I meant to blog about this last week and then forgot. Old age….
Joe and his buddy have gone to a couple of the Steelers football games over the past couple of years. They always have a great time. Joe thought that I should go to one game because “being there is not like seeing it on TV”. So, Joe was able to get us tickets for a Pittsburgh Steelers game. Our team of choice. Our seats were in the front row on the 50 yard line! I could almost touch the players.
And to my amazement there was a quilt involved. How is that possible you might think? Well, since October is breast cancer awareness month there was a presentation prior to the game and many cancer survivors were recognized. There was also one quilt shown on the field to show a sample of some of the quilts that were made to raise money for cancer research. Way to go ladies. Great quilt for a great cause.
And my favorite player, who got injured during the game…..Troy Polamalu. Get better Troy.
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This week my first trip took me around the Catonsville, MD area. I was lucky enough to be invited to teach for the Village Quilters. You can find out more about this guild at http://www.villagequiltersmd.com The ladies told me that some members only joined because they have a big luncheon where all the members bring something to share. Well, now I know what they were talking about. They had a ton of food and every single thing I had was good. So, not only are the members good at quilting they are also good at cooking and baking.
Here are some of the ladies in the Wednesday workshop.
One of the ladies brought the project she made using my Magical Medallion pattern for show and tell. You know how much I enjoy sharing projects people made using my patterns. This quilt was really beautiful. I must apologize because I have forgotten her name. If you read this blog and know the makers name, on the far right in the photo, would you please email me so I can add it to the blog.
If you live any where near this area and like to quilt and want to meet some really, really nice people you need to visit this guild.
If I lived closer I would join this guild.
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And then I went to another great guild, the Shenandoah Valley Quilters Guild in Harrisonburg, Virginia. You can find out more about this guild at http://www.svqg.org Super nice group of ladies. I taught for this guild once many years ago and it was very nice to be invited back. One of the ladies in the guild brought her finished Kansas Rose project. She took this machine applqiue workshop when I taught for a local quilt shop a couple of years ago. Nice job. Again, if you read this and know the maker’s name would you please be so kind as to email me so I can add it to the blog.
I do feel the need to pinch myself sometimes. I am so lucky to have a job where you pretty much only meet nice people and your students are only there because they want to learn. Thanks to both guilds for bringing me into their fold and making feel welcome and appreciated.