AAQI donation

My AAQI donation quilt

My quilt represents the changes that come with life and with diseases. Especially Alzheimer's, which destroys the memory one worm hole at a time.
I finished the facing and just need to put on the sleeve and it's ready to mail. I've already registered my quilt (#8013) with Ami Simms AAQI. There are some really nice pieces you can still purchase or you could still donate a small art quilt!

I did start on another cuff but I'll only be showing the start of it as it's for a 'trade' I'm working on with another blogger. More on that when I've finished and she's received her cuff! This will be a fun exchange! Last night we had our fiber guild meeting. We did have a great show and tell again and I'll post pics over the weekend. As of late, we've been having major discussions as to the direction of our group. We've been together for 9 years and I think have done just about every technique there is! That's part of our problem...now we're just trying to think of things to do monthly and it's becoming more of a chore than a learning experience. I emailed Jane Dunnewold (author of Complex Cloth - and other books), who we based our groups direction on. Jane was kind enough to provide some good feedback which we discussed last night. Not sure what our conclusion was but I'll be working on the writeup for everyone later today.

It appears many groups end up in this dilemma needing a new direction. A lot of consideration has to include facilities, meeting time(s) and a direction that meets every ones interest...and with up to 13 women that's a tall order! Hard enough to get 3 women to agree on something! I think we'll figure it out and continue on. There's so much talent in our group that you hate to miss seeing what they have to show at the meeting. Personally, that's the best part seeing what folks have worked on. Our problem is, we don't take the time to investigate or have the artist talk about their process in creating their work. We seem to rush through show and tell and don't ask questions. Isn't that how you learn? hmmmmmm

Things of beauty

There are many things of beauty in our life and I want to share some today. First, this is a donation quilt I purchased from the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative. This piece was made by Linda Devereaux from Lakewood, Washington. I think it's beautiful and if you could see the quilt and Linda's workmanship in person, you would agree it's a beautiful piece. Linda is one of several who have pledged to raise $1,000 through the sale or auction of Priority: Alzheimer's Quilts they donate. I'm so glad to have played a small part in Linda reaching her pledge and I got a beautiful quilt from that pledge! You can read my post here on quilts for AAQI or go directly to the AAQI site on how you too can be part of this initiative started by Ami Simms.

My next thing of beauty is my 3rd Amaryllis plant has two flowers in bloom and two buds waiting to bloom! This is the bulb plant I purchased in the spring of 2010 and had a beautiful bloom on it last year. I wasn't sure it would bloom again this year but yippee! it did! I think it's actually prettier this year than last year! And I have two more blooms to look forward to!

Windows are open today for a change! It was 92 even at 5:00 p.m. yesterday but only 69 @ 8:00 a.m. today and temps expected in the high 70's for a change. I love having the windows open and the breeze flowing through the house.

Bob golfed yesterday, with no problems and is golfing again today and tomorrow. Guess we'll see if he's still walking on Sat.!