This was one long but memorable trip. I started with a canceled flight out of Harrisburg after sitting in the airport for 8 hours. That was a very long day. Thank goodness I like to read and I had lots of reading material on my ipad. I got a flight out very early the next morning and presented a lecture that evening for the Tucson Quilt Guild. You can find out more about this very active guild by going to their website http://tucsonquiltersguild.com I told them I was glad the lights in the front of the room were off for the Power Point presentation so they could not see how blood shots my eyes were! I did sleep well that night.
The program chairs for Tuscon, Kathy and Mary, took great care of me while I was there. I was thrilled to be at a hotel that had a fantastic walking trail right outside the door of the hotel. I love to walk in the morning. Here are some of the ladies hard at work from the Ocean Sunrise workshop.
Kathy was kind enough to take me to the Tuscon Historical Society to view the 100 quilts on display for the Centennial Celebration of Arizona. Here are some of the 100 quilts on display.
“Cowgirl Boots Celebrate Arizona” was made by Georgia Heller from Scottsdale, Arizona.
Karen Fisher from Tucson made “Tucson: The Heart for Arizona”.
Clare Aylward from Tuscon made “Big Sky Agave”.
“Mariachi De Los Muertos” was made by Nancy Arseneault from Tucson.
“Remember Us” was made by Betty Hallen from Scottsdale, Arizona.
“Ring Around The Aloe” was made by Lois Podolny from Tuscon, Arizona.
The show offered a wonderful variety of quilts along with their stories. If you live anywhere in the area or plan to be anywhere close to Tucson it would be worth your time to stop and view the quilts.
Gayle Strack brought her project, “Heard It Through The Grapevine”, to share with me. She made it when I taught there nine years ago. Her block looks great. Love the butterfly fabric she found.
From Tucson I moved to the Phoenix area to teach for the Arizona Quilters Guild. You can find out more about this group by going to http://www.azquiltersguild.org Diane did a great job of organizing my classes and lecture for this group. Here are the great group of ladies who took my Saturday workshop.
I moved from the Phoenix area up north to Prescott. I have to tell you that I had very little down time on this trip as I was moving from one place to the next. So, I did not get to take as many scenic photos as I normally do. But, I have to tell you that if you ever get a chance to go to Prescott is one of the most beautiful areas. And Linda and the ladies from her guild were great. You can find out more about the Mountain Top Quilt Guild at http://www.mountaintopquiltersguild.com Here are some photos of the ladies hard at work during the two workshops I taught for them.
And I had another nice surprise. Noreen Poole from this guild had the center portion of her top completed from my book “Applique Basics: Flower Wreaths”. She’s currently working on her borders and promised to share her photos when the quilt is complete. Fabulous job Noreen. I am so happy you shared this with me and my viewers.
We were able to make it to one of the local quilt shops after class. It was a great quilt shop called “Seams So Right”, http://www.seamsewrightquiltstudio.com
I loved the displays in the shop. It was very inviting.
It is well worth your stop if you are in the area.
Finally, I wanted to share photographs of some of the stained glass windows in the church where this guild meets. I thought they were incredible.
Just before I was ready to finish this blog I got an email from Brenda Morrison from Carthage, MO who just took my “Oriental Flower” workshop a couple of weeks ago. Brenda made some fun modifications to the block and here is the result. Thanks for sharing Brenda. Nice job.
This coming week I am off to Wisconsin and South Dakota. Should be fun.