P.I.Q.F. at Santa Clara

My first visit to the Santa Clara Pacific quilt show on Sat. was interesting. Yes, I was a bit disappointed. The best part was meeting author Terri Thayer and seeing how well her books were selling. Also great my my seat companion Val Cunningham. A really nice woman who shared her remodeling and Medicare experiences with me. Just listening to people - you get a great education.

I forgot my camera so sorry no photos. I wasn't buying much till I got some applique kits from Cathy Van Bruggen Designs. Pretty flowers get to me. Then I saw four pink fabrics and needles and oh my there goes my budget. But my feet got sore before I did real damage, took a cat nap. Woke just in time to board the bus, thank goodness.

Wonderful adventures and meeting nice women make a great day.

Alicia Del Rio's Becoming Quilt

This is a Kaffe Fassett inspired quilt design with a few of his fabrics. My neighbor watched my cats while I was in Hawaii so I promised her a quilt for her graduation from Natomas H.S. but she is now in her second year at Sacramento City Collage. I was not happy with how this turned out so I added the side panels and the pretty butterfly fabric on the botton. This is my hope that she, a girl Becoming a woman, can transform into a star. Or what ever she wants to become.

Monterey Quilt Guild Meeting

Freddy Moran was the featured Speaker at the Moneterey Quilt Guild. Talked Marie into getting out for her first Guild meeting on Monday. Unfortunately Ana did not sleep through the whole thing as we planned, she was enjoying all the attention from the granny quilters who thought she was just too cute.

The meeting at the Pacific Grove Comm. Center was warm and friendly, full crowd with a few from Salinas. The bright red self-portrait was stunning. As usual Freddy was funny, inspiring and explained the collaboration with Gwen Marston. Marie tried breast feeding Ana out in the patio and watched the lecture thru glass doors, but was inspired by the bright, varied quilts to consider joining.

I really liked this smaller guild and warm comraderie, plus they only do the Quilt Show every other year.