Terry Atkinson's design -- yes, we've seen the Ohio Star MANY times before, but for this pattern she made the blocks over sized with the points floating, then trimmed the blocks to size, so no matter what level of skill you have, you will never lose your points in the seam allowance, what a great idea And, she's been working with solids, which many of us tend to shy away from, but look at the stunning contrast in this quilt.
The last thing of the day (night) is Sample Spree. It's amazing to us that people start lining up at 6:00 p.m. when the event doesn't open until 8:00 p.m. (the three of us went to dinner, thank you!) Sample Spree has 100 or more vendors and is often the first opportunity to see and purchase new things . . .mostly fat quarter bundles, jelly rolls, charm packs, patterns and thread samplers. We did enjoy a bit of shopping, but didn't get into the frenzy that many do . . . it's impossible to even get near the Moda booth, customers are three, four and five deep! We did see lots of great things, only a preview of what we'll be seeing tomorrow, both fun and exhausting. Here are a few pictures of the crowds, both the line outside and what it looked like when we got inside.
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