Portland Quilt Show

I went to Portland for the MQX West Quilt show for work.  I left on Monday and didn't get home until Sunday... Jerry missed me lots.  I hate leaving him.  The best part of this show was that I got to spend a day with Jami and the girls.  I also bought some really cool stencils and didn't have to pay sales tax.  Our hotel was very close to the convention center and was also the hotel for the Drag Queen Event.  Not fabulous gays, just men in drag.  BIG hairy guys in ball gowns and wigs.  AND when I got on the plane to come home I sat next to two gay guys.  It was killing me to ask if that is what they went to Portland for.  It was.  Just before we landed the guy next to me told me they stayed at the same hotel.  They really booked all of us old grandma quilters with the gay gatherings.

Favorite QuiltsThis crane flying was incredible.  Every feather was stitched out and it was sewed with different thread colors on the back side.  It was beautiful! 

This quilt was nothing really without all the quilting! 

 I love quilting on plain fabric and especially on white.

Favorite Teachers.  Claudia Pfeil is from Germany and she brought chocolate from home to share. She was so good and she did not spend any time just chatting... all teaching. 

Dawn Cavanaugh writes a column about machine quilting in one of the magazines, I love her articles.  I got the chance to be in her classroom and I was so excited.  She taught for 2 hours straight without stopping.  Then the next 2 hours she helped students and did demos.

I spent about half the day on the floor in the vendors booth talking to quilters... and selling quilting stuff.  I  had time to look at all the quilts in the exhibit.  We hit the mall, walked in the pouring rain, ate at Burgerville, but I didn't really see Portland until Jami got there.