Whoooo hoooo - Linda Park has found me!! When I went to Chilford Hall Quilt Show in November, I only photographed one quilt - see above - it was absolutely stunning and was made by Linda Park. I posted a picture of it on my blog, and wrote the following.....

"There were some lovely quilts on show and this was my absolute favourite. It was made by Linda Park from Alford, Aberdeenshire - and I thought it was stunning. I have always wanted to make a "New York Beauty" quilt, and this has spurred me on to make one.....if anyone out there knows who Linda is, please get her to contact me so I can tell her how fabulous her quilt was!"

.....well, lo and behold - a few days ago I received an email from the very same Linda Park!!!

Anyway, this is what Linda had to say.....

"Hi Nicola - your blog was forwarded to me by my colleague and friend Jan. It was such a delight to read that you liked my Montana Cartwheel quilt so much - many thanks for your interest. This is a quilt i made at a class at my local quilt shop - Seattle Quilt Company, in Aberdeen. I'm almost finished another Montana Cartwheel quilt top in blacks, greys and red for my eldest son, Cameron who also liked the pattern. I'll send you a photo when it's complete! The pattern is one I have found very pleasing to sew - I do enjoy paper piecing. Quilters Haven looks lovely - I've just had a very quick tour through the shop and also had a rummage through your quilt gallery - so many quilts and beautifully stitched. I'll have to get myself in gear and get a blog going too when I find the time. Will visit your site again soon. Keep in touch! Regards, Linda."

I was absolutely totally over the moon to hear from you Linda - if you're reading this "Hi :)   and please say Hi to your friend Jan too, who really is the one who found me first hehe!!" - I still really can't believe you found me - and hope you don't mind me putting this picture of your stunning quilt on my blog AGAIN :)

Yesterday was a great day out at Chilford Hall Quilt Show– lots of lovely stalls selling all sorts of quilty stuff – saw a great bag on the Monkey Buttons stall made with a couple of T-towels!!! And I just adore bags, so had to get the pattern, and bought some beautiful linen to make it with, then I bought a bundle of 6 fat-quarters of yummy “Eva” fabric from Kaleidoscope Fabrics.  I’ve already got a jelly roll of this fabric, so maybe that will go towards making a bigger project. Couldn’t resist this gorgeous red and white fabric from the Sunflower Fabrics stall...

...and I just couldn't resist buying this pack of batik fabrics from Patchwork Creations, to make a quilt to go on the back of my sofa in the lounge (all my quilt friends know how much I adore batiks, so this was never going to be left sitting on the stall!!), a kit to make a cute shoulder purse along with some “spring fasteners” to make purses for Christmas presents from Euro Japan Links, and a couple of Charm packs from the Buttonberry stall – these came with a free book, but think I’ll use these to make another “Schnibbles” quilt.....more of those on another post!! And finally this cute little micro iron, which is great for appliqué, when you don’t need a huge iron to press all those fiddly little pieces into place. No wonder I was exhausted by the end of the day!!!

Had a great day out today with my friends at Chilford Hall Quilt Show - there were absolutely loads and loads of wonderful stalls, and I saw lots of quilty things that I never realised I "needed" (photo's of my shopping to follow tomorrow!!) and some lovely quilts were on display. Lots of ladies at the quilt show commented on my shopping bag - thank you!! Here's a picture of my friends - Lesley, Joan, Carolyn and Jenny - these ladies are my "Quilting Groupies" and they religiously come to all my classes at Quilters Haven and are very supportive to me. This piccie was taken just after we'd had a super lunch (didn't take a piccie of that, as we had to queue for soooo long that by the time we sat down to eat it, we were so ravenous I completely forgot to get my camera out!!!). Those really lovely girls from Buttonberry , Emma and Lisa, were there too - their stall looked lovely as always!! - and I even got to meet Supermum aswell....

there were some lovely quilts on show and this was my absolute favourite. It was made by Linda Park from Alford, Aberdeenshire - and I thought it was stunning. I have always wanted to make a "New York Beauty" quilt, and this has spurred me on to make one.....if anyone out there knows who Linda is, please get her to contact me so I can tell her how fabulous her quilt was!