Book Singing with Shirley Bloomfield

Our book signing event yesterday with Shirley Bloomfield was wonderful. Not only did the weather brighten & give us a day of sunshine & 50 degrees; Shirley brought so many of her beautiful applique garden quilts to share with us...it was truly a spring day at the shop! She spend 2 hours signing her book The Applique Garden & did 2 demonstrations on tips in mastering applique. She wowed us all! Shirley is in the United States this month to teach at the Applique Academy in Williamsburg. She had many new patterns to share with us & we are excited to begin teaching them in the spring!

Fall Quilt Market Day #1

Hi from Houston Texas y'all! Today was a very full day 14 hours of lectures & mini classes. A series of 20 + consecutive 15-30 minutes classes with the best of the best Amy Butler, Jo Morton, Mark Lipinski, Alex Anderson ... just to name a few! Previewed a delicious fabric line from Andover Fabrics called French Farmhouse. Blues & Pistachio Greens....

This is me with my good friends Elaine & Robin from Harpers Fabric Store in Overland Park Kansas. Note my new tote..The Morgan Bag , new from Purse String Patterns. Check back with me tomorrow for more on Quilt Market 2008! ~Susan