Buckhorn Quilt Show Day Two

Squirrel!!! 

I am so easily distracted, it's not funny. I started out the morning by taking a video of all the quilts. That will go on YouTube later today or in the next day or so. I also started taking pictures of all the quilts individually, as it's not often that I get to see them displayed in a lovely venue. And I got about 1/3 of the way around, and then I stopped! What the heck is wrong with my brain? Talking -- that's what!!! 

I will contact one of the volunteers from my building, and I'm sure some of them took pictures. Good grief!!! Or if any of you took photos of the quilts, that would be awesome. I'll show you in the images below which ones I would like. 

But here are some pictures after the display was set up. 

Looking towards the front of the building from the left

It's the ones along this wall below and the brown heart at the end that I would like pictures of. So, if anyone has them, please send them to elainetheriault@gmail.com. Thank you!

Towards the front from the right

Towards the back from the left

Towards the back from the right

I had such a great time, and I am genuinely thankful that I was invited to share my quilts with this guild and the people who came through the show. Oh my goodness — the number of people I met was incredible. People who had moved away from this area many years ago. Some names I remembered, some I did not. It's funny how some names stick in your head, while others are gone! 

I want to thank everyone for coming to the show, and especially if you came to visit me! It was so lovely to catch up and see what everyone is doing. 

But I want to thank the Buckhorn Quilters Guild. I want to thank them for inviting me to share my quilts with their guests. I don't think I've ever seen such a fantastic quilt show. The venue is impressive, and if you have never been to an event at the Buckhorn Community Center, then you should put it on your calendar. There is a classic car show this coming weekend. 

The "out" houses! 

It's somewhat challenging to describe the setup, but there is a series of outbuildings located behind the main community center. Someone called them "outhouses." Technically, they are, but not in the way we think of outhouses!! 

There is a central path, and then each building has large front and back doors. The buildings, I think there are ten, are laid out in a whimsical path, and you can stroll from building to building in a loop, ending up back at the beginning. Because there is so much space, they can display many items in a way that is not crowded, and honestly, it's the BEST show layout I've ever seen. 

If you have never been to the show, I'll be bugging you when it comes around in two years. While there were loads of people there on both days, it never felt crowded because of the layout! 

And how could I talk about the show without mentioning the volunteers? I'm not sure where all the volunteers came from, but they were terrific. So attentive and accommodating. And when it came time to pack up at the end of the day, a few extra helping hands appeared to help take down my quilts. It was FAST - I couldn't keep up with them. And then, when it was time to load the car, two men magically appeared to help with that. 

Kathy, you were such a gracious host, and all the ladies who helped out. If I name them, I'm sure to mess up or forget someone's name. So please thank them once again for me --- they were fabulous and invaluable. 

The quilts were down, and I was packed before I even knew what happened! THANK YOU to all the volunteers who helped me -- I may not know all your names, but you were fabulous!!! And I appreciated all your help and support!

But I got a chuckle in the afternoon, when I was in the kitchen "stealing" goodies for the trip home. I was offered the goodies, so it wasn't technically stealing. One of the vendors was there, discussing her experience. As usual, I had no issues, but then I'm very flexible - I'm a guest after all! But this lady wasn't happy (or made the suggestion) that the buns for the chili need to have butter on them. Hmmm --- I said that if I had ordered the chili, I would NOT want butter on my bun. OH -- I think that made her think twice about what she just said, but probably not! Just because she wished to have butter on her buns does NOT mean that everyone does. I made that very clear! But in a polite way. You can always add butter, you cannot take it off!

That's the "beauty" of being a volunteer or an organizer. You get some of the craziest suggestions that just don't make sense! It reminds me of the comments that emerged from Quilt Canada this past year. These shows are not put on to accommodate one person! We all need to work together. 

I know that all feedback is valuable, but that seemed like such a silly thing to request. 

The committee members, the president, -- everyone was so super accommodating! 

WAIT -- I forgot to mention the quilts. So many interesting quilts to look at --- I did at least manage to see all the quilts in the show, and the President's Challenge, as well as the winners from the last show. So I did get to see stuff. But you would think I would have remembered to take pictures of my quilts! DUH!!! 

I'll figure out something and then post the pictures somewhere; I'll let you know where to find them. 

I made it home in good time, as there was no traffic to deal with, so that was great, and then I had to unload the car. Now, where are those volunteers when you need them? The girls, of course, were beyond excited, although they won't be happy when I load the car tomorrow morning. Murphy is going to go mad with all the back and forth! 

This is the inn where I stayed, Burleigh Falls Inn. It's a beautiful old building. It was built in 1857!!!!

Burleigh Falls Inn

I laughed, though, because when I first arrived in the afternoon, which is AFTER office hours of 9 - 12, hey, it's off-season now. I got handed an envelope. That's all I saw of any staff members. I dropped the key on the desk as I left, and I'm guessing my credit card will be or has been charged!!!

And I spotted this - actually lots of this along the way. YES -- the leaves are changing color. And I almost had a heart attack when I made a folder for pictures this morning. How is it the 7th already? I did STOP to take that photo in case you are wondering. 

The leaves are changing color

I have taken a few bags downstairs - of course, I packed way too much stuff because I had grand visions of doing so much. I know better and will not make that mistake again! 

And it's time to get back into the swing of things. I have two presentations this morning, and one is completely ready, the other is about half done. It's going to be weird going forward since there are so few of them to prep, but I'm looking forward to that! These ones are mostly show-and-tell, so all I had to do was save the pictures and load them. There were NO samples to make. Yeah!!!

I put shorts on this morning, but I think I'll be switching to pants. It's cold!! 

Have a super day!!!!

Ciao!!!