Victoria's Book Art

Good Morning.  I am quilting on my first antique quilt for my good friend Marlena Mann in New Mexico.  She is entering the quilt in a contest in February.  I am a bit nervous.  But as my husband tells me, “the design is the teacher”.  It is really true, she just wants a beautiful overall pattern,  I am using the Tex 30 Natural thread that I purchased at Rocky Mountain Quilting on Friday.  So glad I bought this thread.  It will be subtle and elegant with all of tender loving blocks that were carefully pieced together.

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.

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.