Spring has sprung!

This was my view last week one morning when I got up and took a peek outside. Actually I don't mind the snow, I grew up with it, and Utah is nothing compared to the fine Idaho winters of my youth. I think my flowers would like to see spring though, so I am rooting for them.


Yesterday I drove to this fine quilt shop in Draper, called Thimbles & Threads. If I were ever to open a quilt shop, it would be exactly like this place. It is in an old building that was once a feed store. It is such a fun place, and like all quilt shops, full of nice friendly people. I took a class from a lady named Cody Mazuran. What an amazing person. She is a master at finishing quilts. I was excited to go learn from her.



I learned so much from her fast paced 3 hour class. She only scratched the surface but her technique is perfection. Now, what is a trip to a quilt shop without coming home with something? The day I went into the shop to sign up for the class, I saw this quilt on display that I have admired from afar for months (There is a picture of this quilt on the Handiquilter ad in magazines). So when I saw it on display, I was so excited... now I could find out where the pattern was found.

I was soooo excited to learn that the pattern is actually in a book that is already in my possession!!! Now that has to be a first. Last January I was able to travel to Ontario, California to the "Road to California" quilt show. They were celebrating Eleanor Burns 20th Anniversary, and had all her quilts on display out in the foyer. Eleanor was also there at her booth, and I was able to meet her. What a fun person she was. Now normally I would be nervous to meet a 'celebrity' type person, but I didn't feel that way meeting her.

So here I am with Eleanor. It was a great day!

Anyway, back to the quilt at the shop. It was another of those quilts that when I saw it, it spoke to my soul! What more can I say? I was excited to see a fat quarter pack of all the fabrics used in the quilt, so I plan to stop there next trip thru and buy the pack for my stash.

I love the soft colors. (Henry Glass & Company - Buggy Barn Sherberts.

a couple more pictures. First is one of my last projects - fun, fun, fun. Made for Nicole's little boy Adam. This is a nice sized quilt, will be big enough for a twin bed. I've promised to get the quilting machine up & running, so Nicole can come quilt it. I promise this will happen!
(Yes Nicole, I will teach you, & we will do this together).

Second, is this cute quilt I made just because I loved the pattern. I made this to take to the Ashcraft Family reunion this summer to sell at the auction. I've got about 20 bucks into it, I hope some cheap Ashcraft will pay more than that for it.

Lastly - A BIG thanks to that one fan of mine, Nicole, for researching things out for her busy aunt and giving her a tutorial on the easy way to do things.