Yep I’m at band camp.
Right now I am sitting in a mass band rehearsal while a guest conductor works with my kids (grade 8 and 9) and kids from other schools to make up a band of 105 kids. I’m listening to a very difficult version of Amazing Grace, which is beautiful when it is played just right.
But that is not while I am writing. I am marveled by my students. We performed twice yesterday and they blew me out of the water. The impressed everyone. For the MOST part
First, I’ve had 3 poems published in University of Maine, Presque Isle's journal, Upcountry. It’s a free journal, so go read them.
Second, I’ve completed the Hop to It block for last month. I am now officially caught up. The new block hasn’t been chosen yet. That’s for Joan to do.
And Thirdly, Joanne has a nifty quilt along for a small quilt (think
So this week I worked on the Peach Rose square from Jan Eaton's Book, "200 Crochet Blocks for Blankets Throws and Afghans" * (last week was the chocolate box) and I really like the lacy feel of it.
So far the chocolate box is my favorite though.
I have to tell you that giving myself the assignment of one block a week has been so fun. I actually
Yay! Bill and I are delighted to announce that we have been working on a fabric line with the wonderful (and I really mean wonderful) people at Andover Fabrics which will be available in Fall 2012.
We hope that quilt shops will embrace our new line as they have our magazine and books. I’ll post sneak peeks when I’m allowed but in the meantime I hope that you’ll leave a little room in your stash for our new line, which we’ve been working on since last year. We’ll also be featuring a
This is not a UFO, but it's what I've been working on this week, the wedding banner for my friend's granddaughter. I have one of the appliqued blocks finished. And the rest of the pieces are just stuck up on my design wall for auditioning. I think it will have a scalloped border, but I'm not sure. I haven't decided if I really want to make and sew bias binding yet, and a scalloped border
