friday - what a ride

Well where to start. I guess at the begining and carry on until i get to the end. I didn't post yesterday because i wanted a chance to think about what has been going on. Last night was the gala dinner, which is also the awards ceremony. Apparently this is the first year they made it an oscar type event. It kinda worked. The music was very invasive and not entirely appropriate, and rather than see some one struggling to get to the stage i would rather have had longer to look at the winning quilts. Still a nice idea and i think the nigh will probably be ironed out for next year.
There were a lot of familiar names winning and some very good quilts. Then there were three nudes on the screen. My nudes! There on the screen, but not my name, someone else who sadly couldn't be there to collect the prize. At this point i stood up and shouted that it was my quilt. I went up and asked if it was the right. Second pictorial by the way.
"yes this is the right quilt so that must be your name."
"no my name is ferret."
"it's not your quilt then.
Believe it or not i do know both my name and my quilt, and i was very lucky. There was someone right there who knew it was mind. I was told to leave my name and they would investigate and get back to me. So i sat down and waited. Nothing.
This morning (friday) i started trying to sort it out but no one knew who was responsible. Fortunately i an in the quilters guild and region 7. They weren't going to leave me to struggle and stepped in to help. A while later i recieved a phone call telling me who could fix it. Shortly after i had another call to tell me everything was sorted and i should to the office to collect my prize and certificate. Thank you quilters guild.
While i was on the phone to the office they said they had a lady there who wanted to talk to me about buying one of my pieces! What a day. I am so thrilled. I had thought 'tread lightly' would be very hard to find a new home for but here it is with someone to love and care for it. What more could i ask for?
Actually there is something else i would like. I would like to be able to tell fran jones how much she helped me. I found out today that she lost her fight with cancer about a month ago. I had feared that was the case when i couldn't get in touch with her, but i would have liked to have been proved wrong. However i also found out that she was at sandown, saw 'miss baltimore' and approved. The prize i won there was sponsored by her and i hope she realized that without her help it wouldn't have happened. She was so generous with her time and knowledge when things must have been very difficult for her. She will be greatly missed.
Today was my first chance to look around the show. I didn't have a lot of time but enough to an and see all our entries. I feel that 'see sound' was my most effective piece. I saw several men explaining it to women. I saw people playing with it. This exactly what i wanted. I also need to extend my thanks to the quilt angels. They are doing a great job and going above and beyond the call of duty. They have been turning off my quilt every night to save my batteries. I wouldn't have dreamed of asking for this service, they have enough to do withou that but it is much appreciated. Thank you quilt angels.
Please excuse any typos and a lack of capitals, i am posting from my phone and will make corrections when i get home.