Forgot the link!

Here is a link that might be useful: Paducah winners

How fabulous. Thanks for the link. Is this your first time at Paducah? I want to go one of these years.

Thanks for the link - the pictures of the quilts are awesome - I'm sure nothing compares to seeing them in person.
Sorry your Mom couldn't go, but I'm sure she is happy that you went!

I went last year, too. They had big tent pavillions this year, but I just couldn't make it around to them before time to go so I didn't see the small wall quilts. It looked like fun out there, though, since the weather was perfect and the food vendors were handy with sodas and picnic tables in the shade.

I took lots of my own pictures for Mom to see close ups, and I know her style so I could concentrate on things I know she'd like to inspect. You aren't allowed to publish any pictures on the web, though. We'll have a nice time looking them over, since my son says he can load them on his laptop to make them nice a big.

My sons hunch and lope around and call me Gollumama, having lived with the thimble obsession for a while, and survived the OMG I can't find my thimble times. Now they chant, "One thimble to rule them all. One thimble to find them. One thimble to bring them all and in the blanket bind them!" They think they are so funny! Apparently the One Ring from the movie also had the ability to change size and adjust to fit the bearer's finger. I told them I wished I could put on my thimble and be invisible! Then I could quilt without interruptions!

LOved looking at all the pictures, wish we could see yours. I went a couple of years ago and wish it could be a yearly event. Have been to the museum a number of times and it always changes. I envy you your thimbles but not sure I could justify the cost. Have fun. TFS Jayne

I haven't been to the museum. I may have to make a separate trip for it sometime--I'll save that treat for the future.

Well, the kicker on the thimbles is that until now my favorite has been the cheap pink plastic ones (adjusted by fitting over a metal thimble and dunking in a cup of boiling water) on my middle finger and a wrap of black electrical tape on my thumbs.

That just made me mad. These six thimbles are just the tip of the iceberg, too. I've got twenty other thimbles, easy, just not as expensive as these silver ones. I'm way past the point of being able to justify anything!

Wow! Some of those quilts look like paintings. Absolutely beautiful.

I see that the show in Knoxville is this summer. I wasn't able to go last year, I sure hope I can make it this year.

So can we see your thimbles?????

WOW, what talent! Thanks for posting the link.

beverly

First a group shot of survivors.

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Then my distorted finger--

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And the thimble that fits it--

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And the most beautiful thimble in the world for my R--

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