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Even though I had tons of organizing and packing for the road trip, I could not pass up the opportunity to listen to one of the Grand Dame's of Quilting share her thoughts and quilts at the Stitchin' Post in Sisters, Oregon. 2016 is Gwen Marston's last year of teaching and she will be retiring to her home on Beaver Island in Lake Michigan. It must be a magical place to have nourished such an artistic soul. 32 miles long and with only 450 full-time residents it provided a place for her to realize and nurture her creations. Her quilts were amazing, but I also left with an appreciation of her wit and wisdom. The presentation not only gave me courage to be freer in my quilting, but also to be less critical. Gwen's new book, Free Range Triangle Quilts, with Cathy Jones is definitely going to be on my wish list!
We are continuing our trek making it across Death Valley...all I can say is WOW!!! Next week I will have a wonderful slide show of The Tater Patch in Merrill, Oregon..the first quilt shop stop. It really is packed full of quilting yumminess. My "Car Quilt" this trip...although we are in an RV, is hand quilting my Buttermilk Basin Quilt from 2015. I am now on block 3 stitching with Valdani Thread...and, you know what? I am ok with my stitches because Gwen says she embraces the pucker!!! LOL
Enjoy the slide show and we'll see you next week! And don't forget to visit Anna's blog, Woolie Mammoth. Click here to watch her videos on YouTube.
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I was wondering if you ever sewn on your machine while traveling in any of your RV's or your van. We are thinking about getting an RV for the first time and I wondered if I can sew on the road. Appreciate any advice you can give me. Thanks,
Debbie
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