I haven’t stopped smiling since I arrived in Ocala, Florida on Thursday afternoon.
You see, I spent a remarkable few hours (not long enough!) in possession of a very special featherweight sewing machine.
Not that the machine itself was out-of-the-ordinary by any means.
It wasn’t rare, or even in exceptional condition, the decals in the front having been worn off through years of sewing.
So what made it so special?
Read on, my friends, read on!
Quilters Pumping Iron!!
And don’t they look like they are having a fun time of it?
One of the dreaded events always looming in the background as a traveling teacher, and guilds who use churches for their meetings and workshop locations is the probably inevitability of cancelation of their space due to a funeral.
In all of my years of traveling and teaching this way (Nearly 12 years!) it has NEVER happened.
Until Ocala.
And we did it again!
The Lake County Quilters of Mt Dora, Florida ALSO chose Talkin’ Turkey from String Fling for their 2nd workshop day, and I couldn’t be more happy to share my love of string piecing and working with specialty rulers like the Essential Triangle Tool with a nicer group of ladies!
I think the fact that we had also had this class with the Racing Fingers Quilters in Daytona just a couple days previous, and photos were showing what a great time we were having and an effect on this class as well. These quilters were just as ready to fire up their machines and let the scraps fly!
We made it through! January is a thing of the past!
These “Ary” months, the ones that end in ARY – January, February, are things barely tolerated by my warm weather loving soul.
One more Ary month to go, and we are home free! And February is a SHORT ONE, making up for the extra day in January.
With the coming of February, also comes the retirement of On Ringo Lake as a mystery-of-many-parts and the offering of the pattern in digital form in the Quiltville Store.
After many many requests over the past mystery retirements, I am listening to your wants and this year our digital download includes EVERYTHING from our mystery parts, in a more coherent format. (Not scrambled to keep you guessing!)
All of the hints, helps, tips & tricks are there including the optional ways to do each unit, just as it was presented while the On Ringo Lake mystery was running here on the blog.
Learn to fine tune your scrap quilt piecing through the use of specialty rulers and optional assembly methods! This 20-page full color in-depth workshop is an easy to read and follow PDF booklet full of hints, helps, tips & tricks with many photos to guide you through each step.
Discover your own place On Ringo Lake!
Everything previously presented during our Quiltville 'On Ringo Lake' Mystery is included in this printable booklet. You won't miss a thing!
