At Last, Some Quilt Content

If you have been paying attention, you know that since moving to Texas, the quilt content in my life has been extremely limited. I've barely managed to make blocks, write directions and keep things organized for the monthly Block Lotto and, recently, I've joined the Quilters Guild of Dallas. It's funny how time-consuming looking for a job and networking has turned out to be, especially when you're in a new town with no professional network at all. (Yes, more than once since moving here, I have asked myself, WHAT were you thinking?) But enough about the advisability of my crazy risk taking last winter . . .

I did say I'd be writing about the QUILT content in my life lately. At the latest Guild meeting, I fell victim to the charms of a couple of raffle quilts. First this one, made by visiting guild, quietly hanging at the side of the room during our meeting was singing a siren song and calling my name.



It looks unassuming enough. I can't say what it was, exactly. Was it the colors or the block combination? The appliqué in the border definitely drew me in. And, of course, the quilting is WONDERFUL. All I know is that by the time Spike Gillespie finished her entertaining presentation, "Quilty as Charged" (subtitled "Dallas made me do it." ) I knew I wanted raffle tickets and was wondering how much cash I had in my wallet . . .

The other raffle quilt of the evening was our own guild quilt for the upcoming year, unveiled for the first time. I didn't get a great photo–I'm sure there will be other opportunities soon–but I'm sure you can get an idea of the big beautiful quilt it is.



I can't wait to get an up close and personal look at this one myself.

Even if all I manage in a month is hanging out with quilters for a couple hours, it's definitely better than no quilt content in my life at all.