I was lucky enough to be asked back to teach a workshop for my own guild, the Letort Quilter’s, based right here in Carlisle, PA. I am always pleasantly surprised at the response to my workshops for the guild. I honestly think after being a member of this guild and presenting numerous lectures and workshops over the past 25 years that they would be sick of me. I’m serious. But, no. They keep coming and keep telling me they learn new things and how much they appreciate me. That means more to me than you could know. I love being part of the Letort Quilter’s because they are a very active and kind-hearted group. They do so much charity work that is amazes me. They meet twice a month, when most guilds meet only once a month. They have workshops and/or speakers at every meeting. If you are the program chairperson for this guild you have a big job. I have held that position twice for my guild and loved being the person who got to pick the workshops, etc. Here are some photos of my guild members hard at work.
I have some more quilts to share with you from the International Quilt Association Show www.quilts.org held in Houston this past fall.
The first quilt was made by Mariko Osawa from Japan. The name of the quilt is For All of My Companies. It is hand pieced, hand quilted and hand appliqued. I love the colors and balance of the design.
This next quilt is called Facade. It was made by Melissa Sobotka of Richardson, TX. I love it when someone can achieve depth perspective on a flat surface. The perspective used on this quilt is excellent along with the color choices. You can find out more about Melissa at www.msfiberart.com
Sunset and Sandhill Cranes was made by Joanne Baeth from Oregon. I loved the fell of this quilt overall and must say one of my favorite things on this quilt is the border. Having that slightly darker shade of fabrics around the border worked very well. Joanne’s quilt won 1st place in the Art Pictorial category. To find out more about Joanne go to www.joannebaethquilts.com Joanne has some of her quilts for sale on her site so get out your charge card before you go to the site!
Punda Milia was made by Patricia Drennan of New Mexico. I liked the overall feel of this quilt. This was another quilt that I found to have an interesting border. I like the thin strip of fabric that was used between the main body of the quilt and the outer border. And I love the use of the strip of zebra fabric along the lower portion of the quilt.
This was one of my favorite quilts in the show. I like the warmth it exudes and the fell of Spring. The name of the quilt is Spring and it was made by Eun Ryoung Choi from South Korea. This quilt would look great hanging anywhere in my house.
I’m signing off for the day and will have more to share with you later this week.