Just came back from a really great week in Austin, Texas at the 1st annual Modern Quilt Convention that I attended with my daughter and fellow quilter. We were inspired to do new things, try new techniques, and take our quilting in a new direction so we can capture the Modern quilter.
We met Angela Walters and she was just as nice as she looks! We made friends with a couple of gals from Australia (Dan and Kathryn), and got a little "catty" with Ann from South Dakota who I hope to connect with when I move to North Dakota in July!
The Quilt Show itself was fabulous and we really enjoyed the Modern style with it's simplicity and use of lots of background fabric and negative space. I came home and spent my late night hours putting together some blocks I had constructed from the first fabric line Denyse Schmit produced with some white background fabric. Initially, I had found this fabic difficult to work with, but when I separated it with the white, it is much better, now I am happy. I can't wait to quilt it, but not now, too many customers waiting in line. Don't worry girls, I'll save this one to do in N.D.!
I must go quilt (work) now, but I will post some photos later! In the mean time, I'll put on my Stelletos and get to work!
