Animals at Field Day of the Past Sept. 20, 2009

| September 23, 2009

I loved looking at…and taking pictures of the animals at Field Day of the Past in Goochland, VA this past weekend.  If you are not in a “ZOO MOOD” you should skip this post!  🙂 My favorite were the alpacas – especially the babies (eating out of Catherine’s hand while still remaining in the safe […]

Field Day of the Past, Goochland, VA Sept. 20, 2009

| September 22, 2009

Taking one giant step back in time at the Field Day of the Past  was a refreshing experience.  The Country Piecemaker’s of Powhatan, VA hosted a quilt sale (Barbara, Sara and the Guild sold some!) and quilt demos Friday through Sunday.  Catherine and I joined the group on Sunday – along with Heidi, Sara and Michelle […]

Games and Demos – Williamsburg Retreat – September 2009

| September 13, 2009

    OH MY OH MY – I am always amazed at everything that I learn every time I am with other quilters – and these quilters from the Williamsburg Colonial Piecemaker’s Guild were quite talented.    OK – one of the highlights of my NEW LEARNING experiences during the retreat was witnessing the ACCUQUILT cutter  […]

sao’s Quilty Report

| September 9, 2009

Guess I had better think about getting packed – I am going on a quilt retreat in the morning with the Colonial Piecemaker’s Quilt Guild in Williamsburg………ahhh…….peaceful sewing until Sunday.  I have been UNSEWING my CELTIC KNOTWORK QUILT TOP most of the week……warning to PAM and anyone else doing this wonderful quilt……make sure the seams […]

YING AND YANG

| September 9, 2009

Yesterday was one of those YING YANG DAYS……I said GOODBYE to SILVER BELLE – the first time that I had SEEN HER in person since the accident August 28th!  So I removed my belongings (found lots of buttons and yo yo’s in my trunk) and said my good byes!  They told me that cars like […]