July 3, 2020
Again, I will not be able to teach at the Cedar Key Arts Center in July. There is too much Covid-19 in Florida! Actually, I have cancelled all in person classes through December.
Quilts are still being quilted for anyone who does not like to do them personally, and I am still available for phone, FaceTime and Zoom consultation. If you live close by, you can pick up thread, notion, and batting orders from my front stoop! Or I can meet you somewhere on the road.
If anything changes, of course I will let you know, but I think we might as well plan on at home learning for the foreseeable future.
In light of that, I will occasionally post some of the things I have found to do for fun and experience. Maybe you would like to try, too!
This is "Dancing Ribbons", a free pattern and quilt-a-long from the American Quilter's Society blog.
http://aqsblog.com
It is paper pieced and I did sew through the paper, since the pieces are so small! This is a 12" block! To join the sections I used thread instead of pins to match the points. I found the method on David Sirota's website,
https://www.quiltmavendave.com
under Videos, "How to Match Perfect Points". I really don't think his method takes any longer than pins, and it sure is less stressful, being more accurate.
Bethanne Nemesh's class at the online quilt show was wonderful. They also had quilt galleries and vendors. Their next online show will be August 12-15. You can sign up on their website
https://www.quiltfest.com
to be notified of class lists and registration dates. I signed up early and by that afternoon so many people were trying to access the website that it was shut down! But they rectified the situation within a day and all went well.
It seems our new "Goodbye" is "Stay healthy", so I wish it for you!
Until next time...
Bunny
