Pleasant Surprise

The Quilt Show

with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims is my

favorite online quilty place...

(the second is Craftsy.)

Well much to my surprise
my "Red Quilt"

alias Aunt Millie's Garden
was featured on the Quilt Show's Daily Blog today!!!

It is so neat to hear from people all over the world that
they saw your quilt on the Quilt Show Blog page!
It really is a small world!

A Morning with Alex Anderson

My friend Joan and I spent the morning with Alex Anderson!

This is the third time I have had the privilege

of hearing Alex speak.

SO Inspirational!

She asked everyone....

 do you quilt? 

or are you a quilter?

There is a difference!

A quilter enjoys the entire process,  start to finish!

(Ok I'm not a fan of basting my quilts, but I think I'm a Quilter!)

She talked about how quilters have a virtual tool belt,

and it's up to the quilter to fill the pockets with tools,

to expand their quilting knowledge, learn new methods, 

and recommended taking classes to open new doors.

(Even Alex take classes!)

Great Advice!

It was a fabulous way to spend a morning.

A Weekend with Ricky Tims and Hurricane Earl!

This past weekend I attended the Ricky Tims Super Quilt Seminar and all I can say is WHOO-HOO!!!!  

I wasn't sure what to expect. Last spring when I stood up in front of my guild and said, "I need 9 people to go with me to get the group discount" I wasn't sure I would have any takers .... but 11 of us went - even with the threat of Hurricane Earl (which turned out to be a dud - thank goodness!) and we had a Fantastic time. Two and a half days of quilting knowledge from Ricky, Alex Anderson and Libby Lehman - my mind is so full of thoughts, ideas and inspiration - I have to sew something!!!

Libby, Ricky and Alex (wishing my flash worked better!)

 Of course the weekend would not have been as much fun as it was with out my favorite Roomies!
Diana, Joan and Giuliana!!
We were able to get a photo with Ricky!! Whoo-Hoo!!

Diana, Janet, Joan, Ricky and Giuliana

The entire seminar was filled with helpful presentations on "caveman" style quilting, creating quilting motifs, marking quilts, quilting quilts, binding, soup to nuts everything you ever needed to know and more! Ricky, Alex and Libby all told stories about their family and quilting lives and best of all we were serenaded by Ricky through out the seminar!! I did not realize he was such a fabulous musician, and who knew Libby was so funny - some of her jokes had everyone rolling over in the aisles! Alex was gracious and wonderful and her love of quilting came through as she spoke. I was thrilled to be able to chat with her and have my picture taken with her....

Her husband - John, runs the web site for The Quilt Show and I highly recommend if you don't subscribe to the online series of The Quilt Show - do it NOW!! and get yourself a subscription the Quilt Life the magazine put out by Alex and Ricky - I think it's the best!

They even had a mini quilt show for us! That was fun, to be able to get up close to their quilts and really see them - unbelievable! My favorite was the quilt made by Ricky and his father! I was glad it was at the front of the room so I could stare at it the entire time!

And another favorite ....

Now it's back to reality with a head full of ideas and inspirtion...