Wedding and Mitchell Farm

Saturday we  witnessed the wedding of Paul’s nephew Nathaniel to Jen …

… at Mitchell Farms near Collins, MS.

There were all kinds of things to do and see on the grounds.

Paul helped Tina clean the corn from her shoes.

The livery stable was full of horses to ride.

M is for ….. monkey!

Stacy enjoyed being engineer.

I wonder what they did to deserve time behind the bars!

Grampa preached a good sermon on John 3:16.

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"Celebration" for Sale at SAQA

SAQA's Annual Benefit Auction begins next week!  

This is your chance to own unique art quilts created by some of the world's finest artists.

Starting Monday, September 15, 2014, help support the art quilt movement by bidding on your favorite pieces.

Peg Pennell - "Bubbles"

Phillida Hargreaves - "Forever Car Ride"

Diane English - "Trees Aren't Always Green III"

And then ... here's your chance to own a piece of my artwork.

Celebration

Scroll down about 15 rows to find it.

You can also read more about this piece on my blog HERE.

Dana Finishes Her “Dare to be Unsquare” Quilt

… as a Quilter

Dana came one afternoon and worked diligently to finish her quilt.

She opted to put fleece on the back and tie it.

She started the quilt way back HERE. It’s so cuddly and warm.

And now her persistence has paid off!

This quilt is a lot like what Gina made HERE and what Emily & I made HERE.

SAQA’s Benefit Auction

SAQA’s signature fundraising event starts Sept 15!

This is your chance to own beautiful, unique art quilts by some of the world’s finest artists. Plus, your purchases help increase the recognition for art quilts and the artists who make them while supporting SAQA’s exhibitions, publications, and education outreach.

The Benefit Auction is run in three sections for 6 days each, with a special later section accompanying the International Quilt Festival in Houston. A different group of quilts is available for online bidding each week.

Make Mine Lime Green!  - curated by Martha Sielman. Lime green seems to be showing up all over, including in SAQA's Benefit Auction.

 Brooklyn #5 - Heather Dubreuil

 Bike Me - Gail Ramsay

 Modern Circles 3 - Terry Aske

 Joyful Colors - Diane Born

 On the Right Path - Dori Settles

 Trees Aren't Always Green III - Diane English

And then you can find my donation “Celebration” HERE. You have to scroll down about 15 rows.

“Lily” Quilt Class in Starkville

Yesterday I took my accordion style “design wall” to Starkville to teach a “Lily” workshop for the Golden Triangle Quilters.

This is my sample “Lily” that we made in class.

Most of the ladies finished fusing their tops and a lot of them got a good start on the quilting.

      

It was so interesting to see the different variations that each person used to make their quilt unique.

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