Thanks Lesley! I so enjoyed that class and would love to take another with Janet. She's wonderful!

Hi Renae, I have only used this technique for art quilts, so I've never washed one. I did hand wash a sample once and there was some fading. I would suggest doing a test sample. You might find other ideas online for how to set the color. I am not using this technique any more, so I'm not really an expert. Kristin

Hi Jerry, I have certainly made and donated many quilts over the years, but this one doesnt ring a bell. I think you may be trying to contact someone else. Do you have a photo of the quilt you could send? Kristin Shields

If you haven't read Ahab's Wife yet, I think it would be a great accompaniment to Moby Dick. It's also great on its own. It's one of the rare books I've read twice and would read again.

Thank you Gail! Cards that are received by April 15th are juried to choose cards for professional framing. These include cards that the Quilter's Affair teachers donate, winners of any contests that are going on, and the best of those received by that date. They frame a lot of cards ( I think 70-80 were framed last year) and the framing is all donated so they need plenty of time to get that all done by July. The framed cards are done by silent auction over the period of the week before the quilt show. The silent auction items have had a Buy It Now price of $250 in the past. All the rest of the cards, plus those that come in after the April 15 deadline are separated into those that will be sold as is- I think those are $5, some are placed on a piece of mat board and sold for $20 or $25. Sometimes teachers send multiples or there are others that come in after the framing deadline that have exquisite hand stitching or other reasons that they are worth more. Those are then sold for $75. This is all what has been done in previous years, but not necessarily what will be done this year.

Thanks Judy! Those square photos are from my Instagram feed. I love playing around with iPhone photos. The class with V was really great!

Hello Jane, Thank you for alerting me to the issue with Feedburner. I wasn't aware of that. I am in the process of changing blogging platforms and it may take a bit to get things sorted out. If you are on Facebook, you can like my page: https://www.facebook.com/KristinShieldsQuiltmaker?ref=hl I always update that feed with new blog posts. For the time being I don't think I'll have a subscription option here. Sorry about the confusion! Kristin

Thanks! Yes, I agree about the thread color. I just saw on another blog, someone who did something similar to mine as far as the quilting and the comment was: good use of a variety of colors of thread. Go figure!

You're welcome Marina!

Thank you Debbie. So, about choosing categories, I found it very disconcerting that they pick the category for you, but you are supposed to submit one quilt per category. Very confusing. I am interested to find out what sort of new categories will be introduced for next year.

Thank you Pip!

Of course. I've sent it to you.

Thank you Judy! ;-)

Hi Pip! Glad you are enjoying them. I am enjoying it even if it takes some time. The good thing is I'll have all the info here for future reference.

Glad you are enjoying these Honoré! You might try to attend when the show is in Savannah in 2017. I have not made plans, but it's on my maybe list!

You are welcome. I'm enjoying it and it's good for me to have all the info here too for future looking up.

Aww, thank you Judy! So sweet of you to say.