First of all
let me tell you this was a wonderful and inspiring day in many ways.
Second: Juud
(click) wrote the perfect blogpost about it. There is no way I can add anything
to that and also – nice for me, because this does not happen a lot on your own
blog where you are the one taking the pictures – I happen to be in some of the
pictures and those pictures show you just how much fun we had that day.
But, since
this blog is also a kind of a diary for me and maybe you like to see even more
of this day, here it goes: a great day with Linda Collins!
When Marcha
from the Quiltster (click) announced some time ago there would be 2 workshops
by Linda Collins at her shop of course I wanted to attend. I had been in touch
over the www with Linda for quite some time but had never met her, so apart from
the fact that I would love to see her antique quilts from up close, this would
be a great opportunity to meet. But... our first meeting actually took place a
few days earlier at the Nantes quiltshow (click) , so after all that time
just ‘digitally talking’ it was great to meet her in person not once but twice
in such a short period.
Because of the
number of attendees the workshop was held at the church across from Marcha’s
quiltshop, where everything was ready and waiting when we arrived
and Linda
soon started her talk about her passion for quilting, antique quilts and
sharing those quilts with the rest of us quilters, via shows at her barn back
home, her blog, IG account, FB, her book (click), patterns and templates
(click) and of course also in person.
She showed us
some of her beautiful antique quilts, wonderful to see these beauties which we
know from her book in ‘the flesh’ now.
Can you spot
the blocks where the maker got things mixed up?
A very special
finish for this one
Linda showed
us some of her own work as well
The templates
for this pattern, Little Boys Britches (also from her book) come in three sizes
After so much
inspiration it was time to do some stitching!
Linda brought
a great new project for us to work on, a new pattern from another antique
quilt, in bright, happy, spring colors
and Marcha had
already made a start with it in different colors, love the way she used her
fabrics!
We soon got
busy
While we were
busy it was time for others to relax and share a joke 😊
And I took
some time to make a few more pictures of the room
While Linda
went around the room chatting and signing her book
There was time
for a show and tell, some real beauties were shown by among others
Margreet
Martine
Marja
a few ladies
with their Panama Pyramids in various stages
The day ended
much too soon, before we had to say goodbye and leave we received a sweet
little gift from Marcha, to remind us of this special day.
It
was a fun filled (doesn’t this picture of Juud with a photobomb by Martine 😊😊 say it all?)
and
inspirational day!
Thank you to Linda and the ladies of the Quiltster for all your work to make so special.
Phyllis
