Compass Rose

Okay... I am so behind on blog posts.  But I have an excuse...really!  I was away on vacation.  I am going to post something that should have been posted a week ago and then we will move on from there.  As you know I taught at MQX New England over a week ago.  The Compass Rose was the last class that I taught and I wanted to show you some of the goings on....

Sunflowers

The second class that I taught at MQX was Sunflower Illusions.  This is such a fun class to teach and I love to see all the different fabrics that my students use.  The construction of the blocks is fairly simple.  There are two units that are joined together with a curved seam. The students all did great!! Let's take a peek...

Cappuccino....

I know I am a little late on this post, but last week I had the pleasure of teaching several classes at MQX New England and I wanted to share some images from each class in separate blog posts.   This blog post focuses on Cappuccino ~ A Party for Four.  It is a table runner and placemat set.  Let's take a look at the class...

Classroom Scenes

Hello Everyone,When I taught at MQX in Portland I taught 2 classes and also did a lecture.  These photos are from the Cactus Flower Table Runner class.These ladies did a phenomenal job and I wanted to share a small snippet of the photos with you.These are the middle units to the Cactus Flower.  They are ready to be trimmed during my trimming demo.The ladies are hard at work!Success!! A full Cactus Flower Block is complete and it is a beauty too! A Queen has been crowned... we actually had a few!Isn't this combo just glorious??Kay came all the way from Scotland...

Some of My Favorites At The Show

Hello Everyone,Today I had a great day!  I spent the morning and afternoon walking the exhibit of MQX in Portland.  The quilts were absolutely fantastic!  It was very difficult to say that I had a favorite.  Every time that I turned around there was one more spectacular than the other.I thought I would just show you a few of my favorites... Let's take the tour...This was a Sue Spargo design and is done in a ton of wool.OMG... this was gorgeous, my colors and all!Look at the close up!This beauty by Belinda Betts, is titled Sparkling Shells.  This is the...

I Am Loving Portland

Hello Everyone,Last night I got in late to Portland and was sooooo tired.  I couldn't get right to sleep, you all know how that is, right?  Finally when I got to sleep, I slept well but got up late.  My class that I was teaching was to begin at 1:00.  I decided that I needed fortification.  The breakfast that I had was one that I had not had in a very, very long time...  Blueberry Pancakes and crispy bacon.  And oh my was it delicious!  It was just the thing that I needed.See what I mean, can you resist?  I...

Desert Sky

Hello Everyone,I am back and have had a day or so to gather myself together after the New England Quilt Festival (MQX) 2013.  It was my first time teaching there and I had a BLAST!  All the ladies who were in my classes were just fabulous.On Saturday, I taught the Desert Sky class and wanted to show you some of the beautiful combinations that these ladies made.A mother daughter duo made these gorgeous blocks.Yummy citrus colors.Proud mom and daughter. Brights, gotta love them.Mmmmm.... jewel tones are fabulous!Love this batik fabric and the contrast. Desert like colors.  Aren't they fantastic?  You can see...

Fabric, Books, and Blocks...

First, I must apologize it has been a few days since I posted and I feel badly I haven't responded to your recent comments, but I will. It has been very hectic around here. I was off at MQX in NH and just got back. I took 2 classes from Anita Shackelford. One word....WONDERFUL!! The quilts were to die for and the vendors fantastic. Of course, I had to spend some money.Any way that is one of the reasons, I have been MIA. But I am also, getting ready for vacation too!! Yippee!! I promise I will be responding to...