Ami Simms is in Williamsburg, VA tonight

| September 30, 2011

  I copied portions of this announcement from our Colonial Piecemaker’s Flyer for the program tonight!  I will be there – I hope you will come too!   The Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative is a national, grassroots organization whose mission is to raise awareness and fund research. “Alzheimer’s Illustrated: From Heartbreak to Hope” (a nationally […]

What’s on my Design Wall, September 26, 2011

| September 25, 2011

Many of you have asked me what I accomplished when I took my DESIGN WALL from last week on the road to be accomplished on retreat!  I had quite a few projects and as you can see – my car was FULL when I headed for Williamsburg last Thursday for the Colonial Piecemakers Quilt Guild […]

CPQG Retreat – Candid Happenings – September, 2011

| September 25, 2011

I don’t know when I have had so much fun.  The Colonial Piecemaker’s Quilt Guild Retreat was the best ever.  I don’t know when I have laughed so hard – eaten so much GOOD FOOD – witnessed such inspiring creativity – and got so much done too! Lorraine did a great job of planning this […]

CPQG Williamsburg Retreat, September 2011

| September 25, 2011

One of my FAVORITE parts of our Colonial Piecemaker’s Quilt Guild Retreats is the SHOW AND TELL on Saturday night.  Here are just SOME of the wonderful things that were created and shared!!!  (Some of my photos were TOO BLURRY to share and some were STILL A SECRET – but here are a few that […]

Colonial Piecemaker’s Guild Meeting September, 2011

| September 3, 2011

Today, at our Colonial Piecemaker’s Quilt Guild Meeting in Williamsburg, we had our TWO COLOR  CRAYON QUILT CHALLENGE reveal.  It was really inspiring and fun to see the talent and creativity of the quilts. This year everyone stood up and told their quilt story – the techniques they used and what inspired them to do […]