I just returned from teaching at the Empty Spools seminar in Pacific Grove, California. You can find out more about this seminar by going to http://www.emptyspoolsseminars.com. This is the most beautiful location for a quilting seminar. Below are photographs of what I saw on my morning walks. The concept of this seminar is to spend a full five days with your teacher. They offer a great variety of workshops…from traditional to art quilts.
This is the building where we met for meals.
And, there is a beautiful herd of deer in the area. Some days my students had to stop sewing, just relax and watch the deer. Ahhhh!!!!
I was going to take a photo of all of my students on Sunday morning and then some of them had to leave early. So, here are some of my students. As you can see, there were lots of happy faces. The room we worked in had windows on three sides making a great room in which to hand applique.
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On one of my trips, someone recommended this book to me, “Me Before You” by Jojo Moyes. She did not tell me anything about it……just read it. It’s three days since I finished reading the book and I cannot get it out of my mind.
Lou Clark just lost her job working at the local coffee shop. She’s looking for another job because her family needs the money. At age 27, she still lives at home with her parents. The unemployment people offer her suggestions for jobs but nothing is appealing. She really needs to work and finally agrees to go on an interview for a caregiver, something she knows nothing about. The other main character is Will. He had a great life….good job, beautiful girlfriends, traveled the world. On his way to work one morning, he is struck and injured. With the authors style of writing, I really felt like I knew these characters and the battles they were going through. I definitely shed a few tears at the end.
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