Sewing Day

I was going to post last night, but I was too exhausted. It was a very full day, we had a sewing day with a machine sewing group of friends, and what a wonderful day it was. One of our friends in the group is still working, so we must be content for the time being to meet when her work schedule permits it. Retirement is in the near future for her, and I'm so glad about that!


As you can see, Diana has a wonderful big open area for us to sew (and that doesn't even count her big quilting studio).

Kimm was working on a very pretty charming Valentine table runner.



And Diana and Carol were both working on a little tote bag for notions, makeup, or whatever.



Diana was our over-achiever and actually got TWO done!


And Carol's little tote is very lovely too. Carol is about the only quilter I know who can honestly claim "No UFO's"!!!


At the end of that wonderful day, I had a meeting of our Quiltfest Planning Committee. Quiltfest is our big annual quilt show, and the planning of it is a major endeavor. Our chairperson is doing a wonderful job, and makes working together on it a pleasure! That's a rare gift, and we're very lucky to have her! We weren't able to hold it in our usual library meeting room, so Joy, the owner of one of our best local quilt shops was gracious enough to let us hold it in the classroom area of her shop. Oh darn... so hard to be in such an environment! ;-)

And speaking of Joy, I would like to make an observation. Yesterday (between the friends' sewing day, and the evening Quiltfest meeting), I was in her quilt shop. I observed her with a customer, using sign language. I was flabbergasted because she did it so naturally and with such apparent ability! When I questioned an employee about it, I found that she had only learned it very recently. And she had done so because of a desire to help one specific customer who was deaf. This customer had a desire to take quilting classes and the operation of her new Elissimo. Now that is service above and beyond the call of duty, wouldn't you say?