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>>> HELLO, I'M DIANA SPRINGER
LIVE AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW WITH AN INSIDE LOOK
AT THE EVENT, AND I'M HERE WITH
SUPER FANS, SUPER ATTENDEES,
CINDY, CHERYL, AND RUTH.
WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THEIR
FAVORITE PARTS OF THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
>> IT'S FANTASTIC.
ALL THE ENTHUSIASM IN THE AIR.
IT BRINGS THE QUILTING WORLD ALL
TOGETHER TO SHARE THE BEAUTIFUL
WORKS OF ART, THE NEW
TECHNIQUES, SHARING IDEAS, NEW
TOOLS, OF COURSE, AND SHOPPING,
AND SO WE CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH
OF IT.
>> WE'RE JUST CELEBRATING THE
LOVE OF QUILTING, AND WE ALL
SHARE THAT, THE COMMON THREAD IS
THE LOVE OF QUILTING, RIGHT?
>> I LOVE COMING BECAUSE YOU SEE
GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES,
MOTHERS, DAUGHTERS, SISTERS, AND
FRIENDS, AND JUST REASSURES ME
OUR CRAFT IS GOING TO LIVE ON
FOR A LONG TIME.
>> IT'S CONTINUING ON.
YOU CAN FEEL IT IN THE VIBE.
I JUST TALKED WITH THREE
GENERATIONS OF QUILTERS, MOTHER,
DAUGHTER, AND GRANDDAUGHTER, ALL
SHOPPING THE SHOW, AND YOU THREE
FRIENDS GET TOGETHER EVERY YEAR
AND COME TO THE SHOW, RIGHT?
>> AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO
COME FOR TWO YEARS, SO THIS
IS -- AND I THINK THERE'S SO
MANY PEOPLE HERE, EVERYONE FEELS
THE SAME, JUST NICE TO DO THIS
AGAIN.
>> WE'RE MAKING UP FOR LOST
TIME.
>> YEAH, YEAH, AND IT IS SO
INSPIRING TO SEE THE HARD WORK,
THE SKILL, AND THE PASSION THAT
THESE ARTISTS HAVE.
>> IT'S AMAZING.
>> YEAH.
AND YOU'VE ALREADY TAKEN IN THE
CENTRAL QUILT EXHIBIT.
>> WE SAW ABOUT EVERYTHING.
>> WOW.
YOU'LL HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH.
DID YOU TAKE ANY CLASSES?
>> WE DID.
WE TOOK A CLASS, A LECTURE
EARLIER THIS MORNING ON KEEPING
YOUR STASH ARRANGED AND SO THAT
IT'S MORE AVAILABLE TO YOU AND
EASIER TO USE.
>> OUR BIG STASH.
>> WE HAVE TO STAY ORGANIZED.
>> OH, SO YOU HAVE A LARGE
STASH?
>> OH, LOTS OF YEARS OF
COLLECTION.
>> YEP, YEP.
>> AND ARE YOU ON THE HUNT FOR
ANY SPECIFIC FABRICS FOR THE
NEXT PROJECT OR WITH YOUR STASH?
>> YEAH, I AM.
I JUST RECENTLY COMPLETED A
FABRIC THING WHERE YOU PUT,
LIKE, WHEN WE WERE KIDS, PUT
LEAVES ON THIS BLUE PAPER, AND
YOU PUT THIS ON SPECIALLY
TREATED FABRIC THAT'S COTTON,
AND WE MADE THOSE IMPRESSIONS IN
THE SUN, AND SO I WANTED SOME
STASHING THAT'S GOING TO MATCH
THAT FABRIC.
>> BEAUTIFUL.
A LOT OF OPTIONS IN THE VENDOR
MALL, THE VAST VENDOR MALL WITH
FABRICS, TOOLS, AND SEWING
MACHINE.
YOUR ELECTRIC NEEDLE BOOTH, THIS
IS YOUR LOCAL SHOP, AND HERE WE
ARE AUTOGENIES BOOTH AT THE
ELECTRIC NEEDLE.
>> YEP, YEP, WE LOVE TO COME
HERE.
>> WHERE ARE YOU HEADED NEXT?
>> TRYING TO DO MORE SHOPPING.
I'M RECENTLY RETIRED, AND SO NOW
I GOT MORE TIME FOR QUILTING,
AND I'M LOOKING FOR SMALLER
PROJECTS.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, AND I KNOW
IN AISLE 1, THERE'S A LOT OF
QUILT BLOCKS, SINGLE QUILT
BLOCKS THAT ARE QUICK, LITTLE
BEAUTIFUL PROJECTS.
>> PERFECT.
>> SOMETHING TO DISCOVER IN
EVERY AISLE OF THE QUILT SHOW.
>> LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
>> STOP IN THE LOBBY AND BUY
TICKETS FOR THE LECTURES AND
WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE.
SOME OF THE WORKSHOPS ARE SOLD
OUT, I HEARD, BUT YOU CAN SIT
AND SEW ON ACTUAL SEWING
MACHINES DONATE THE, AND THEN AT
SHOW SPECIALS TOO.
SO MUCH GOING ON, THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US, AND YOU LIE DAYS --Y
LADIES HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT'S A JOY.
>> SO WONDERFUL.
>> THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR
TUNING IN FOR LIVE AT THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S
EVENT AND NEXT YEAR'S EVENT,
HEAD OVER TO QUILTSHOW.COM.
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