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The QuiltMuse comes to Hope (and Camden)

My dear friend Jacquie, aka the Quiltmuse and author of the lovely poesy in A Black and White Tale (see my blogpost here and order from Jacquie here or Ann here), came to visit a couple weeks ago with her daughter, Melanie, who had come over from Germany to visit.  It was such a treat!   And here it is two weeks later and I’ve still (Bad Blogger!) not gotten the photos posted.  I’ll claim being overwhelmed with making a 36×42 inch quilt due by July 1,and prepping for my teaching road trip to Virginia (2000 miles plus round trip, to Harrisonburg and Floyd, leaving Wednesday).   So without further delay…..

Jacquie and me in my dining room, with Melanie as photographer...notice Jacquie's book (Ann Fahl is the instigator and her quilts are featured of course!) in the foreground!

Jacquie lives in Vermont, and has been able to make it to her home state of Maine a couple of times in recent years.   She gets to Germany to visit her girls (she spent most of her adult life there, and her daughters and granddaughters still live there) about every other year, and Melanie can often come the intervening years.  This is the second time I’ve been able to have them come–this time to the new house.  We had lunch and futzed around here, then went on a drive to see the local sights (such as they are).  The next day we ate in town at Long Grain (AWESOME pan-Asian cuisine at a great price in Camden) then came to my studio to play with cloth and paint.  Here are photos from in town:

Jacquie with the Camden Falls behind her

Like mother like daughter... Jacquie and Melanie

Camden Falls--the buildings date from when folks WORKED on rivers (even small ones like the Megunticook, here) and used the power of the water to run millwheels to generate power. Tourism was in full swing up here even in the 1800s, but not like it is today when everyone wants to see the water

Camden Harbor on an overcast day (which is why we played in the studio instead of going to the top of Mt. Battie, as we would have seen *nothing*

And me and my friend again at the harbor

It was such a treat and thrill that Jacquie wanted special to come visit.  We had such a wonderful time and I’m so glad we got to spend time together—-HUGS!

One Response to “The QuiltMuse comes to Hope (and Camden)”

  1. Sally Says:

    Sounds like you had a wonderful day. And I’m glad you were able to spend some time away from deadlines, etc.