I started my adventure in Maryland with the Friendship Star Quilters from Gaithersburg, MD. www.freindshipstar.org I have worked with this guild before and saw a lot of familiar faces. And I met some new quilters as well. I taught a workshop for the guild on Sunday and then on Monday evening I presented my border lecture. That meant I had Monday morning and afternoon open. My guild contact, Cathy, was kind enough to take me to an excellent Japanese restaurant for lunch and then we went to Capital Quilts in Gaithersburg. I had been in this shop many years ago. I remembered it to be a really nice shop and my memory served me well as it is still a wonderful shop! You can find out more about the shop by visiting http://www.capitalquilts.com
Below are several photos from the shop. I think you will agree….great shop.
And then Ginger, a member of both of the guilds I was visiting, took me to Jinny Beyer’s quilt shop. I have wanted to stop in Jinny’s shop for years. When Ginger said that we were only 1/2 hour from the shop and she wanted to take me….I said “OK”. I’m glad I did. You can find out more about this shop at www.jinnybeyer.com
This is the Block of the Month that the shop is currently offering. Looks fabulous.
Below are some photos of Jinny’s quilts and the shop.
Jinny’s assistant asked if I would pose with Jinny so she could post it on Facebook. I said, “Only if you take a photo using my camera also”.
The fabric displays in the shop are just what I would expect from Jinny. A beautiful rainbow of beautifully arranged colors.
My lecture for the Nimble Finger Quilters in Rockville, www.nimblefinger.org was cancelled due to snow storm that struck the East Coast. Bummer. This is a photo taken from my hotel room as I watched the snow falling.
But I did get to teach my workshop for the guild the following day. Great group of ladies. We had a really nice day. The guild has recently moved to a new location and the room had lots of natural light which is very helpful for a hand applique workshop.
Have a great week. I hope you get lots of time to sew.