Saying Goodbye Is So Hard to Do!

Not much Quilting Work done this weekend, just a little editing work for  The Quilt Pattern Magazine (TQPM)  

From Saturday to Tuesday our walls were bursting with family. Children and grandchildren.  A party to say goodbye, and then a couple of days with our daughter while they were 'homeless' in Michigan, waiting for our grandson to turn 16, and able to get his long-awaited driver's license, then head west to Colorado to Dad and their new home.  (Boy everyone was missing Dad!)

To make this quilting related, while packing suitcases to put into the truck my daughter and I had a conversation about how they really don't have enough quilts. Everyone in the family tries to hog the wedding quilt, while trying to watch TV.  (And it really should be on the guest bed.)  It didn't matter that  my  Maisy Daisy quilt was borrowed to outfit our granddaughter's bed for the house showings, and after the house sold:  "Please, Nana, can I keep it?"  Well, yes of course!  Or that Daddy had his college graduation quilt, or brother and sister each have a few other kid quilts.
There was still this tremendous NEED for a couple more large 'couch potato' quilts.

 So I dug through the quilt boxes and found several quilts no longer used for trunk shows or classes, which gave my daughter a variety to choose from.   But then she batted her eyes at me and smiled ever so sweetly, asking for the one from MY guest bed! Which she promptly pulled off the bed and folded up onto her suitcase.  But as she opened up quilt after quilt she changed her mind several times, finally settling on two; one that will coordinate nicely with the color scheme of her new home and a second quilt in colors that she reallllly loves!   So now the family is outfitted to be cozy in their new home. And I feel comforted that they were sent off with love and comfort from our home.

 

 Goodbye my loves until we see you this summer!

 

It takes a Goodbye Party, to get a picture of our three children together with us!

 

 

Pine Needlers Guild- Traverse City Michigan

So after Tuesday night's trunk show in Midland, I packed my bags and headed north to beautiful Traverse City, Michigan and the Pine Needlers Quilt Guild, for a Wednesday night trunk show and then on Thursday a workshop from my book Singular Sensations .
Pine Needlers was another warm friendly and welcoming guild.

I  want to thank my Janome 6500/6600 buddy, 'MayAuntie', for encouraging Pine Needlers to invite me to show my work and teach.

Remember NEVER to leave home without your hair dryer or you get to teach class with 'au natural' hair.  Not that anyone cared except for me.

 

Everyone seemed to have  a great deal of fun, if the laughter was any indication. I probably had the most fun of all.  This was a truly inspiring week for me!

Thank you Pine Needlers!!!!

 

 On the left are Mother/Daughter owners of the Quilt-n-Bee Quilt Shop  in Traverse City.
A really cute shop. I had to stop in after the workshop, because my car just happened to turn the wrong way going out of the drive. LOL

Such a fun group to be a part of.  Thank you - Thank you!!!!

 

 

 

Quilters Squared Guild-Midland, Michigan

How much fun can one quilter have in one week?   Well let me tell you, she can have a HUGE amount of fun ! It all started when I had the privilege of sharing my quilts and love of quilting with Midland's own 'Quilters Squared' guild.
What a warm and welcoming group.
I am ashamed to say that I did not know much about Quilters Squared, which is the guild in my home town, but I sure did know a great many people. They were all so gracious!  Guess who is now a member of Quilters Squared?  Ah! This Gal -Me!  I am not quite sure how it happened, but they made it so easy for me to join them with their warm welcome and encouraging words.
Here is a sampling of pictures from "our" guild that I took before the trunk show.  Thanks for having me Ladies!!!!!! Both for the trunk show and in the guild!!! 

A demo each month of a handy quilting tip or technique.

 

 Tall volunteers holding up Show and Tell Quilts

Part of the "Dare to Dream" challenge for this year's Quilters Squared - 'Pass the Tiara Quilt Show'  Pass the Tiara
April 26-28 at Heritage Park, Carriage House Hall 3200 Cook Road, Midland, Michigan

Welcome! 
I have changed blogs and hope to use this one more frequently.
Life is a series of adventures, and some adventures take precedent over others, so I have been off my quilting game for a while, but feel energized for the challenge, once again. Or maybe it is just that the sun has decided to show its shiny face again, now that it is spring.  Whatever the reason, I am glad to be back!

Here is one of my latest patterns: Patch Panes.
This is from my more traditional side.
Great for the man in your life!

Patch Panes