Fibermania

The Greenville Arms Inn


My lovely room at the Hudson River Valley Art Quilt Workshop

I arrived in Albany NY Saturday morning and had a scenic drive to the small town of Greenville, the site of my week long vacation, um, workshop. Wow! This is a dream setting. Quaint Victorian Inn with all the trimmings including a large parlor, with a lending library and lots of quilts on the walls everywhere. My bedroom has this wonderful four-poster bed, but I slept on the twin. I love looking at the fourposter, all made up and pristine.

Of course they have DSL, so I am happy as a clam!

Kim La Polla is the artist/owner/innkeeper genius to think this all up. What a great idea to own an Inn and have both art quilt workshops as well as the established and very popular painting workshops. Her husband Mark is a real chef and it is his delight to create our gourmet meals. O my diet!

This room has a refrigerator should I need to keep a sixpack cold, and my own bath. I forgot my toothpaste! grrrr. I will get some today in town.

I brought both laptops for an exercise that will use Paint and Picasa. I asked the students to bring a laptop if possible, but mine will be shared.

The workshop space is immense, with fabu lighting, a table for each student, with working wall and a dedicated electric circuit for each person. NO electric problems all week!!!

The best news is that Rolando came through and the bolts of Wonder-Under were delivered before I arrived and I tested it and it is the GOOD STUFF. Hurrah!!!! I FUSED FOUR PIECES WHICH PEELED PERFECTLY.
I have set up the classroom and will be making something this morning so more pictures will follow. But first, breakfast is served!