Saturday, May 28, 2011
I've got a golden ticket!
Ok, not really - it's black and white and hot off my printer - but it IS an exciting ticket to The Alliance For American Quilts' "Quilters Take Manhattan" event in August. Celeb speakers will be Marianne Fons and Jay MacCarroll (first ever winner of my beloved "Project Runway" show, although Mondo's loss last season has me questioning tuning in again). Also joining will be Marianne's daughter Mary, who was guest host for PBS "Fons and Porter" series this year. (Or as my husband believes it should have been called, "Fons and Fons" to avoid false advertising.) Back to the event - click the link http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=e65cc5bab&oeidk=a07e3qi0bpf172e1080 to buy your ticket. (I have zero to do with this event other than being an attendee - just thought the link would be convenient for you).
Dear Jane? Seriously? Seriously.
My promise to you as a reader of this blog - I will try to include photos that inspire and/or amuse you, links to sites I find particularly helpful and to cover a range of creative topics. While the original motivation to start this blog was to track my progress on a Dear Jane quilt (and keep procrastination at bay so it doesn't become a 10 year project), it is very likely to take detours along the way. Hope you hang on for the ride and let me know what you think.
Ok, so let's start at the beginning. For some unknown reason, a few months ago, I signed up for Dear Jane quilt classes at The City Quilter in New York City. Not earth-shattering news to most, but my enrollment surprised me and those who know me well. Historically, my response to DJ quilts has been something along the lines of "Very, very impressive, but not me." I'm not a big Civil War or Americana fabric fan, and a billion little pieces may push me over the edge. Yet there I was, holding the book and listening to CQ's DJ experts Judy Doenias and Diane Rode Schneck talk about the history of DJ in a class that was divided between "optimistic newbies" and "in it to win it" DJ marathoners (aka "janiacs" - learn more at www.dearjane.com) who may be working on their first or may be on their fifth, but they like the camaraderie of the class and access to teachers' experience. I basically blame the whole thing on the fact that I'd been working so much that I was fabric-starved and somewhere in the back of my mind I decided that if the only way I was going to get to play w/ fabric was during my daily two hour commute, so be it. Throw caution and fear of handwork to the wind - let the games begin!
Ok, so let's start at the beginning. For some unknown reason, a few months ago, I signed up for Dear Jane quilt classes at The City Quilter in New York City. Not earth-shattering news to most, but my enrollment surprised me and those who know me well. Historically, my response to DJ quilts has been something along the lines of "Very, very impressive, but not me." I'm not a big Civil War or Americana fabric fan, and a billion little pieces may push me over the edge. Yet there I was, holding the book and listening to CQ's DJ experts Judy Doenias and Diane Rode Schneck talk about the history of DJ in a class that was divided between "optimistic newbies" and "in it to win it" DJ marathoners (aka "janiacs" - learn more at www.dearjane.com) who may be working on their first or may be on their fifth, but they like the camaraderie of the class and access to teachers' experience. I basically blame the whole thing on the fact that I'd been working so much that I was fabric-starved and somewhere in the back of my mind I decided that if the only way I was going to get to play w/ fabric was during my daily two hour commute, so be it. Throw caution and fear of handwork to the wind - let the games begin!
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