Quilt Show!

The long awaited quilt show at the Wings Gallery in West Clinic is opening on May 31. It was delayed by a remodel of the gallery space and this show is the inaugural of the new renovation. 

 All the quilts shown at the symposium in Little Rock will be there as well as others we created during the delay. 

  I am very excited about the show. We had such a positive response last year and hope everyone enjoys this show too. Most of us made pieces especially for the exhibit and we are calling it "Healing Elements". 

  The postcard is awesome and when I get to my laptop I will post it. (Maybe someday I will figure out how to do that from this phone, which btw I am in love with). 

  So stay tuned kids for photos. 

Happy Mama's Day

Success

Paper piecing without tears! It's hard to believe this was accomplished with so little angst. Of course I must thank the gal pals who gave me such GOOD advice.

Challenge quilt

The idea for the Beatles inspired quilt formed quickly and I got the mechanics for construction pretty much nailed down too. Chose fabrics and got the patterns made. The most challenging part of this challenge is the technique I have decided to use. Paper piecing. WAY outside my comfort zone. Paper piecing makes me cry but with the help of friends I will finish this project and be happy with the results.
The photo shows my color palette. Stay tuned.

Second thoughts on spring

After the last post exuding such happiness about the warmer weather, the downside of the oncoming summer here in the Mid South is the invasion of airborne vermin. Mosquitoes!!!!
They have arrived!

Spring

For the first time in forever, we are having a nice long spring. We are getting much more rain than last year too. Beautiful warm days between the rainy ones and cool evenings. Lots of sweater weather which Memphians love because of the rarity. The plants and trees are happy too. Their blooms are lasting longer and the foliage is lush. The true sign is spring is the neighbors hanging out on porches and front stoops.
What's not to love about spring.

R & R

Wednesday was a very good day. Road trip with gal pals to the big show in Paducah. Fabric shopping, vendor food, quilts all around. What a great day.
Of course we went to the Yeiser Art Center for the Fantastic Fiber show. Such a wonderful exhibit but then the Yeiser always has something new and exciting to offer. Fantastic Fibers is up til May 4 so if you are in the area this is a must see.
The AQS quilt show was fun. I hadn't been in a few years so I needed to go and was happy to be in such good company. Took lots of photos and got tons of inspiration for future projects.