A week of this n that

  It has been a week of variety:  a guild visit, hand applique/trapunto and beginning to prep student kits for Houston. My visit to the Amador Valley Quilters was so much fun! I stayed with my friend Jeanne and we solved all of the world’s problems over the kitchen table. The guild meets in Pleasanton,…

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Update and follow-up on air erasable pens

  This is an update to my previous post about air erasable pens. The project I am working on has a variety of silks, some of which have unstable dyes. Wetting that quilt is out of the question. My only choice was an air erasable marker. I won’t go into why other methods would not…

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Visiting the Santa Clarita Valley Quilt Guild

I love my job! I get to travel, meet new people, experience life in places I might not visit on my own, and talk about one of the loves of my life, quilting. Pinch me. This trip did not start well. I left home in plenty of time, 2 hrs before my short 1 hr…

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Spring in NorCal

  It’s been a week with not a lot to show, even though I’ve been quite busy. I’m planning a family trip to Denver this summer, working on the never-ending beaded piping, entering shows, booking contracts for 2025, finished a secret sewing project and catching up on admin stuff. I decided to show off my…

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Visiting the Rossmoor Quilt Association and my family’s Easter

  I enjoyed two delightful experiences this week – a visit to the Rossmoor Quilt Association in Walnut Creek and having oldest son/Daughter-in-Law (plus baby due soon!), grandson, and, youngest son with his girlfriend. My heart is full! I drove to Walnut Creek (about 90 min away) to visit the Rossmoor quilters. Having had a…

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