Guest Pass

Over the weekend I got my membership card from the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell MA.  It came with a guest pass.  Anyone in the New England area want to visit the Museum?  I will mail you the guest pass.  Just let me know by Friday, December 11, why you would like it.

(Warning: the rest of this email is publicity for the New England Quilt Museum)

I live a couple of hours away from the Musuem but their classes and exhibits have been good enough to justify the drive to the museum.  Currently they have an exhibit of 40 contemporary quilt masters from around the world. The quilts are spectacular!  I even like the neighborhood the museum is in--full of cobblestone streets, art galleries, art supply stores, and restaurants!  (I can tell you which ones we have tried.) 

I keep trying to talk my husband into making a weekend out of our day trips--you know, an hour or so at the museum, a meal at a small local restaurant, a night at a local theatre (lots to choose from), and a stay in a luxury hotel.  So far he is not showing sufficient interest (well, at least not POSITIVE interest).  Perhaps it will be my Christmas Present to him.  LOL

Special Exhibit at the New England Quilt Museum

Check out this fantastic exhibit at the New England Quilt Museum.  I am torn whether to attend it or not.  That is the only Saturday I have home in November to devote to quilting. So, I can go and look at other artist's fabulous quilts or stay home and work on my November Schnibble, tackle a UFO for the UFO challenge, finish my granddaugthers' pocket dolls, and/or work on the self-portrait wall hanging I am making for my mother for Christmas (well, let's be real, I would probably start a new project too).

Here is a picture of the quilt I made for my new grandson last year.  It is my first attempt at discharging.  This is a whole cloth quilt made from the dark blue fabric that I had painted with bleach then used paint markers to give some additional color.  I think it iwas the last project that I quilted by hand.  I used that new batting with 50% cotton and 50% bamboo.  I really like that batting--very soft and drapes wonderfully.

That is the Love of my life holding it.

Sashiko

I had a wonderful time at the New England Quilt Museum on Saturday learning Sashiko. Here are two pictures of the museum. It is located in an old bank on a cobblestone street in Lowell MA.

The Sashiko picture is the one I finished. I have two more with different traditional patterns in process. The goal is to have Shibori blocks and Sashiko blocks for a quilt. Don't you think it will be an outstanding quilt?