I had the chance to sit in on a filming of The Quilt Show today.  My plan was to sneak in the back, watch the process of filming this "TV Show for the Internet" and to get the lay of the land and figure out what to expect when I film tomorrow with the hosts Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims.

Needless to say, things did not go quite as planned...

I showed up a bit late (I did not know what time the filming started), and what I thought was the back door was the front door, and I got ushered into the front row and quickly became a part of the studio audience.  Then my cell phone rang.  So right off I broke the only two rules of the show...don't be late and turn off your cell phone!

However, Alex and the gang welcomed me and said wonderful things about QuiltersBuzz.  I instantly felt welcome and wanted to be a part of the action taking place. 

As a studio audience member, we practiced up on our enthusiastic clapping, laughing and "oohhing." 

As hosts, Alex and Ricky have a wonderful chemistry and a true desire to promote and support the quilting industry.  They have compiled a staff and crew of "big namers" in the television world who travel from their full-time jobs to work this show.  All were kind and gracious.

My buddy, Gregory Case, the Photo Man, filmed a small segment on the show today and did a terriffic job.  Gina Perkes, an award winning long-arm quilter showed as how she works her quilting magic.  The crew from Gammill provided some long-arm quilting machines for demonstrations by Merrily Parker who gave Ricky and Alex a lesson in long arming. 

I was most impressed with guest Sue Garman, a master at hand applique and design.  Her original quilts were outstanding. The photo above is a quilt named "Lily Rosenberry"---quite stunning. She agreed to guest write on the QuiltersBuzz. 

Sorry, I do not have any photos of the shoot...I did not want to break any more rules (no photos allowed during filming) and jeopardize my shoot in the morning. (This other photo is of the back room at the studio, where my quilts and demos items were shipped.)

But, I think they like me, they asked me to tell a joke to entertain the crowd during the down time...That was easy!

Wish me luck. 

I am very excited to be on the Quilt Show.