It is the day before the quilt show begins, all is in readiness, the show is up, the vendors prepared and the participants excited and nervous.
Tag: inspiration
Images of Taos NM
This is a photographic journey to Taos NM, about 6 weeks ago, I just didn’t get the time to add them to the blog.
Mummy’s Hat by Miss Tilly.
We have 26 Grandchildren. The Grandies we call them. Many of them are now adults, but a many of the younger group  have spent a lot of time in the studio with me simply because they love to sew/craft. Miss Tilly Lived with us in her early life and grew up ‘working’ in the studio…
Thrift store magic – photographic journal.
Thrift store shopping is a must for a textile artist. I find the most amazing treasures there.
Back on track. Bayeux, babies and blocks.
This week, I’m preparing photos to accompany my quilts at the Paducah Show. It’s quite exciting to present an exhibition such as this and I decided to actually create a portrait in thread rather than just add a photo of myself.
Monument Valley. – the story.
Even the hotel concierge at the closest town was a little coy. Somehow you get the feeling that something is wrong, but of course you have no way of working it out. He did tell us that the park closed at 8.00 pm and it was already 6.00 pm. The evening was closing in and I was anxious to catch the light and the park was 24 miles away. Â But we arrived in good time and prepared to pay and drive through the park.
The stories behind the Southern New Mexico Festival of Quilts.
I know it makes a difference.
I donate my time, airfare…. Well, everything really and this year we had students come from all over the USA to attend. It’s a humbling experience.
Thank you too to Tutor Sue Rasmussen for donating her time we really appreciate it.
We have about 50 booths and I have to say almost all of the participants in the booths are there with stories to tell, so I will share those with you over the next few days.
Photographing at Asilomar.
I’ve visited Asilomar for the past 5 years, however, this year I took the opportunity to take a few images to share with my friends.
The miracle of the day.
Asilomar. There is a grey blue light outside and by the time I have gone through my emails and finished this post it will burst into orange. The miracle of the day. So I figure that when the day begins with such an event, the rest of the day almost can’t go wrong. Maybe it’s…