| | Kelli's mother-in-law works with Eleanor Burns of "Quilt In A Day" fame. I've known of Eleanor since the Fall of 1980 when I went, as a newlywed, to a class at Michaels in Clairmont, so I could learn to make the beautiful tree skirt I saw on display in the store. I remember driving in a blinding fog just so I could learn to make that treeskirt. Not trusting my own taste, I used the exact same fabrics as the display quilt and proudly finished my skirt in time for my first Christmas with Martin. In the ensuing years, I have made dozens of those tree skirts to give out as gifts - all my brothers and their families got one, as well as my folks and many, many friends over the years. The original is now with Tim, for his tree.
Back to the present. Kelli's mother-in-law offered to teach a class just for we MMCS teachers and I signed up to go. This was awhile back and I honestly forgot about the date until Kelli reminded me. So, last Sunday, I drove to San Marcos to hook up with Kelli, Laura C, Aimee, Ally, and Alyson for our private session to learn quilting.
Whew! I can see how addicting quilting could be - just looking at the rooms full of fabric bolts was seductive enough to get me picturing beautiful and elegant future quilts. We were allowed to choose three fabrics and then sent to work on learning the basics of how to make a pinwheel quilt.
I wondered if I'd feel out of place as the only old lady in the group but the girls made me feel very comfortable and welcome. We had such a great time, laughing and learning. When we'd completed our first squares, Laura made the comment about how you could really read our personalities in the fabrics we'd all chosen. My choices were deemed beautiful and elegant - and I smiled inwardly at those lovely descriptions.
Unfortunately, we didn't get the quilts finished and they're going back this Sunday to finish the job. I will be flying to Norway that day, so my quilt will have to wait.
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