Adding Orange

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I am happy with the progress that I am making on my Paradise In Blooms.  It is going faster than I planned and I am loving the touch of orange that I am adding.  

We Have a Center!

The Last Day

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Yesterday was the last day of teaching at a Quiltworx retreat.  I had a great time with these ladies and they were extremely productive!  Although everyone was making something different it was so nice to watch them grow and evolve each day.  One of our favorite things to do beside eat and sew is to hang quilts over the balcony on a nice day and take photos.  I have a few to share as well as the progress on the walls.

In Montana!!

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Yesterday, I arrived in Montana to teach with Judy Niemeyer at her retreat center.  But I must say, I left 80 degree and Sunny weather for  44 degrees and TONS of rain!  You got to know I love her and teaching right?  Because if you know me, I really am not a fan of the cold weather... So right now I am in paper piecing heaven!  Yup, that is right, there is such a thing!!  Let's take a peek at what happened yesterday.

My Students Have Wedgies!!

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Yup, that is right they all have "wedgies".  We wrapped up the final class for the Technique of The Month, Mariner's Compass on Saturday and each student walked out with at least one "wedgie" or one almost together.  What I mean by "wedgie" is they have one of eight slices of a pie done.  You know when you slice into a pie, you get a wedge slice, right? That is what my students have, let's take a look...

A Fun Saturday

One of the things that continues to always amaze me is the different choices in colors from all the different students.  In this blog post you can really see some of the differences.

Glacier Star Class #4

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Glacier Star Class #3

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I am back in Arizona to teach for a week.  Yesterday's class was the 3rd in the Glacier Star series.  This is an awesome group and I would like to share some of some of the photos from yesterday.

Glacier Star Class In Arizona ~ Day 2

Hello Everyone,Yesterday was a great day!  There was TONS of progress on the Glacier Star by everyone!!  I would like to share just a few pics with you.Kelly brought in her two units and just has to join them together.  But she has them ALL done!!  Then  we were all ooooing and ahhhing over her vinyl bags that she made that she did a quick little demo on how to make them.Then she even gave me one of my very own!!! Squeal... so excited!!!  Stay tuned and you will see a tutorial from compliments of Kelly soon. These next two photos...

Glacier Star Class in Arizona ~ Day 1

Hello Everyone,Yesterday was a great day!  I began teaching the Glacier Star Technique of the Month (TOM), the first day in a series of six classes.  I am teaching this class at 35th Ave Sew and Vac in Arizona.  One thing I can tell you for sure is that I am so glad I am here... it is sub zero temperatures back home in CT!!Anyway, I have a fabulous group of ladies in my class, most of whom have taken a class with me before.  I am happy to see them back!!Here are a few images from the class..Sue's selections...

The Last Class

Hello Everyone,Saturday was the last class for the Spring Session of the Mariner's Compass Technique of the Month (TOM) and I would like to share with you a few photos.Michelle travelled from NJ to take this class with me and this is her gorgeous version!  Noreen and Nancy working to construct the units together.This is Noreen's version.  She chose to do the Queen Size and worked on those pieces at home.  I love that she did the borders in black and white fabrics.Here is a look at what the studio looked like that day.Shirley's version.  She is almost done... she was...

I Love Productive Days

Hello Everyone,Yesterday was Finish It Up Friday at my classroom studio.  I love it when the ladies come to sew with me.  They are always so inspirational. Let me show you some of what we were up to... My friend Deb finished up Color Boxes done in Kaffe.  I took it to the studio for a photo shoot because it is now available in the shop not only as a pattern but a KIT!!  Just click here to see!Karen brought in a TON of show and tell.  I always love to see what she has... so let's look...This one I just adored!...

Another Class Has Graduated!!

Hello Everyone,On Wednesday, I taught the last session of the Glacier Star Technique of the Month to the Wiltwyck Quilter's Guild in Kingston, NY.  These ladies did a fantastic job!!Look who visited the classroom to see the finished quilts...The Muppets!  They were soooo impressed with all their work too.  They loved all the color combos that these ladies came up with... unbelievable!Now let's check them out...Mary was able to get half of her gorgeous blue quilt done before she had to leave early.  Lovely!Shirley and Peggy with their halves.  T with her glorious color filled half!Sharon walked out with almost...

Awesome Work

Hello Everyone,Yesterday was my last session of teaching the Glacier Star at Country Treasures in Chester, Vermont.  These ladies are not only talented, funny, gracious and friendly, but some of my favorite people.  I have known about half of them for some years and the other half have become new friends.Anyway, they did completely AWESOME work!! Each and everyone of their quilts where unique.  LOVE THEM ALL!Here is the happy group showing off their quilts!!  Well done ladies!!Sue was the over achiever and completed the Queen version.  She was truly the queen!!Christy continued to plug away and got hers all...

Mariner's Compass

Hello Everyone,Yesterday, I taught the 5th session of the Mariner's compass class at my studio.  It was a great day.  We even had a little show and tell too!Michelle, one of my students, brought in several quilts to share.  This one was spectacular!It is a quilt that she made from a book from the Quilt Mavens. Gorgeous right?Here is Michelle's Mariner's Compass on the design wall.  It is coming along.  I love her black and white ropes.Noreen has a wedge made!Here is hers on the wall.Mine is almost a QUEEN!  I just have one more queen border unit and then...

I Have The Best Students... Hands Down!!

Hello Everyone,Yesterday marked the end of the very first 6 month session of the Glacier Star Technique of the Month in my new classroom studio.  I am actually quite sad it is over. This group of ladies was wonderful to meet with each and every time. They inspired me, made me laugh, fed me, and were totally awesome in the learning department.  In short... they ROCKED!!Let me show you what they cooked up over time...Anne's queen size Glacier Star.  Anne and her Total Eclipse quilt top that she finished in a previous class that she took with me.Gloria's queen size...

I LOVE Progress!

Hello Everyone,One of the things that I ADORE the most about teaching is seeing progress!  I am a huge fan of seeing progress photos and taking them along the way.  But as we are getting closer to the completion of the classes, this is when I get beyond excited.Let me share with you some of the photos from yesterday's Mariner's Compass TOM...Nancy was auditioning some background fabrics.  We think the turquoise on the right is correct choice not the lavender... your thoughts?Shirley has most of her inner ropes completed!  It is really starting to shape up.Love the choice of the...

It Was A Great Mother's Day!

Hello Everyone,Sunday was a fabulous day!  I spent it teaching in Vermont and then went home to a home cooked meal from my husband and daughter.The ladies in Vermont have not only been doing a fantastic job, but have become really great friends too.  I so enjoy them!Sarah had this little guy with her...She had made this turtle pincushion from a Heather Bailey pattern and has a love of Kaffe fabrics like I do! Too stinkin' cute!!Deb made some fabulous geese.  I love the colors that she is using.Kathy is using Civil War Repros... I have not yet seen a...

Oh My Gosh... OMG!!!

Hello Everyone,On Saturday, I taught the second to the last class of the Glacier Star Technique of the Month (TOM).  But what I really would like to say here is that I am just sooooo impressed with my students.  This is a wonderful group of ladies.  They are dynamic, funny, accomplished, and just plain fun!  I really enjoy teaching them.  What I am most impressed with is ALL the color combinations that they had used for their Glacier Star Quilts.I would like to share a few here, but I do have a full album to view by clicking here.This one...

It Is Sort of Private

Hello Everyone,On Wednesday, it was my honor to teach a private group of ladies who call themselves the Sew Much Fabric Quilters.  Isn't that the best?  I think that we can all relate to that on sum level, right?  We all love fabric and really need it to complete our projects, so we just keep getting more.  Personally, I don't see a problem with that, do you?Any who...  This group of ladies wanted to learn the Technique of The Month (TOM) the Glacier Star.We got started and these ladies took right off...A couple of New York Beauties with their New...