Teaching In early June

Cathy and I travelled to Indiana to teach at the Indianapolis Quilt Guild. A couple of my students brought projects of mine that they had previously done in class. I am always excited to see the progression of individual pieces and how they are embellished. Dawn had done my Flower Vase class as well as the Sew Your Seeds Needle Case.

I also taught my Small Bird Play. It is a fun class as you come to class with the kit appliqued then you spend your time in class layering and embellishing.

As we drove we were able to fill the car with wonderful goodies to tempt my students.

The layering and stitching of these flowers and leaves made each students piece unique.

This week I travelled to North Coast Needlers in Westlake OH. I had a full class of enthusiastic stitchers all layering and embellishing my Bird Play sampler.

Susan brought her version of my Coneflower Pillow to show me. I love the stitching she did on her piece. www.suespargo.com/kits.html

We worked on Bullion Knots,

layering, combining ribbons and stitches and

the textural pistil stitches.

As well as the Fly Stitch we had fun using some of our new fabrics for layering.

It was a fun day and as and added bonus Aimee my youngest daughter assisted me and we got to spend the day together.

I gave a lecture in the evening and Sue brought her Peony Bloom and Saffron Needle Case to share. Patterns and Kits for these can be found on my website. www.suespargo.com/smallgifts.html

I have also spent a great deal of time catching up with emails and general day to day chores after being away for a few weeks. I still feel like the I have a long way to go.

I am off to Atlanta to teach for three days this week.

Creative Stitching

Sue

Last few days in Venice

I am sure you all think that all mom and I have done while is in Venice is eat. Actually we have had one great meal each day. The seafood is amazing but not cheap.

Fresh scallops and tuna from a Beccafico in Campo Santo Stefano.

Everywhere we go you can sit and eat in the piazzas and watch the world go by. Every table has table cloths and wonderful fresh flowers. The sun has not stopped shining since we got here.

The evenings have been beautiful and everyone is in the streets visiting in the summer months.

The next day we walked to Piazza San Marco. It was hot so we had a little drink in the square at Caffe Florian. If you can believe it cost about $45. Wine was cheaper than coffee so guess what I had! Mom had a bottle of water. Snacks and music were included in the price.

The Basilica San Marco was amazing. I fell in love with the tile floors. I was not able to take any pictures but managed to buy a couple of postcards.

I have collected so much imagery that I could make quilts for the rest of my life! I am in heaven.

We had another wonderful meal at Trattoria da Fiore - this time lobster

At our hotel they have a lovely little courtyard we have had our morning cappuccinos here.

Today our last day we took a ride for a few hours on the Vaporetto around Venice. It was very relaxing and it was great to see many sights from the water.

We finished our day with a very late lunch at Acqsa Pazza in Campo San Angelo. The food was amazing zucchini flowers filled with ricotta and fresh seafood.

We have had a great time in Venice. Mom and I fly home to Ohio tomorrow. This has been a very special trip together.

Thanks for sharing our journey.

Sue