Back on board...I think

In September my main computer hard drive crashed!  I was not a happy camper!!  September was already challenging enough without that happening so we just decided to wait until we got other activities over with. 

Well, my surgery/healing has happened and Thanksgiving is over and on Black Friday I broke all of my usual resolutions and I shopped (on line) and ordered a new computer.  It is here and I am using it.

The new computer has Windows 8.  UGH!!  It is so different that I am struggling to learn it.  I actually found my blog, however, so there are some small steps in the learning process that have been taken.  Successfully.  My oldest daughter was here for 1-1/2 days and she helped.  She is doing the same thing at her house -- new computer, new Windows 8.  We learned together.

So, perhaps I will be around a little more  ... well, of course Christmas is right around the corner and my Mom is having health issues to I will be very busy, as will most of you.  Take care, everyone, and drop by when you can.

Promises.....

I am so happy to announce that my tongue is now about 95% healed.  There is just a small portion that has not closed.  It is still sore but that will go away after time.  Eating is easier but I still have some problems, partly due to the fact that my tongue is still numb on the end and that has been since the biopsy.  It will probably stay that way.  I'll get used to it!

Stars of the Quilting World

I posted earlier that one of the nice things about going to the quilt show was seeing the "stars" of the quilting world.

This year we saw Eleanor Burns -- she demonstrated a new kit/ruler/pattern (which I bought) and was fun and funny to watch.  She also did a class/demonstration but we missed all but the very end of it.  It was definitely standing room only!

We also saw Alex Anderson -- since Alex's show is now subscription only I feel that her over-all popularity has wained.  There were very few people at her booth.

I enjoyed seeing Sandra Dallas, also.  Do you know who she is?  Sandra Dallas writes novels based on quilting.  I love her books and enjoyed talking to her.

Overall, the 2012 quilt show was great!  

Pictures from Houston Quilt Show, 2012

Hexabee3  by Dorien Weijtmans, The Netherlands.

This was a 3-D quilt -- sorry, I didn't get the maker's name or country.

This quilt is titled "Viva Quilt" and it was made by Noriko Nozawa from Chiba-City, Chiba, Japan.  It reminded the maker of a quilting "bee."  Below a close-up shows the quilting details.

An Overview...Houston International Quilt Show 2012

On the second floor of the George R. Brown convention center we found large round port-hole windows.  This is a view from one of these windows.  It shows the vendor portion of the show.

Another Interesting Quilt...

I loved the feeling of this quilt made by Michelle Jackson from Albuquerque, New Mexico.  It was the result of a picture made at a nearby pueblo but the artist used the colors to make it unique.

Houston International Quilt Festival-2012

I loved this quilt -- it was made by Itsuko Kimata, of Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.  It is entitled...
If you rub upon a magic lamp...