As this year winds down, I’m gearing up for the final guild lectures and workshops. I was at the Mothertown Quilters Guild tonight, thanks ladies for all the great questions and attention to detail of the Egyptian Tentmakers’ Applique! Tomorrow, I head to CT for the Clamshell Quilt Guild. I’ll be lecturing on the Tentmakers and also doing a workshop on their style of Applique on Thursday. Then on Dec. 2nd, I’ll be teaching my R-W-B Boise quilt to one of my home guilds, Blackstone Valley Heritage Quilters. So why mention all of this. First, I hope to see some of you out there in Quilty-land! And second, I want to emphasize the importance of taking classes/workshops. guilds and shows work hard at coming up with just the right mix of classes to offer. So, take ADVANTAGE of these opportunities!! I’ll use myself as an example, do I WANT to take a class, ALWAYS! Might I already know how to do the technique, sometimes….BUT why miss out on the FUN you will have being with like minded people and having a QUILTY-FUN day??!!?? I hope you all will step-up and sign-up and enjoy classes whenever they come your way!!

The AQS Quilt Week in Daytona Beach has opened up class enrollment. I’ll be teaching three classes and two lectures. Join me and the fun in sunny Florida and sign up for a class! The pics below highlight all the events I’ll be teaching! (That is a lot of pictures of me, but I love the graphics with what I’ll be teaching!)

In preparing for my Egyptian Tentmakers’ Applique workshop called “Pharaoh’s Messenger Bag”, I found an “old” sample I made with the Tentmakers’ style applique. It is always fun to visit my samples and get pumped for another class. The “old” is the black with pink fabric. The Messenger bag is the teal/blue lotus flower canvas bag.

#1 – Take a class! Learn a new technique or re-visit an old technique. You just might have some Quilty-fun while you are at it!

#2 – You don’t have to purchase new fabric when taking a class. If you are learning a technique that you are not sure you will use again. Use up the “old” stuff!! It makes room for new fabric!!!

in quilting,

Debbie