I spent most of this week at the Trinity Valley Quilt Guild annual retreat in Pottsboro, Texas. I always enjoy the retreat, and, amazingly, I always get a lot done. Despite the distraction of working in a room with sixty-two other people, I manage to create and sew. And this year was no exception.
I went to the retreat with a plan: create two small tuning fork quilts. It took me nearly three whole days to create this one:
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| Tuning Fork #26, approximately 17" x 24" |
It was three days of intensive sewing. And concentrating. And afterwards, I decided to "play," and to do some free-form, improvisational, seat of my pants kind of sewing. I created 2 small pieces:
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| Subdivisions #12, 24" x 30" |
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| Subdivisions #13, 20" x 20" |
At home, I am an obsessive sewer, working alone in my studio day after day without seeing anyone other than my husband (before and after work) and Boomer the cat. But my once-a-year foray into a group sewing session does make me very happy. I enjoy seeing what everyone is working on, and alternating periods of nose-to-the-grindstone sewing with socializing.
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| Show and Tell |
Maybe I'm not a complete hermit after all...........
Comments
Increasingly I can't do three things at once! Age!
You are so dedicated to your tuning forks series, it must feel like returning home with each one.Do your fellow quilters get it? Working in series and abstractly?
Bet you aren't dealing with gray skies and ice this morning.
I love keeping up with your series and seeing your face on my comment page. Thank you for visiting my blog.
LeeAnna at not afraid of color
I always enjoy your blog!