I've been published

I am on page 19! What a nice surprise. One day before Thanksgiving I got a package from Interweave--I thought I had forgotten that I had ordered something online and when I opened it I found the magazine with a letter from Pokey Bolton notifying me that my quilt "Twitter" had been selected to appear in the magazine! Interweave selected 33 out of over 300 finalists. I am honored and humbled to be published alongside so many talented artists.

Wonder Clips


This is one of the goodies I brought home from Houston. Since I was finishing a quilt made with paper and fabric, and I cannot use pins because they leave holes, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to give these a try.
They hold in place the binding while sewing.
                  Turn your quilt around, fold and hold again in place.
Sew in the ditch.
Turn your quilt and VOILA! Your binding is beautifully finished!

International Quilt Festival in one day

Thursday night my husband came home and said to me: Pack your suitcase. We are leaving tomorrow. Where are we going? I asked, and he replied, to Houston to the International Quilt Festival! I was so excited that didn't know what to pack and could barely sleep. So we traveled to Houston for a day. Let me tell you what a wonderful experience we had. Everybody was happy to be there and the energy was amazing. First we went to see the display of the quilts--they did a beautiful job hanging every piece of art. Some I've seen in pictures but it does not do them any justice, seeing them in person is something else. I felt a chill going through my body when I saw two of my quilts in the competition "The World of Beauty".

 Yes, I wish I could have stayed a little longer to have time to read every artist's statement to understand the reasons behind their work, and to take some more pictures, but I wouldn't trade this experience for anything. What a day. It was long, but we finished happily tired with my heart full of memories. We rested on the flight home.
My quilt is in the middle