Mother & Emily

Mother made an amazing 100 squares of velvet for me while she was here to visit.

The fabric is not just velvet alone, but anything that shimmers & glistens, brocades, or something that pleased my eye. Thank you so much, Mother. And thank you to each of you for your choice of setting the squares. We chose the zig zag effect in the diagonal setting. I appreciate each of your thoughts and input in this matter.

Mother was a trooper while she was here. Some days I had to work and she just loved staying here , relaxing, reading, and sewing in the quiet of the day.

My Mother & I!

And then it was time for her to go home. We met my sister, Emily and shopped at a quilt shop in Ackerman and then zeroed in on the thrift stores along the way home. Emily has been bit by the "quilting bug" and it's great fun watching her put together fabrics. I love her taste. We decided to use a few of the same fabrics and each make something and not let the other see our end product until we both have them finished.

It's been a great week!

Mother & Emily Visit

 Emily brought Mother down to Mississippi from Virginia last Friday. Amy, Ashton and I meet them in Corinth for suppper ...

... and for the night.

We also did some Thrift Store shopping and then stopped at fabric stores and a place called The Quilt Shop Gallery just east of Booneville, MS. Here's Emily with her purchases.

Mr. Claud was a friendly man who used a carpenters square and pencil and then Ginger scissors to cut our fabric. He scoffed at using a rotary cutter and mat. His shop was full and overflowing with quilts and fabric ...

... and depression glass.

Today, Mother is sewing velvet squares for me to make a small throw.

State Fair Sampler ...

... made by Possum Town Quilters.

Our Possum Town Quilters have some of our quilts on exhibit at the Rosenzweig Art Center in Columbus, MS for the month of August. You are invited to come and view the quilts during their hours, Tue. - Saturday 9:00 - 5:00. Closed Sunday and Monday.

You are also invited to the opening reception on Thursday, Aug. 4 from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. It's free and open to the public.

Come and bring your friends.

More of the Knoxville Quilt Show

I enjoyed a class with Laura W. ...

... and started this small quilt of a pineapple in the folk art style.

That iron in the top right corner is my badge for graduating from the "Chicago School of Fusing." Our slogan in that class was "Press On!"

I also had a class on machine quilting with Teri L. She does lovely fine work.

Coleen & Claire Bleu joined us later in the week.

Karen K. Stone's quilts have attracated me with all the bright and bold colors. Polly had a class with her.

Karen also had a lecture and let us see her quilts up close, touch them, and take pictures of them. They were a feast for the eyes.

At our "Three Mennonite Quilting Sister's" brunch, we met another family with 7 girls and 1 boy. Here, three of the girls pose with Mother and 5 of her 7 daughters.

After the show I went with Coleen & Claire Bleu to Georgia. Claire has the neatest decorated room.

I felt so blessed that she purchased my "From New York to California" to display on her wall.

AQS Quilt Show in Knoxville

I met Mother, June, Polly, & Barbara for a fun week together. Here we had supper at the Trio on Market Square.

Polly watches me as I shoot the yellow & green umbrellas.

I loved visiting the Sunsphere from the 1982 World's Fair.

There was a great view of Knoxville from the top, with lots of information and history