Teaching: Confetti Quilt Class with the South Bay Modern Quilt Guild

A few weeks ago, I had the honor of teaching an Improvisational Confetti Quilt class for the South Bay Modern Quilt Guild. The San Francisco Bay area is so saturated with amazing modern quilters, that we have FOUR guilds covering the North Bay, South Bay, East Bay, and one general Bay Area group.  We can't get enough around here!

Confetti Quilt Class with the South Bay Modern Quilt Guild

It was a lovely day, both inside Sue Dee's Quilt shop and out!  You can read more about the class on the South Bay Modern blog.

My Whirlwind Tour of PIQF

Click to see all of my PIQF 2012 favorites on Flickr.

Last weekend, I ran through the Pacific International Quilt Festival. I only had a few short hours to take it all in, as I had to pick up my son from school. But, since I didn't have the time to stand in front of the quilts for a long time, I made sure to snap some pictures! Here are some* of my favorites.

*Of course, the East Bay Modern member quilts are among my top favorites, but not included in this list because I took pictures of them on my phone and somehow managed to delete them. Whoops! I wasn't using my brain very well that day.  To see those amazing quilts, check out Adriane at Little Bluebell's post on the show.

Making: Free Bee - September

Free Bee time again!  This month, Nicolette of Dutch Comfort requested a block inspired by summer time in Provence.  Click to see what she gave us for inspiration.

Personally, I was inspired to hop on an airplane! But, instead, I channeled that energy into pulling out some solids and getting to work.  I found it hard to find the right mix of sun-bleached neutrals and pops of Mediterranean color.

What do you think?

My new working song.

Instead of whistling while I work, I'll be humming this: