We escaped the tornadoes and the flooding that hit Illinois and Wisconsin last week but there was a lot of rain. It's the third-wettest April on record. My basement stayed dry (I had the landscapers add a bank of soil around the problem corner of the foundation) but apparently there's a roof leak. It's always something . . .
On Friday Leslie and I met at Concordia University in River Forest to see an exhibit of quilts by Modern Quilt Studio (=Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr). Leslie and I met at a P.E.O. convention and we immediately hit it off. She lives in Oak Park, adjacent to River Forest (50 miles south of where I live). She's not a quiltmaker but she has design experience. It was interesting to have a non-quilter's reaction to the gorgeous artwork!
We posed with our favorites.
After that we had lunch at a restaurant in Oak Park.
Traffic on I-94 and 294 was moderate and I made good time both down and back.
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I spent the weekend catching up on a number of things, not the least of which was four hours creating the PowerPoint version of my New Zealand trip. I am giving two presentations on April 28 (afternoon: AAUW travel group in person; evening; P.E.O. by Zoom). I'll tweak the slides in a day or two. I admit it was fun to revisit my photots and notes.
In the studio: three finishes!
Villa Rosa Cherrydale pattern. (#5 in finish for the Six Quilts/Six Weeks challenge.)
The batik Trip Around the World. My OMG for April.
It's red/taupe/charcoal though it looks kind of red/white/blue.
I used sheets for backings on both and the serpentine stitch to quilt both.
The back is from Barb M's estate sale.
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Mari and her young son Levi flee from the oppression and abuse of a rural religious cult. They return to her parents' home on Little Great Island off the Maine coast. Her reentry to island life is difficult. Her parents love her and Levi but both sides are stubborn. How can she make a living as an organic farmer and conservationist? The island folk are conflicted, too, between the traditional lobstering (diminishing catches due to climate change) and generation-long summer residents with developers seeking to buy family homes and farms.
A lot happens in a short time (so that the novel doesn't get toooo long). That aside, the local color is terrific and it's a great story.
Linking up with Oh Scrap! Design Wall Monday Sew and Tell Monday Musings . . . and a new-to-me link up Patchwork and Quilts
I bet that was a fun exhibit to visit.
ReplyDeleteI like your red/taupe/charcoal fabric combination.
awesome adventure....i'm with your friend, the pears are my fave too....good book idea! love your 2 finishes....
ReplyDeleteEver since your New Zealand trip I have been thinking about going there. If only it wasn't so darn far! Anyway I bet your presentations will inspire more travel fantasies.
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When we lived in mass we went to museums a lot....miss that city lifestyle but Baltimore isn't safe for anyone
ReplyDeleteThere are some gorgeous quilts in that display. Your color palette for the trip around the world quilt worked out really well. Congrats on all the progress and finishes last week. And yes, it is always something when it comes to home repairs!
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing better than visiting a quilt show with a good friend! Congratulations on the 3 finishes, they are beautiful. The red/green nine-patch looks fun and festive. I hope the weather will be mild over the next few weeks. Have fun preparing your NZ's presentations, giving two on the same day is not going to be easy. Thank you so much for sharing and linking up with P&Q!
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