Quilting on the Island!

I'm back!! I have been on many adventures since my last post. We've had so many changes in the past few years its had to keep up with, but I'm back and ready to talk quilting and traveling!

I went to a Mardi Gras party a while back and I really enjoyed the atmosphere, so I kept the party going, moving poolside for the summer.

Last week Veronica and I had a Quiltsmart Mondo/Midi/Bitty Class at the Island Quilt Guild in Galveston, TX. I say "we", but once we crossed the bridge onto the Island, I left Veronica to go check out this "blue water" they've been having while she headed on to teach the class. Lucky for me, I had already gotten a base tan at our home pool, so after a little sunscreen, I sat back to enjoy the sunshine while she and the class attendees made some awesome bags. (I really should have had Veronica make me one to hold my beach towel and sunglasses).

If you haven't made a Mondo/Midi/Bitty bage yet, what are you waiting for? Veronica teaches classes, so if you are interested in having your Bee, Guild or group host a class you can email her at VLCox@live.com. We've made many over the years, but these are some of our favorites.

Have you made a Quiltsmart bag? What's your favorite style to make?

Saturdays Bitty Lone Star

Here we go again.  This Bitty Lone Star is great, it seems like we teach this at least once a month. I guess that is because it is so easy.   Remember there are no set in seams and no diamonds, just easy rectangles. Everybody goes away with that "aha, I got it now" feeling.  It really does look hard, but is so, so easy.   If you don't see it on the schedule, just let Carla or Elsa at Cactus Quilts know that you want to take this class and we can set it up.  That's what this group did.

Here's Bea, working hard.  I love her colors.  Look at Jessica in the background, she's having a great time.

Jessica is showing off one of her star points..Good job!  Red is my favorite color.  

Here is Sue.  She's working so hard and trying hard to ignore all of us.  I think sh's just fooling us, I'm pretty sure she's the one who had Jessica laughing.  Sue is working with colors that are "out of her box".  She used a black, some grays and a white.  She actually used 7 colors for hers and everyone else used 4.  Veronica used 4 on hers, she says she'll do a 7 color one next.  

 Cat is hard at work.  She had 1/4 of hers put together before she left.  Great job!

We had a great time, thanks for making my Saturday a great one!!!