One down... still some to go

 I really hate deadlines!

This is probably one of my least favorite banners.

I was out of thin batting and used some that had been "gifted" to me long ago. It was something like cotton felt and made the quilting a lot harder than the light thinsulate I am used to. 

I had planned to quilt open hands in the lower section, but gave up because the stitching was too much of a challenge.

The "committee"picked the theme and offered words for the pie shapes and I skipped the ones like eat, sleep, surf, and zoom. In all, I see this more as a "feel good" rather than a commitment. I think next year I will do the banner first and give it to the committee to deal with rather than the other way around.

I delivered it to the church Wednesday when I went to help with onigiri making.

Here is more from the "Pin Cushion" show.

Ueno-san is seen standing beside one of her quilts that was first shown at the Tokyo Dome.

It sure was nice to be able to take pictures without working around crowds.

Here you can get an idea of the space and the excellent lighting.

I think the displayed quilts may have been friends and fellow teachers and students of Izumi Takamori, who put the show together.

There were several displays of bags. The large bag in the middle was made by Ueno-san. 

She is really a specialist in bags, and teaches the craft.

You can see on the wall behind the Christmas tree, the white tiger, made by Takamori-san. 

I spent a lot of time trying to find the site, and that tiger on a poster rescued me from more walking. The real thing is quite amazing.

How's this for an image of Mt Fuji?

maybe getting ready for Christmas?

More bags

A quilting display and some large quilts on the wall.

This quilt was made by a group.

I THINK THIS ALSO WAS A GROUP PIECE.

And another shot of the hall. Look at those clean floors! Wish my own house looked so neat and tidy,

I had hoped to take pictures with my cell phone, but that morning it was completely dead with a black screen. I had plugged it into charge all night,  but was having trouble with charging. Just as I was heading out the door, it made a little tune and began to charge, so I left it home on the table and took my old camera. 

I decided with some afternoon still open, i would go to the apple store and buy a new charging cord. Oh my, lots of waiting in line, but finally got a little box with the cord... then got home to find there was nothing to connect it to the outlet. Grrr. Well, yesterday, being in town near tha same store, I waited in another long line to buy the plug. Finally, I showed the apple people my cell phone so they could see what type it was, and they sold me a little white box with the plug-in. BUT... when I got home and wrestled the box open, it was the wrong opening to fit the cord. Looks like I am going to have to make one more trip before I can get my phone to charge without problems.