Greetings from warm and sunny Mesa! My dear friend Evelyn Link invited me down south to enjoy the weather, see the sights, spend time with friends, visit quilt shows and shops and do a bit of teaching too. What a blessing!
The past week has been a whirlwind. Joan and Patty (from Wisconsin) and Evelyn’s sister Hazel all jumped into the car with E and I and headed to Tucson. Our first stop was the Mission San Xavier del Bac.
I’ve never seen so many cacti and Quiltina had her picture taken with just about every one.
From there we went to the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum where we saw even more cacti, plus birds, animals and beautiful scenery.
The Tucson Quilt Fiesta was a wonderful show and the quilts were great! We even found time to do a bit of shopping.
Now we’re back in the Phoenix area and I’ve had the opportunity to meet with a number of quilting groups – dear friends and inspiring show and tell. I was even invited to present a trunk show for E’s art quilt group – the Mavericks! Their show and tell was incredible.
Evelyn is a fantastic quilter and I’m quite sure you’ll find her studio and stash amazing and inspiring. So here are a few pictures. The first is of my bedroom. It is the master bedroom and happens to be her studio. It’s almost difficult to fall asleep with all the quilterly fun surrounding me.
The master closet contains her stash
and the tub is where she keeps her UFO’s!
Considering I like to read in the tub at night, this was a bit disconcerting. Fortunately she has a tub in the second bath too.
For the past week E, Joan and I have had a great time being roommates. Joan will be returning to Wisconsin on Tuesday, but I get to stay for Quilting in the Desert and a lot of other fun adventures. My husband says it’s been snowing back home, so I’m REALLY enjoying every moment.
Sew where do you keep your UFO’s?