Paducah, KY is a round trip of 2660 miles, give or take a tenth:
Place a "2" in front of that odometer at the top, and you'll get our total trip distance, 2,660 miles or so. That amounts to about 42 hours of travel time which includes all the stops for gas, rest areas, food, etc. Here are the children at the Kentucky Welcome Center:
They were excited to see all the green grass and plants at all the places we stopped, starting in Pennsylvania. They had a great time running around the picnic areas in the grass burning off extra energy. We are just starting to see green leaves on the trees here, so all the foliage was an exciting sight!The AQS show itself was a great experience as always. The people who organize and run the events for the week do a tremendous job. The quilt show draws about 45,000 visitors (give or take a few) to the Paducah, KY area, so it is a very big deal. The fashion show is just a small part of the whole week's events. The children were excited to see mom on the stage and were even more excited to see what I won:
I won a first place in the professional division this year. Sadly, this is the only picture I have and was taken very late in the day! These events are very busy and between runway practice and then helping others get ready and getting ready myself, doing the show and then the professional photo shoot afterwards, there wasn't much time for pictures. Part of the problem of course, is getting permission to post photos of others and their work, especially if they are not at the event!I have put together a short list of a few of the professional contestants and judges and links to their websites for you to check out so that you can see their work. Many of them do not have websites or blogs where their work is digitally organized, but here are a few that I found:
Vince Quevedo - Vinci Designs
Rami Kim
Belinda Orzada
Stephanie Nordlin
Judi Dains
Rachel D.K. Clark
Parting Shot: Guess what I got? I finally got one of the coveted Advance Import patterns, designed by Batilocchi of Rome! Of course, it is a bust size 28, but with all those seams, I think I can size it up a bit! I do have big plans for this one, but they will have to wait a while. Tomorrow I will take you inside the envelope of this pattern!
24 comments:
That is AWESOME!!! Congratulations! I was thinking about you all weekend and wondering how things were going. Glad the kids had so much fun too. Good luck to your DH on his exam this week.
Congratulations on the 1st place ribbon! That is absolutely awesome.
And that pattern is fabulous, can't wait to see what you'll do with it.
That is a LOT of driving, how's your tush?
Wishing your hubby well as he goes to his exam next week(weekend?)
Congratulations Summerset! It was a well deserved ribbon, it's an absolutely stunning ensemble.
Congratulations on your win! You look stunning. Thanks for the links to the other artists. This is a whole other world.
I have lurked about for a while, but I wanted to say congratulations.
Paducah is a lovely place, we used to drive up for family reunions and I remember having to tag along to look at quilts and quilts and quilts the whole time :) I didn't really appreciate it back then!!
wow Summerset .- I am very glad that you and your children have had such wonderful journeys. a bit of tourism is good. congratulations on the new award, you deserve it because this suit midnight garden is wonderful and is well complemented. best wishes. Paco
Ah! The new pattern, what I love
Wow!!! You look lovely in Midnight Garden...even at the end of a long day! Congratulations on your blue ribbon. I can't wait to see what you sew next. (and that is an awesome pattern you snagged there!) Mary
Congratulations Summerset on your first place. Midnight Garden is realy very special and you absolutly deserve this first place.
Congratulations on yet ANOTHER well-deserved ribbon! :)
I'm glad to hear that you and thd kids had a safe and fun trip. Good luck to your husband on his upcoming exam...
--Gwen
you rock!
congrats on getting the props you deserve with you lovely piece.
wish it had been on display when we were down on wed. I would have loved to have seen it up close.
your journey reminds me of my youth (my folks were the masters of the cross country road trip)
so glad you got to see our neck of the woods in all it's blooming glory.
Congratulations! Wow, how awesome!
Love that new pattern, can't wait to see how it turns out.
Congratulations! How fantastic!!
Glad you made it home safely! Congratulations on a well deserved honor! That was one fantastic outfit and I am glad that all of your hard work was honored.
Congratulations on winning a well deserved first price.
Another well deserved first prize! Congratulations!!! I am also glad you and your children had such a wonderful time together! And you look stunning in the picture!
I'm glad you're back and I can't wait to see what comes out of your studio next!
Congratulations on first place, you look beautiful in your outfit. Sounds like you and your children had a fantastic time.
Congrads for the award! You do a great job with your sewing talent.
Suzanne
Congratulations on your win. Midnight Garden is beautiful and looks wonderful on you. I am glad that you and the children enjoyed the road trip. "Off to see America" we used to say.
Your outfit is wonderful.
Congratulations! What a beautiful compliment to your skills! You and your suit look fabulous!
Lynda in LV
Summerset, I'm glad you and your children had a good trip and congratulations on your well-deserved blue ribbon! Now I'm especially disappointed that I hadn't planned to attend this year's show! I love your new pattern. Even without such a detailed skirt, the lines of the bodice and and the stand-up "collar" would make it wonderful. Wonder what "regulation" length was at that time!?!
Sherry in Little Rock
Goodness, Summerset, that is such awesome news! I am very happy for you! Big congratulations!
Congratulations! That's awesome. And that Advance pattern - I remember A Dress a Day posting about this pattern a while ago. I'm dying to see you make this dress!
Yay, Summerset! Congratulations many times over. That is one huge show, is it not? nd so filled with excitement and sewing. I can't imagine how you must ahve felt with that blue ribbon and your Midnight Garden, they go so well together :)
I wish I had made the trip and gotten to meet you in Paducah. It's only 5 hours from my environs (dummy me!).
I'm so glad you've survived the long trip. It's a pretty time of year to be traveling.
Congrats again, #1!
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