Fun with Girlfriends

It’s almost embarrassing to see I haven’t posted for over a month! The new year is already flying by and I sure have a lot to accomplish before Spring Quilt Market in May! But, nothing is more important to me than making time to spend with some of my closest friends that live far away, so off to Kentucky I went last week. I spent the most wonderful 5 days with my dear friend, Anne Myers. You know a true friend when just being together with no planned activities makes you so happy! We only ventured out on one day to visit her local quilt shop, The Gathering Room. Other than that outing, we just talked, laughed, ate and stitched!

Anne is quite fortunate to have inherited a few antique quilts that have been in her family for several generations. We had fun getting them out, spreading them onto the bed and just admiring the handwork involved.

When I had last visited Anne in November, I took a few of her quilt tops back home with me and told her I would quilt them for her when I had the time, which she assumed would most likely not be until the summer. Well, I surprised her by quilting her Regency T-Star quilt and bringing it with me on the plane. I knew she would want me to do lots of quilting, and because this pattern has lots of open space to showcase quilting, that’s exactly what I did. It brings me such joy to do special things for special friends!

You might recognize the Blooms for Annabelle quilt hanging on the wall. Anne was the inspiration for that quilt, so I thought it was appropriate for her to have the original quilt.

My sewing machine has been purring almost non-stop since I returned home, and will most likely be in overdrive until the 2nd week of March, when I travel to Portland to spend 3 days with my New York friend, Pati, who will be in town for E.E. Schenck’s Trends show. I’ll also get to see some of my friends at Crafts Americana Group and have a sew-night with them one evening after work. So much fun!!!

My posts will most likely be few and far between for the next few months, so I’m apologizing in advance!

Happy quilting to you all. . . Vicki