working stuff away and put my creative fabric cap on.  Each one is unique, and Astrid and Norma were modeling them all, so I snapped a photo.  My name tag is the blue and yellow one.

We are Gearing Up for Our Quilt Show

OM Goodness!  Kirsten is making us all custom name tags to wear when we are working at the quilt show.  We have not really been working on any quilts because we are working on the show.  It is in August, and we are all so excited.  We have the venue, we have the pipe, we are working on the drape.  We have gone through our quilts and have determined exactly which ones will be presented at our show.  They are all made by Kirsten, Marsha, Jane, Edna, and I (Astrid).  We also have a quilt to raffle off!

Guess who?!! I am showing off my new, very special, name tag.