During my visit to Galveston, I was lucky enough to meet the author, Arlene Sachitano. “Quilt As Desired ” is the first in her series she calls “The Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mysteries” This was a great, light read. And, because it relates to quilting, I liked it a lot. Harriet returns to her old stomping grounds to help her Aunt Beth with her machine quilting business while her Aunt is on an extended cruise. I liked the characters and it kept me guessing as to who murdered Avanell. I will definitely read more in the series.
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This week led me to Fort Lauderdale, Florida working with the Broward Quilt Expo group. I worked with Janet, Linda and Jenny. They were lovely to work with and they served their butts off putting together a lovely show. There were vendors…quilts…and classes. What more could you ask for? The only other thing I could ask is for students and quilters to share some of the quilts they made as a result of taking my classes or quilts created from my patterns. The “Quilt Guild by the Sea” made their version of my “Midnight Floral Fantasy” pattern and they call their quilt “Green Garden Fantasy”. It is their 2015 donation quilt project.
To find out more about purchasing tickets for the quilt raffle, write to quiltguildbythesea2011@gmail.com
To find out more about the guild, visit their website http://quiltguildbythesea.com/
I love the green background. What’s not to like about green?!? I consider it a neutral!
Two students shared projects they made after taking some of my classes. I am sorry I did not get the names of the makers to give credit to in the blog. If you know their names please contact me so I can post them in the blog. These are from my “Heard It Through the Grapevine” workshop.
Jo Wilson responded to my email request. Jo is below holding her project. Very nice job Jo.
The next photo is from my “Garden Medley” workshop.
Thanks for sharing ladies. I love to see a good finished projects.
Peggy Mead took one of my workshops and I want you to know that she is perfectly sane. Or, I think she is sane. This little Grandmothers Flower Garden project is amazing. Peggy showed me one of the templates she used to make her quilt called “Let Freedom Ring”. The template was so small I could not even hold it. It was sewn using the English Paper Piecing method. Impressive.
“Family Tree” was appliqued by Sara Michael and quilted by Helia Ricci.
I really like this black and white “Dragon Fly” by Linda Nastro.
A quilt with some whimsy. Charlotte Noll made her quilt using Dipioni Silk. A sewing machine design sewn using a spool block design. How cool is that? Great idea!
The South Florida Modern Quilts had a very nice exhibit at the show. This one was quilted by Meryll Warner.
I am certain people in Florida see lizards all the time. But in Pennsylvania, this is not a common event. I am intrigued when I see them. There are two in this photo. One obvious and one by the purple flower.
Fascinating creatures.
This week I am off to Canada…around the Toronto area. See you next week.