Fons and Porter’s Love of Quilting approached me at Spring Market 2010 in Minneapolis, MN. They asked if I would submit a quilt for their magazine. I was honored to be asked and when I found out they had chosen my design I was thrilled.
Pretty much the picture speaks for itself. This is my very first quilt design published in a magazine. This year there will be 2 more designs appearing in other magazines.
So here it is!. The graphics are excellent…thanks Fons & Porter!!!
I love a retreat! It took an eternity for the weekend to arrive and a blink of the eye to be over. Getting away from my normal routine couldn't come fast enough. Yippee, Friday arrived and we were speeding (literally) off in my new car to Debbie’s cabin near Alexandria, MN. Of course there was a quick quilt shop stop on the way. Quilted Treasures in Rogers, MN always has nice things to offer. What a great way to celebrate my 51st birthday!
Sue, Patty, Suzanne..........................Laura
The weather was going to be a problem all weekend but I didn't care. Just get me to the cabin and all will be great. As it turned out the weekend was sunny and beautiful. There were 6 more quilter-friends joining me at Debbie’s cabin. She is a fantastic hostess…Hostess with the Mostess doesn’t do her justice. She is WONDERFUL!
Marcia.....................................Debbie
How did the weekend end so soon? Sunday morning I put the sewing pedal to the floor. I wanted to finish a little more before I had to pack up. My goal was 144 finished blocks for my Ember Reds and Evergreens Quilt. What was I thinking? I got 86 done and of course they are all from Jo Morton’s line of fabric. Everyone else made great progress in their projects some even finished theirs!
What a great weekend. We’ll do it again all again this fall…Thanks Debbie!!!
Enjoy!
Annemarie in MN
Tuesday night was the 2nd installment of Jo’s ‘Little Women’ Club #10 at Glad Creations. It really was supposed to be the 3rd class but in February we had a snow storm and the shop had to be closed. So the weather has been pretty nice since (if the 40s are considered nice) and we thought spring was finally on its way! But Mother Nature had a different idea. She decided it would be funny to have an ice and snow storm - again. Got to love Spring – right? Anyway, we did have class and there were some wonderful quilts brought for show and tell.
This month the quilt project is Courthouse Steps. Quilted with a Baptist Fan…great new tool to create the fan design and circles.
It was a dark sleeting night after class. I carry a very large tote bag stuffed with all my class/teaching info. As I was loading it into my car my purse fell out of the tote. Yes, that’s right. It was left on one of the busiest streets in South Minneapolis. I realized it was missing when I got home and quickly called the shop. The shop was CLOSED! I panicked and called the shop owner who lives nearby. Luckily she and her husband graciously volunteered to go look for it.
Yes, it was found on the road and all is well. The purse isn't even a little worse for the wear. I am very happy to have it back in my hot little spending hands!
Thanks again Nancy and Jay for saving me and my purse!!!
Happy quilting,
Annemarie
I stopped by Eagan High School library today to look at the quilts on display for Women in History month. It is their 17th annual show and I have participated every year. The show is always an eclectic mix of quilts made by local quilters. But quilts aren’t the only items on display.
A special treat is always in store when you view the two library display cases. This year one case focused on pincushions. From Squirrels to vests…I guess just about anything can be made to hold pins! This display case was aptly named… Needles and Pins.
The second case held many a bag made from Terry Atkinson’s Groovy Girl class. I taught the class at Glad Creations, Quilt Block in Minneapolis, MN over the last 6 months.
Laura and Laurie do such a wonderful job arranging the display cases!
The show will be on display for another couple of days. The show closes noon on Friday March 18, 2011. Don’t miss this year’s wonderful display…you don’t want to miss it!
I stopped by Eagan
High School library today to look at the quilts on display for Women in History month. It is their 17th annual show and I have participa
ted every year. The show is always an eclectic mix of quilts made by local quilters. The quilts this year did not disappoint. I would proudly take any one of them
home. I have posted pictures of my 2 favorites (it is really hard to have favorites they are all wonderful). Star quilt by…Dee Legvold and Flower quilt by…Janet Schuetze.
My quilting friend Suzanne displayed a quilt made from one of my patterns.
The pattern name is ‘Pride and Glory’.
She is a 1930s reproduction fabric fanatic.
I just love how the quilt looks using her fabrics!
There were 2 more of my pattern quilts on display at the show. Marcia, another one of my quilting friends displays her version of ‘Laura’s 1870 Cradle Quilt’. (Quilt on the upper right of photo). ‘Stars Divided’ is on the upper left side of the photo and I am sorry I don’t know who made that one. The rest of the quilts in this picture are mine from Jo’s Little Women Club #9 which I teach at Glad Creations, Quilt Block in Minneapolis, MN.
The show will be on display for another couple of days. The show closes noon on Friday March 18, 2011. Don’t miss this year’s wonderful display…you don’t want to miss it!
My husband and I, along with another couple, headed south to Orlando, FL for a little R&R. We found the weather to be almost perfect. The lines at Disney’s Epcot and Hollywood Studios were short. Even at the new Harry Potter Islands of Adventure – Universal lines weren’t too bad.
For those of you going to Universal Studios here’s a tip…you many need reservations to get into the Harry Potter park section.
Check about reservations to avoid
disappointment. BTW…the flowers at Epcot were breathtaking.
The sand at Cocoa Beach, near Cape Canaveral was magical and the waves were awesome…again not crowded. Here’s another tip…go to Florida just before the spring break crowds arrive.
However, some Canadian schools were on spring break…how does that happen? Why does spring come to Canada before Minnesota? Isn't it colder there…just curious?
Nothing like going on vacation and finding out there is a quilt show nearby. What a bonus to the sun and sand of Orlando. The show was in a little town 50 miles from where we were staying. Mt. Dora, FL is a bustling city with a quaint old town section close to Lake Dora. Walking through the old section you can travel from shop to shop and find many a restaurant to spend time. We spent a beautiful sunny day walking around and going to the quilt show.
At the quilt show my husband sat on a bench waiting for me. He was very happy there reading from his Nook. Happy that was until every quilter that walked by wanted his portion of the bench or just didn’t see him and tried to sit on him. His mood was less than friendly when I returns and was ready to leave the quilting seen. I had found a lovely quilt in the show made from Valori Wells fabrics that I hope to reproduce. Luckily the fabric is still available and is on its way to me from Oregon.
That’s right a Minnesota quilter on vacation in Orlando, Florida sees a quilt at a show in Mt. Dora, FL, travels back to Burnsville, MN and gets on the phone to order the pattern 'Nest'
and fabric from a store in Sisters, OR. Now that’s dedication! 
Groovy Girls…
Today is the last class of my Groovy Girls Club at Glad Creations, Quilt Block in Minneapolis, MN. It has been a lot of fun. What a fantastic group of ‘Groovy Girl’ students I have had.
We have had many a laugh. Especially, believe it or not, over the folding of napkins! Someone in class actually knew how to fold a napkin to look like a dead chicken. The tears were flowing from laughter. After all of the laughing quieted down one wonderful GG was then brave enough to show us how to fold a napkin in the shape of a male body part. Then there was the evening we strung clothes line across the front of the classroom and hung all of the bags we had made since the previous class. It was an amazing amount of work and talent on display. We had a fabulous time.
I learned a lot working with the patterns Terry Atkinson provided for the club. Her patterns are well illustrated and easy to make. Thank you Terry and especially thank you to all of the Groovy Girls that came to the club! I hope to see all of you again real soon.
Here’s a sneak peak at what is coming for tonight’s last club meeting….
Happy stitching,
Annemarie