Paducah Part 2 and May OMG

I rested on Tuesday.  Here I am with Moo practicing sitting.  You can see I had a very warm jacket on.  It was beautiful watching the ducks on the river.  Over the course of the week we saw barges, tugboats, personal watercraft and a river boat!  The latter sent me off goggling river cruises on the Ohio and other adjoining rivers.  It’s amazing what is available out there.

When we were at Hancock s of Paducah I did make a modest purchase.  Three yards total of two Tim Holt’s Abandon.  I had previously purchased other pieces from the line and will be toying with an artsy quilt at some point.

Wednesday arrived and I eagerly got ready to head to the AQS show of Paducah.  Ray chauffeured me to the front door.  I followed the line and purchased my ticket.  I wasn’t clear where the show entrance was and went the “wrong” way.  It turned out to be right because I bumped into Sharon.  She just came from a class.  She escorted me to the proper entrance.  We toured the quilts and vendors eventually parting ways.  It was very crowded and overwhelming.  Their setup was a little confusing to me.  I had a few things I wanted to accomplish vendor wise.  I wandered the aisles, took pictures and rested often.  I bumped into Sharon when I exited the hall.  We had lunch together and visited.  I was happy for these accidental meetups.  When we finished she explained to me how to get to my next destination.  We hugged, said goodbye and wished each other well.  

I went to the other exhibition hall and saw more quilts.  I found the vendors I was looking for and made my planned purchases.  I was completely exhausted after only 4.5 hours.  Ray texted me to check on me throughout.  When I was done I told him where I was.  He managed his way past barriers meant to keep him out.  I’m not sure I could have made it.  He picked me up outside the door and collected me and my purchases.  While I wish I had gotten to see more I did see quite a lot in that short time.

We returned to the campground and finished out the week.  We knew the weather was going to take a turn and headed out to Arkansas a day earlier than planned.

It just dawned on me that this is the last day of May and I need to link up my OMG.  I did complete my goal of adding the label to my commissioned quilt. I added hand quilting to it in some places to secure it since it was so large.  I even delivered it to its owner and she was very pleased.

Linking up with Patty at Elm Street Quilts for the linkup completion.