QuiltBlog

Spent Friday with my Father, hearing the stories of his youth.  We drove around Salt Lake looking at places that he lived at when he was a boy.  The best part was the stories, my Dad’s experiences are wonderful.

I filmed yesterday with Todd.  The filming process is fascinating.  Remembering to look into the camera, visualizing you all making the book structure that I am teaching. I love teaching because of the triangular interaction between the student, the teacher and the subject.  It is the same when I am long-arm quilting.  I imagine the person that is gifiting the quilt and the person that is receiving the quilt.  There is genuine energy in the entire process.  I am happy to be another connecting link in the journey of this particular quilt.

  Victoria Simpson came to stay with us for a couple of days. She is a very smart lady with many talents. She is filming how to make a little book without using any glue. I'm going to make one with her tonight. It will be on the free section of the site. Her books are amazing. She has taught book arts at the college. If I wasn't a quilter, I think I would like to make books all day long.  Be sure to check it out.

  Wendy seems to get around the house just fine if we make sure we don't have stuff on the floor so she trips. She got an IPOD Touch for her birthday and she likes to play on it all day.  She listens to music and deletes the games. But its okay, the computer restores them every night.  The doctor hasn't called yet on his decision of what to do about her eye.

Yesterday, I spent the day in Rexburg, ID.  I was glad to visit with great friends and spend the bulk of my time there creating German Stars.  It is a tradition with the German people that the family hangs a star with a light in the window.  Our family has German ancestry and I wanted to continue that tradition.