Preparing for California and beyond...

If you follow the blog of Temecula Quilt Co. you have seen that I will be speaking there in April as part of my world speaking tour...well, actually, as part of my family vacation in California.  I will be talking about Pennsylvania Pillowcases and Other Small Treasures.  One of the other small treasures is the privy bag.  I was working on the part of my talk today.  I have blogged on the topic before, but here are some photos for your viewing pleasure.  It may be more historically accurate to call these hanging bags, but its more fun to call them privy bags.

I will also be doing a workshop at the Mennonite Heritage Center in Harleysville, PA, this coming October.  In addition to giving my pillowcase presentation, I will facilitate a show and tell session.  The museum will bring out part of its quilt collection for show and tell and participants may bring some of their own quilts to share.

Happy Valentines Day

My Book...something's gotta give

There is only so much time for quilting and I realized that if I want to make my dream of a book happen, something has to go.  With two kids going off to college in 2013, retiring from my job as a chemist is not in the cards yet.  So...I will be giving up craft shows.  While I do enjoy the show itself, there is a lot of work to do to get ready for each show.  And with quilting, I can't make quilts the night before...I have to work on them all year.  I will do two shows this year, and then retire my pipe and drape for the forseeable future. 

I will focus on quilts for publication in magazines and a book of my own.  I will still offer quilts and other small items for sale on Etsy, but with my own timeline, rather than the pressure of being ready for shows.  Here is my low budget start.

I have made three quilts so far and planned 3 more.  I also want to write a book on PA pillowcases.