I returned home from the Machine Quilter's Showcase (MQS) on Saturday evening. It was a long, tiring week, but loads of fun and lots of new techniques learned. My quilt "Arabesque" even won a second place ribbon for Wholecloth Traditional! I'm thrilled to say the least! Arabesque is my first national contest winner. My brain is stuffed full of ideas for future quilts - if only I can find the time to try them all out! The class I took on longarm machine maintenance was really good. My poor Gammill has been asking for help for a while now, but I couldn't figure out what it needed. Now I know! This past winter I knew that my old bobbin case was needing replacing and I had bought a new one, but it didn't seem to fix the problem. After taking this maintenance class I found out that I had purchased the wrong case :( I've bought another new case and hopefully that will solve the problem. At least I'll find out today when I get back to quilting. I could have...