Happy New Year for 2018!

Happy New Year & Happy Blogiversary to me!
WOW! This blog is 9 years old this month. Time flies.

Below is Di's Bally Hall quilt (hanging in Houston - guest photo).

The quilt is one of the classes I took in in November. At that time I 

learned  hand paper piecing of hexies and pentagons. Not sure how

I have been quilting all these years an d never learned this technique,

but it is captivating! I have made hundreds of paper pieces since that

time for this quilt and for the beautiful Giggleswick Mills quilt, another

class taken while at Sentimental Stitches quilt retreat in Shipshawana,

Indiana.

I have made much progress on this quilt at the retreat and since then. 

On a personal note, I am feeling good about the career opportunities

and spring 2018 work plans. Mainly balance is my goal for work and

for personal and crafty endeavors! 

Bally Hall by Di Ford

Di Ford teaching paper piecing

Antique Show & Tell quilt at Shipshewana Retreat

Antique Show & Tell quilt at Shipshewana Retreat

Happy Quilting! Change is in the air...

I had a most wonderful quilting weekend at Shipshewana, Indiana a couple weeks ago. The drive was peaceful and I enjoyed the fall leaves. Aussie Quilt teacher Di Ford-Hall taught classes for Gay Boomers (of Sentimental Stitches) at the 4 day Quilt Retreat. It was lovely!... and I met and shared a room with the friendly, kind, and talented quilter Penny Prichard! She was with me all weekend while I reeled from the news that the university I was working for was abruptly closing at the end of the semester, in less that 30 days. Quite the weekend!

The inspiring quilting classes were a welcome diversion and fun time of creativity and peacefulness. Here is a glimpse into the weekend...

Di brought a suitcase full of some of her beautiful quilts as seen in her books AND new design Bally Hall, a class that I attended (photos to come in another posting).                Happy Quilting All!