I leave tomorrow for Ireland on a Food and Fiber Lovers’ Tour organized by Kathy Brassill of Handcrafted Holidays out of Tacoma, WA. I went with her and a group of seven to Scotland and England in September 2014 and am very much looking forward to this trip. I will post photos on FB. If […]
Archives for August 2017
Quilts by the Sea in Newport, Oregon
At the beginning of the month I was pleased to have the Oregon Coastal Quilters Guild ask me to judge their show this year. I judged for them the first two years they held a judged show and looked forward again to the high quality of their work. Every year they do a beautiful raffle […]
Not So “Humble Quilts”
Northwest Quilters’ Guild hosted quilter and blogger Lori DeJarrett as our guest speaker. Her blog is Humble Quilts and the title of her presentation was “Ten Reasons Why I Quilt.” Two which come to mind are to celebrate a friend or family member and to challenge herself with a new technique, reasons all quilters can […]
Coming Up Roses
It has been nearly a month since I last posted. Why so long? I have been swamped first with one thing then another starting with the first week upon my return from France. In no particular order: eye surgery–left eye judging the Oregon Coastal Quilters Show in Newport designing a simplified version of “Z is […]