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I have to admit I love workshops...specifically quilting workshops where you get to spend intensive time with one instructor either for a day or week. It is an investment of time and money for sure. But, it is a bucket list quilting gift to yourself. In the past few years I have enjoyed the Empty Spools Seminars where I have learned new techniques from Sylvia Pippen, Sandra Leichner and Mary Lou Weidman. I do have to admit it is a blessing to live in Sisters, Oregon because our local quilt shop, The Stitchin Post, schedules workshops with the likes of Rosalie Dace, Hilde Morin, and Sue Spargo to name a few...plus Jean Keenan Wells and Valori Kennedy Wells are hometown artists and shop owners, which means I save on travel and lodging costs. This does not keep me from putting away a bit each month for a workshop outside my area. I love meeting other quilters from around the world who understand my passion for the quilting art form.

You have to be alert and proactive to get into a workshop because they fill up fast!!! Because I waited too long, I was #2 on the waiting list for the Sue Spargo and Tonye Belinda Phillips workshop...and, never moved up! Boo Hoo...but, really, who wouldn't show up to that class! Even though I didn't make the roster, I dropped by the classroom to have a peek at what I was missing. The samples were beautiful and I wanted to rush home and stitch to make myself feel better!!!

It was fun to see old friends stitching away. So, I put my name down for 2018...I am not going to be left out in the stitchers cold next year! Each time you take a class you get a bit more proficient...the little hexie stitching was by a stitching friend, Janet, and her mom on a bag. See how beautiful their stitches are. You improve your skill with each class and workshop!

Have a wonderful stitching day and I hope a class or workshop is on your quilting horizon!

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