Falling into Friendship

I didn't buy a thing at the grand re-opening of the quilt shop. I would have had to stand in line for an hour just to get the fabric cut and then another hour to pay for it. The turnout was so great that there was no room in the parking lot, so I had to park across the street. I met my friends Mary and Margo and we headed off to a great great Mexican restaurant that I am sure to frequent often in the future, even if it is all the way into Georgia.

But later....I confess, I went online and gathered up just a few items. Eeek!

The great thing about Mary is that she 'comes with' another friend Margo, who is also hilarious and we all are having so much fun together. At lunch we laughed and laughed, and ate a marvelous meal. I feel so lucky and relieved to have landed into friendship with these gals. We are all women of a certain age and have similar outlooks on creativity, quilting, and the rest of it. And yet our quilting styles are all so different. And we all have closets really full of quilts. Nevertheless the desire to make more lives on.

Ringscycle #3    2001
Hand dyed cottons and silks, fused, machine quilted, 62.5" x 48.5"
$3400

Here's a quilt I made ten years ago. Where does the time go? Anyway, at the time just about everyone was trying out split circles and I had to make my version. I cannot imagine doing this now. Back then I was so driven, and now I am so relaxed. In a healthy way.

Notice the change in the quilting? Whoa. I am kinda thinking the fancy stitching stuff looks dated. Anyway, I will be doing a lot of the straight line stitching this holiday weekend, since I have 8 more blocks to quilt, and more lovely rain is expected. I hope your picnic plans are still on and that you enjoy your days off.

And now for some dawggie cheezecake....

Get your gargantuan self outta my bed!