It was fun while it lasted!

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It’s Thursday evening and Steve and I are in Clarendon, TX, 2/3 of the way home. The last two days were absolutely packed! Tuesday we got the blocks drawn for Linda’s next quilt. It’s going to be cute! I’ll work on border drawings from my house next week.

I took some photos of Linda’s house to share with you. Her house is new so the plants are not mature but the grass is green and the views of the mesas from her house are spectacular! Grand Junction is in the high desert and the climate is dry. It gets hot in the afternoon but it cools off overnight. I have to say that I wish I could take the weather home with me.

Wednesday morning we had new photographs taken to use in new books and articles. We looked good from the waist up (which is all that counts in this sort of photo) but from the waist down we were in shorts and tennis shoes. An interesting look. The photographer, Melinda Roberts, did a great job on the real photos. She gave Steve permission to take some candid photos of us at the same time so that I could share one with you. 
 

Next, we went up on the mesa that you see from Linda’s patio. The mesa is in the Colorado National Monument. You can drive up onto the top of the mesa. We had a picnic at the Visitor’s Center and took lots of photos on the drive through the park. I resisted the urge to take home a rock from the mesa.

After touring the mesa we dropped Steve and Paul off at the house (that’s them above) and Linda took me to her favorite clothes store – Herberger’s. She had told me that there were great clothes at great prices and she was not kidding! I found shorts, tops, dresses, tops, and jackets. And a lot of it was 70% off! It’s probably good that there is not a Herberger’s in Sherman, TX.

We got on the road early today and will again tomorrow. It’s time to sign off and get some sleep! Happy stitching!

Day One at Linda’s

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Linda and I have been working on the drawings for her next quilt. It’s coming along nicely! While I was working on the computer, Steve went hiking in Arches National Park. He had a really nice day and took lots of photos. These are just 2 of the 91 images he put on my little digital camera.

 
Tomorrow Linda and I are getting new photos taken — you’ll be seeing an updated version of us in the next book and online. After that we’re going up on Grand Mesa to see some sights. Then it’s back to work.

Quilt Nebraska

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I taught at the annual meeting of the Nebraska State Guild in Chadron, Nebraska, last weekend. (FYI – Chadron is pronounced “Shadron”.) There were classes, exhibits, vendors, and lots of getting together at Quilt Nebraska. Everyone had a good time!


To got to Chadron last Thursday I flew to Denver and then on a smaller plane to Scottsbluff, NE. Gail, a quilter from Scottsbluff, picked me up at the airport and drove me to Chadron. My luggage ended up flying on to Chadron on an even smaller plane (I’m glad I was not on that smaller plane). We drove into, and out of, a spectacular thunderstorm! There was an incredible double rainbow as the sun was going down behind us that I took several photos of. This is the best one. It almost doesn’t look real… everything in the landscape took on a reddish glow. You can’t see it here but we could see the entire rainbow. The prairie may be mostly flat, but it is beautiful.

I’m at Linda’s in Grand Junction now. I’ll post more later.

A book for quilters…

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Emilie Richards sent me a copy of her newest book, Sister’s Choice. It is a lovely story about two sisters (hence the title) and the way their lives, and the lives of those they love, intertwine. There is a quilting theme that runs through the book, as it does through many of our own lives.


I have to admit that I read a lot more murder mysteries than anything else, but I enjoyed this book. Thanks for sharing it with me Emilie!

Something old, something new…

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Most of you have seen our newest block of the month, Aunt Millie’s Garden. I know that many of you are working on your own versions of this lovely quilt.



Linda made the red Aunt Millie quilt that you are most familiar with. However, I’ll be teaching classes based on Aunt Millie so I needed a smaller version of it to travel with. We have new fabric coming out in August so it made sense for me to make my version using some of that new fabric. I chose a white background which sets off the new fabric beautifully. I wanted to share this image with you to give you an idea of what the quilt looks like with something other than a red background.

The new fabric is from P&B. The collection is called Elanor’s Picnic and we’ll have it on our website just as soon as we can. We’ll post close-ups of the fabric then so that you can see the details. We think you’re going to love it!

A library system that quilters can love!

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Isn’t this lovely! I found this photo on a design blog and it led me to the source. Valerie Madill designs information systems. (Valerie gave me permission to post these images and share the links to her site.) This is her idea for a new library organization system. Click here to read more about this very fine idea. 

I love the way the books look! There is a pieced quilt look to them. But beyond how great this is to look at, on close examination you find that there is a amazing amount of information on each of the colorful labels. The system is both intuitive and informative. I am going to have to find the time to organize my books this way! Way to go Valerie!