A very good and busy day at the Country Loft today. We had a new class taught by Christine; she has three classes that run back to back all day. She is teaching a sampler quilt, but what is unique and different about this class is that she is doing a lot of lecturing on applique and other techniques. Today they worked on paper template piecing, but before that had a lengthy discussion on thread, needles, etc. Fascinating to listen to while I'm working, and I'm going to learn so much throughout the year just listening to her! While I was entertained throughout the day, I also put my second block of the month together. I'm so excited! I went to take a picture of the kit and the blocks, and my phone had died, so no pictures! Hope to try that again next week so you can see how the kits look. I am teaching a class once a month to give people a chance to get a little help with their blocks, or more importantly, keep yourself on track! I think I have one opening left as it has been pretty popular ... how exciting! I decided that if I had more than enough interest in the class, that I could always open an evening class too.
I had a couple thoughts for Traveling Thursday. I have a friend, Darby, that I have mentioned before. I met her when I took my classes on my Innova in July of last year. We have exchanged emails and gotten to be good friends. I have really enjoyed her blog, http://www.quiltedsquid.com/; what is fun about our hobby is although we all share a love of piecing and quilting, we have different styles. When we were in classes, I was admiring her feathers; she didn't think they looked that wonderful ... I love looking at her blog as she always has wonderful pictures of her quilting. Check it out!
The other thing I want to tell you about is a fairly new magazine called Primitive Quilts and Projects. The retail cost is $9.95 and it is full of projects, and little advertising. In the most recent issue, I just counted and there are 16 projects ... that is a good bang for your buck. It can be found at some quilt stores, and here is their website http://www.primitivequiltsandprojects.com/.
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