Rocky Mountain High, ah!!!!!!
I Love, Love, Love Colorado. I was in Longmont two years ago teaching for the Colorado State Guild and this past week I returned as the guest instructor for the Longmont Guild. To find out more or to join this fantastic group visit http://www.longmontquiltguild.org
I taught one hand and one machine applique class. Here are some of the ladies in the machine applique class. The classes were held at a nice shop called The Presser Foot. Isn’t this a great classroom area? To find out more about Melanie and her shop visit http://www.thepresserfoot.com/
When I was in Longmont, Mary Ramsey asked me if she would be able to attach two of the 3″ Karen Kay Buckley’s Perfect Adjustable Rulers to make a 48″ long ruler? I said, “I have not tried building one that long”. So, Mary decided to be the tester and the results were great. Mary said in her email…
“Successfully linked 2 pkgs of the 3″ rulers together, this will be the easiest time I’ve ever had making bias binding.”
Thank you Mary for being the tester and for sharing the info.
Here are the ladies and gentlemen of the Longmont Quilt Guild. Big guild.
Some students who had taken class with me two years ago brought their projects to my lecture for show and tell.
Here is Laurel Hoppes’ Fiesta Mexico Block Nice. Great applique!
and Von Yetzer with her Fiesta Mexico Block Nine project totally finished. Great job ladies.
It was quite warm in and around the Longmont/Boulder area (100 degrees every day). But, we did spend an afternoon visiting the many shops and eateries on Pearl Street. Into the Wind, a kite shop, just brought a smile to my face.
There were two evenings we headed into the mountains and saw some amazing animals which I’ll share next week. I am home sewing for the next 7 weeks. Yaahoo!
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Book Review
Shelly recommended “Mutant Message Down Under” as a book she really liked. This is a fictional account of an American women’s journey with an Australian aboriginal tribe. She is sort of kidnapped (you’ll understand when you read the book) but then happy to learn the customs and spiritual healing of this culture that is more than 50,000 years old. I found the book to be interesting and very thought provoking.