Diane made this beautiful Peony pattern for a guest. Diane can I visit you?

Sandy's quilt

Sandy took a technique that she saw Ricky Tims do on his show and designed this quilt.

Dawne

Dawne is a special friend of our group and does the most incredible cross stitch art work. Today she showed us dish clothes that she has been knitting. Dawne does a lot of work for her church.

Beautiful weather and flowers

Beautiful weather and flowers

My DH and I have had a very bad bug this week. Both of us are eager to get to work but have no energy. The beautiful weather, and flowers that are in our garden, have kept our spirits up this week. I'm enclosing two photos of a camellia that is just outside out front door. "Pink Perfection" is my favorite. These are the types of photos that I like to reproduce in my quilts. Look for this at a later date.

new work

This new piece is hanging in my exhibit in Sautee, GA. The photo I used for inspiration was done by this little guy's mother. She is a natural photographer. I was given permission to use this in making my quilt.

Old Notions

Today, on the art quilter's digest, many people were talking about their old notions and how we hang on to these kind of things. My husband's first job was with Talon Zipper Company located in Meadville, PA. Both my husband and myself had spent our life, to that point, living in the South. Moving to the NORTH was quite a scarry thing for me. I think I had all the North being big industrial cities. This little southern gal had led a sheltered life.

Back to notions. When Talon Zipper started their company they were know as The Hookless Fastener Co. Talon made zippers for space suits as well as home sewers. Through the years Talon purchased a thread company and owned Universal button Company. I have many relics from this time period and I treasure them. At one point the company gave the wives of their executives silver thimbles made at Tiffany's of NY. Mine disappeared over the years but I do still have silver zipper-pull earrings, wooden spools of thread and lots of zippers.

Forgive the flash in the photo it's they only way I could get enough light to show the old advertisement.

Marilyn and Martine demonstrating at Sautee, GA

Fiber Arts opening

Marilyn Wall and Martine House stand by pieces of their art work at the opening Saturday evening at the Center Gallery in Sautee Nacoochee, GA.

Martine, myself and my husband were guest of Lynda and Ted Doll. Lynda and Ted made us feel so much at home. They have a wonderful place in the Georgia mountains and I look forward to going back sometime when everything is green. Lynda is an avid gardener and even during gloomy, rainy days her love of the land shows through.

Sautee, GA has an avid, supportive art's community. The North Georgia Potter Museum is located there, what a treasure. Martine, Myself and my husband arrived on Thursday in time for the show to be hung. On Friday Martine presented a workshop to the Fiber Soup Group, I was lucky enough to be invited. If you aren't familiar with Martine's work check out her blog at, www.housefiber.blogspot.com.