Hershey Quilt Show

At the end of July I taught at the Hershey Show in Hershey, Pennsylvania for the first time. My friend Melissa moved to the Philadelphia area earlier this year and I was delighted as she was able to attend the show and she also signed up for 3 of my classes.

During the three days I taught 5 classes, 3 full day and two mystery wool stitch classes in the evenings. It was a very busy 3 days but lots of fun.

The first class was my Red Clover quilt which has three blocks. I love the variations on the theme. Many used different colors and a variety of ribbons for stems.

Sue, Monica and Heidi brought there wonderful Victoria bags for me to see.

During the afternoon we played with our embellishment threads adding stitches for texture.

The Second day was the Early Pincushion. Even though this is an old pattern it is a great one day class as it is small enough to do some great embellishments on.

The third day was the Teaberry Sac. This is a great winter purse! All had fun adding stitches to the berries and leaves.

We had one finished project along with another student who brought one to share.

I thank Missy for the opportunity to teach at Hershey and I look forward to returning in the future.
Keep Stitching
Sue

Jean Wells Lecture at Sisters

I am sorry I have been quiet but I have been home for a few weeks catching up on paperwork, gardening and generally organizing my life. I have also managed a little catch up sewing. As promised in my last blog I was going to finish up my lovely teaching experience at Sisters with the wonderful lecture and outdoor walk of Jean Wells quilts which I attended on the Sunday morning after the show.

I have long been an admirer of Jeans work and it was wonderful to enjoy her creative journey as her early quilts to the present day quilts were displayed from all to enjoy. It was great to see how her work has evolved. I love the simplicity of the lines in her quilts as well as the use of solid colors. I use a lot of solid wools in my own work and I think that is one of the reasons I am so drawn to her work.

Wendy and Aimee had the pleasure of taking a two day class with Jean at Sisters this year. I was very envious as taking a class from Jeans is on my too list. I am hoping next year to be able to do that. 

I have much to share with my teaching at The Hershey Show and many new projects so please return soon.

Take care

Sue

Saturday Sisters Quilt Show

'Baby Hexagon' quilt designed and made by Brigitte Giblin from Sydney Australia.
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Wendy, Aimee and I rose really early to help hang the quilts. It is an amazing experience and so well organized. Within a couple of hours all 1200 quilts are hung on buildings and in parks through out the small town of Sisters. The whole town is transformed and thousands of enthusiastic quilters arrive for the day.

'Carmen Miranda' quilt designed and made by Brigitte Giblin from Sydney Australia.

There is also a teachers tent that features quilts designed by all the teachers who taught at the show. The quilt above is Kathy Doughty from Australia.

 These two were designed by Tonye Phillips from Camp Sherman, OR.

 Pamela Goecke Saint Cloud, MN.

 The Gees Bend Quilts

 

 Relaxing in the late afternoon

Wendy, Aimee and I stayed for a couple of extra days. On the Sunday after the show we attended a Lecture and quilt exhibit by Jean  Wells. Will post about that soon.
Take care
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