Saturday, February 2, 2008

Wisconsin Quilters

First off, let's get the bad news out of the way. Punxsutawney Phil predicted 6 more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow this morning. Wow, no kidding, big surprise. We have been dumped on with snow practically every other day lately. Gee Phil, you might be on to something there.

Today was the first meeting of the new year for the Wisconsin Quilters. It was a great program. We heard from Susan Cleveland first. Susan is a "piping hottie", referring to her creation of a tool used to make easy pipings for bindings. However, Susan took this tool a bit further and now uses the piping around curved pieces. Her trunk show was awesome. She is a bubbly, vivacious speaker. Her laugh is infectious and she truly inspires creativity.

Our second speakers were the husband and wife team of Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr. Although their quilts were not as intricate as Susan's, they were lovely in their own right. They have a real eye for color and interplay, considering most of their quilts are composed of solids. The best thing about their quilts is the fact that they look like something you might find happily residing on a comfy couch and actually being used.

Of course no "quilty day" would be complete without a couple of stops at some favorite shops. However, I am proud to say I only bought 3 pieces of fabric. Two pieces are for bibs for Matthew and 1 piece of wool for my flower pillow. Not even 1 full yard between the 3 pieces! I'm still working hard to keep that stash under control.

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