AQS Paducah!

Today was a fabulous day!  First I found out that a quilt "Rose Abundance"  that my friend Sherry Southgate masterfully had appliqued and then asked me to quilt is a semi finalist at Paducah.  Sherry's applique is perfection itself, and I was so honored she asked me to collaborate with her on it.  I just love this quilt, Sherry's appliqued roses are just exquisite.

Another event of the day...my SIL and I went to the theater box office and got tickets to the musical production of the Lion King that is here in New Orleans from mid March to mid April. Add to that a really nice lunch at Maple Street Cafe.

On a crafty note...I need lots of silverware, dinnerware,glassware etc.  We have a lot of family and we have dinners,parties,etc.  I hate paper/plastic eating utensils...plus it gets expensive for stuff you throw in the trash.  So I found out  about restaurant supply stores.  You can get basic tableware in bulk for less than what you would pay for paper/plastic ware for one party.  Works for me!

The catch is...it's pretty plain.  For dinnerware, I stick to basic white...timeless.  The stainless is even more plain.  But I saw some beaded silverware online for sale...a little pricey if you need service for 36 or so.  But, then I thought...I can do that and I already have several gazillion beads.

So I bought the basic plain stainless at the restaurant supply place for next to nothing....  here is the before of one of the oyster forks



And the after...after beading, that is



How cool is that!

I'm happy with it, it is easy and quick to do. ... it took me less than 5 minutes to do  a piece, and I'm sure it will get faster now that I know what I'm doing.  So now I'll do the rest of the 8 piece place settings,  service for 36.

 

And not to leave out my babies...here they are this morning waiting for the sunbeams.



That's it for today!