Inspiring two days

Last Friday and Saturday were the most productive quilting days for this year. 

Vicki came for 6 weeks holiday to Portugal from a snowy Indiana.  She has been traveling around Portugal but still managed to sew paper pierced stars for the September workshop to teach.  These stars are her 6 weeks holiday work in Portugal.

Therese came with her newly and quickly made quilt. She has a tradition to give her quilts away.  During 2 days of quilting she was making a quilts for others.

 

Ann, Therese and I practiced free motion quilting with Vicki.  Her tips and tricks helped us a lot.  Yes, we still need practice free motion quite often as possible.

 

Ann worked on her spiral quilt. Sorry, it seems that I was too excited that working on my long lasting project that I have forgotten to take photos.

 



This is a very important news from Vicki to any quilter or crafter.  If you can find this pen it could be your friend forever.  It disappears with heat.  Go to any Staples shops or Amazon. You will be forever happy.  So far I have not checked yet in Portugal, but definitely, will try to go to Staples to look for. You can get as many colours as you wish.

This is our tradition to have a potluck lunch during quilting camps.  My DH cooked for us Thai chicken with almonds, because his DW was busy sewing.  Yeoni, she brought Korean kimchi and tuna kimpab. Her daughter Alim loved playing with my girls.

My star has started to shine again. I had a problem because I started this project when I did not master the 1/4 seam. With Vicki's help it has been progressed a lot. It has a pink background fabric.

Next quilting will be on 30 May from 11 am to 4 pm. See you then.  Javhlan

Quilt Camp with Vicki on 15 and 16 May

 Vicki Miles, who previously lived here in Portugal and quilted with many of us, is back on holiday.  Vicki is an experienced quilter who has had award winning quilts in local and national shows.  Most recently her quilt, titled "Finding My Way to You" has won awards for Best of Show and Best Bed Quilt at the Essenhaus Show in Indiana.  It is currently hanging in an AQS juried show in Paducah, Kentucky.

Vicki will join us for a weekend quilt camp in Caxias on the 16th and 17th of May from 10:00 to 16:00 each day.  The price is 5€ per day to cover coffee and cakes.  Come and bring your sewing machine and any projects that you are working on.  Vicki will be available to help with any problems you might be having with your quilting.  We will be having a potluck lunch so bring a dish to share with the group.

There is limited space so please contact Jackie on 964 426 419 to make a reservation.  If you know any other quilters that would be interested, please feel free to pass this information on to them.