I promised more from Santa Fe so here we go. As we walked early in the morning on Canyon Road we found the most incredible sculptures. I thought I would share some of them with you. If you see anything you like many of them were for sale. You can make a trip to Canyon Road and see them for yourself. You would not regret the trip. Do take your credit card!
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This week in my email I received some great photos from Jamie Kouba. She made my Japanese Garden Quilt. She renamed it “Japanese Water Garden” because the fabrics she chose reminded her of flowers floating in sunny water and the leaves on pebbles along the water. Jamie entered her quilt in the Minnesota Quilt Show and won Best of Show for her machine quilting on a stationary machine, top honors in her division and a faculty award. Well done Jamie and very well deserved. I absolutely love Jamie’s fabric choices.
Jamie, I cannot thank you enough for sharing your photos. I really appreciate it and I know my blog readers do also.
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My travels this week took me to O’Fallon, Illinois. This is my second trip to the Hearts ‘n Hands Quilt Guild. I always say being invited back is a good thing. My guild contact Dana determined it was six years ago that I had been there. I have good memories from the trip from 6 years ago and good memories from my current trip. You can find out more about the guild at http://www.heartsnhandsquilt.com/
One guild member had her project to share with me from my previous trip. Katie McMullen brought her finished project from the Magical Medallion workshop. I love what she did with the corner elements. Really, I love the entire quilt.
The guilds normal workshop location was not available so they had to find a new location. They met at a cabin of sorts that was in the state park. I thought the room was wonderful. Lots of tables and lots of light. There were windows on three sides of the room. The quilter in the front row in the red is Mary. I shared Mary’s “Japanese Garden” quilt top in a previous blog. Mary had her quilt quilted and brought it to show and tell at the guild meeting. I was so proud of her and her quilt.
I’ve said this many times over, but I’m saying it again. If I lived in this area I would be in this guild. I really liked these ladies and they bring in many teachers each year. Even though the business meeting was a little lengthy I did learn a lot about the guild. If I’m still doing this 6 years from now maybe they’ll have me back again. Oh, another thing. I am a Cardinals fan, second to the Phillies, and being this close to St. Louis I find there are lots and lots of Cardinals fans. Go Cardinals!