OMG I am a Cover Girl!!!

I have to tell you I was stunned today when I opened my email.  The new issue of Quilter's World Magazine was posted on their website today and as soon as I looked at the cover I screamed.  With excitement.  My Romantic Posey Table Mat was on the cover.  I had no idea!!!  I was so delighted I screamed again and immediately printed out a copy of the cover and ran up and down the hall at work screaming "I'm a Cover Girl." 

Let me tell you, a few of my male students stuck their heads out of the door to take a look!!  LOL  I am sure they were disappointed although I am not sure what they were expecting. So I have been bouncing off the walls all afternoon just stunned to see my work on a magazine cover.

Now I have to tell you, that Brenda Weien, from Brenda's Machine Quilting in Ottawa, KS did the quilting on this, and I am convinced it made the cover because of Brenda's quilting which is drop dead gorgeous on this quilt.  They put several good closeup photos of her quilting in the issue so if you get a chance to pick up a copy look closely at her quilting.  Her curved cross hatching will blow you away.

The pattern fills 8 pages in the magazine and all the templates and foundation patterns are on their website to download if you buy an issue or subscribe.

I gotta thank all my buds in Texas: Diane (Quilter's Cabin Retreat), Peggy (Always In Stitches Quilt Shop), Kathi (Hard Candy Quilts), Charm, Mandy, and Deb (Quilters Crossing Quilt Shop) for all their help and support when I made this quilt last summer at Diane's Quilt Retreat in Houston.  They gave me lots of great advice and support (along with Father Christmas) as I worked diligently getting this top put together.

So just excuse me while I happy dance around the room for a few more minutes.  Just talk among yourselves.