Quilting, Interrupted
One quilt that was shown was a postage stamp quilt. The woman showing it was completing the hand quilting on it. This was no small quilt — a very generous queen (if not a king) and, if I understood her correctly, was done before strip piecing became popular. In other words, think 1-inch squares sewn together! She indicated she had spent 250 hours handquilting it. 250 hours!! It was a beautiful yellow quilt, complimented with other pastel colors. I regret that I did not snap a picture.
A surprise gift was given to me by one of the ladies. Isn’t this little pouch cute? I had given her some batik fabric, and she thanked me by making a little pouch out of some of the pieces. I am absolutely delighted. 
I am working on a mug rug for a secret pal swap due at the end of April. Here’s a peek — not much to see, but I can’t show the whole thing yet. 
I ordered this book by Katie Fowler — An Artist’s Journey through Wonderland. It will be a good book for me to read every now and then, to remind me how to think about my creativity. I’ve never been a fan of Alice in Wonderland, but she puts the story in a whole new light for me. 
Next week I head up north for a conference, so there will be little time for quilting. However, I get to visit with fun people, and I get to spend time by the water.
See you in a couple of weeks!
Wendy
3 Comments
norma
I agree it’s good to see what other people are doing – it can be a real inspiration. Maybe to try something new or just think about improving my work (or doing a bit more of it).
I’d love to hear what you think of the book – it looks interesting- but then I like Alice in Wonderland anyway.
piecefulwendy
The book looks at the creative person through the story of Alice in Wonderland. I found it interesting, with some good ideas and encouragement when I fall into creative blocks.
Donna Johnson
I didn’t know what a postage stamp quilt was so I googled it and then looked at all the images! Wow! I’m in awe of quilters anyway, but when you look at all those little pieces. I think we maybe have a quilt from Chris’s side of the family that was passed down to us as a wedding present. The little pieces are triangular though.
Have fun at the conference.
Let us know when you can plan a trip to South Dakota. We’ll help you with that bucket list.