Hello again,
This extra post is a continuation my saga for the last two weeks. This shot is of the sun set from Kay’s deck in Wenatchee Washington. I love how the light truned the rock to red.
I left off last time with the Iron Quilter experience. That was followed by the meeting of the QuEGs groop. Because of the play day on the Friday before the meeting was a big show and tell of what we had done.
I followed that with a drive to Ithaca to meet with the Diva group. Ruth had been busy with her American Beauty/Clam shell quilt. All the ” blocks” are different and full of her love of color. She plans to keep the shape irregular and I think that is wonderful. 
Sandy wowed us with her newest hooked creation. She used strips of wool and she mixed yarn with them to create the colors she wanted for this landscape. Great solution to a color problem. 
Liese created this quilt for the next show at Kendell. The theme is “Ship Ahoy.” She opted to commemorate her memory of being a Girl Scout leader. One of her favorite memories was of little wooden boats made by the girls with candles that they launched on the lake the final evening of their camping trip. It made many of us envious and we want to try it too. 
Annie created this spring growth piece. I like the show drift in the back with the green shoots so full of life in front. I hope it is completed for the fall show.
Susan, now back from her home in Florida, is finding inspiration from her garden. She is limiting her palet and mixing the colors she needs for her images. I think she is very successful with these leeks especially in this long format.
Idaho and Washington
I then flew out to visit with Marty. She and I spent a sunny afternoon discharging with bleach. It was specially exciting because we used hand dyed fabric so the colors from underneath were often a surprise. We tried using the fabric in wadded piles on the ground and some on the line. We felt we had more control of the results when we used the line method. 
Then the next day we dyed fabric. Marty was trying for browns and this shot of the tub looks like she was successful- but the dye was a bit old and it did not take well. 
I am still delighted by the stuff I came home with and look forward using it. This photo is of some of the new fabric pinned to the wall when I got home.
Rosalie Dace joined us on Saturday. We celebrated Marty’s Birthday on Sunday with a picnic on the deck. 
Marty made a great souffle that we all enjoyed. Then she opened her gifts. 
I love the socks sent to her by her daughter- so very operate for a quilter. They will keep her toes worm this winter.
Marty’s home, thanks mostly to her brother, is also a Bear Museum. This means there are bears everywhere a fact that is not without its hazards. 
Rosalie found that she had a bed mate when she went to her room. Bob,the big bear, was very accommodating and allowed her to rest her head on his abundant stomach.
We drove to Wentchee see Kay Hall and go to a lecture on geogely. Kay is a quilter with a love of texture like myself. She uses a lot of beading in her work as this great little piece shows. 
“The figure was in the dyed cloth,” she said. “All I had to do was embellish it.”
This shot is of Dry Falls National Monument. It looks so much different from my last visit do to the fact that the day was sunny and there was lots of rain this spring so it was very green.
I had a wonderful time on this visit. I have a whole new pack of pictures and tons of new ideas as well as fabric for new works.
Keep Inspired and Creating
Carol
