ROAD TO CALIFORNIA

I'm back from three days at Road.  Road to California is always inspirational.  Besides the beautiful quilts, they offer some great classes and an opportunity to spend time with friends.  Robin and I took two classes this year.  We took a two-day class from Mary Lou Weidman called Short Story Quilts. We all have that story within us and this is a creative way to get it out.  The first day was about making a cloth canvas to start building your story.  You can see how that would work by seeing some of Mary Lou's great quilts. 

As you can see, Mary Lou is a whimsical person, full of joy and delight. I thoroughly enjoyed this class.  My creative juices are over the top at the moment. 

On Saturday, five of our friendship group took the class, Texas Braid,  from Bonnie Hunter. Bonnie Hunter is a delightful person with a sunny personality.  And we had a great time. Sorry, I didn't get as many pictures.  I spent my time sewing, sewing, sewing.  This is what we are making. Bonnie took it off her bed to have for the class. 

Here are a few photos of the braids.

 

And of course there is a quilt show.  And a good show that is well displayed.  My favorite was the  Dia de los Muertos or "Day of the Dead" exhibit.

Dia de los Muertos is a celebration to honor the dead.  If you are curious, you can find out more about it here. 

Now to apply all this inspiration. 

Quilt happy,

Marilyn