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Still here, and even quilting
No…I have not followed Mama into the great beyond, but instead have been busier than ever (what else is new?). I am seriously looking forward to some down time in August, but in the meantime had to
- help hang and launch our Frayed Edges mini-group show at the Camden Public Library (will blog about that in a day or two I hope),
- with my fellow Frayed Edges, be the program for the monthly Coastal Quilters meeting and do the artists’ reception at the library
- complete my piece for the local Coastal Quilters Chapter Challenge and then (as project coordinator)
- make some new black drapes and
- pin all the quilts, print the photos, make the tags, etc., in time to deliver next weekend for Maine Quilts (which happens the last weekend in July),
- get son Eli off to a 2-week trip to Australia (SOB… wish I were there but elated as he comes home tonight),
- help get Joshua ready to move into his first-ever-on-his-own apartment (with girlfriend) in town,
- take care of the settling of Mama’s affairs,
- prepare things for teaching in Nebraska at QuiltNebraska 2011 (including ordering supplies and shipping boxes to arrive in time) and
- attempt not to implode!
The Coastal Quilters Grocery Challenge...in a nutshell, pick a food or beverage product, use at least 4 colors and at least one element from the packaging as a motif in your 20.5 by 20.5 inch quilt (since someone will ask, mine is the blue one, top-right)
So as a teaser, I will share with you the photo of the two panels of The Grocery Challenge, an idea I dreamed up for the Coastal Quilters. The photo above is of the twelve pieces…astonishingly all 12 of the folks who signed up got their quilts done (mine was one of the last few done…no surprise there). Soon I’ll share more about each of the 12 quilts, the grocery products from which we drew inspiration, and how. But before that I need to tell you about our group show. I can’t believe (well….yes, I can) that I managed to not even post a single word here before the show opened on July 1. So if you’re in or near Camden, Maine, come back here in a couple days or click here to see a bit more.
July 17th, 2011 at 11:31 pm
geez sarah, i really wish you would do something with your days instead of sitting around and eating bon bons! : O )
July 18th, 2011 at 1:16 pm
I will be in your Hawaiian Applique by Machine class at QuiltNebraska in a couple of weeks. QuiltNebraska is always so much fun and am looking forward to seeing all my quilty friends and taking classes. I have not started gathering supplies yet but have the list handy.