Thanks to all of you who asked about donating quilts for fire victims in Colorado. If you would like to send or drop off a comfort quilt for someone who has lost their home due to fire, we will make sure it is put into the hands of someone in need. We are still working out the details, but if you want to donate a quilt, we will make sure it is placed with someone who could use a quilty hug here!
You probably know about eQuilter's Free Pattern Designer by now, but just in case you were hesitant to give it a try, Paul has posted a wonderful tutorial video that will get you jazzed up about using this amazing design tool!
Add that to his Color Picker, Design Board, Wish List, etc. and we just know you'll have fun searching and playing around with our 20,000+ products! Absolutely brilliant!
This Wednesday night at 6:30 I will be at the award ceremony for Quilt Colorado in Loveland, and will be giving out the top prize at the end of the evening. I hope to see many of you at the reception afterwards – please DO come and say hello!
I've decided to make another totally insane short trip to the Birmingham (England) quilt show in August, and will be there Saturday and Sunday, Aug 18-19. I wish I could go for longer, but that is the same week my kids start school. Our school board in their infinite wisdom has scheduled school to start on August 15 (which every parent here hates) so I am just taking a long weekend to visit the Festival of Quilts.
Sophie and I will be visiting the Long Beach Quilt Show on Friday July 27, so perhaps we'll see some our west coast friends there as well?
If you are planning to attend the Modern Quilt Guild's conference next February, be sure to check out the QuiltCon Challenge and our challenge packet with 25 Fat 8ths!
Now that the monsoon rains have come to Colorado and it is cooling off nicely, I am trying to recreate the scrumptious Black Bread that I had in Ireland! I have about 5 different recipes that I've printed off, and I have one in the oven as I write this. Molasses, unsweetened cocoa powder, and coffee give it the dark color. Sounds crazy huh? I am making it with yeast instead of baking soda. Next I'll try using part rye flour. My kids just go nuts when I make fresh bread at home!
Wishing you all a cool week with reliable electricity for sewing, baking, and playing with our patternmaker. *wink*
