Friday, April 3, 2009

I really didn't disappear




It has been a busy week or so and I figured I should get you all caught up on what has been happening. On Monday the 30th Biker Dude came to our guild and I took a class. In the class we started a colorful link pattern...mine is still hanging on my wall so I'll have to post about it later. It was a great class. Biker Dude is from Wilmington DE. He has been a trucker for 40 years and has visited all 48 continental states on his bike. He has been featured in a Fons and Porter magazine article...he was a hoot and a great quilt teacher. He said he took up quilting when he stopped smoking... What I liked about his quilts was their designs looked complicated but really aren't. He has a great sense of color. He brought three quilts made from the same pattern with different color choices and it was amazing how different they looked....
I'm still working on my flower garden quilt and have spent some time working in the real flower gardens. The tulips and daffodils are coming up, the hyacinths are blooming..and I am getting spring fever!. We are getting a patio installed next Tuesday so we spent time running around checking out the pavers, etc. As soon as it is in, I'll be ready for more gardening around it.
We got our new TV on Tuesday so I needed to clean off the entertainment center as the piers needed to be moved because the new TV is a different size than the old one so that meant hauling books, dusting, etc....
Then I worked on a mini quilt for the guild auction...it's done except the border so I'll have to take a picture of it soon. I want to turn it in to the guild on Monday so I need to get busy.
Then I cleaned my kitchen cupboards....a task I really hate but needed to do
Then I cleaned my quilt room....of course it will be messy by tonight....
I haven't even had time for pictures but I know I need to.

3 comments:

Pat said...

Busy around these parts lately...here, too. Kids came down today to surprise Gary for his birthday weekend, so...not much sewing time or computer time here. See you at guild on Monday!

Anonymous said...

You have been one busy quilter/cleaner-upper and no wonder there's not a lot of time for blogging. I'm glad you found some time to write again.

Unknown said...

I wonder if he wasn't a biker dude if he would be so popular. I had never heard of him...But then I don't know many people.
Cute work though.