It's been a while since I've posted but to let you know that I will posting on a regular basis from now on.

Six words only - did anyone hear this Hemmingway story?  Hemmingway clained he could write his life story using on six words - Radio 4 picked up on a website that has 850 six word life stories and asked for listeners to send theirs in,  Mine is "Stitched together with love and joy" - I'm sure you can all do better - do let me know!

Quilt show stuff coming along well, it's going to be a good 2008 show.  We do have about half the exhibitions for the 2009 show in outline - so please let us know if you see any exceptional work that you would like to see in Scotland next year.  We will do our best - although some exhibitions may be beyond our means = the three of us can only get to so many shows and exhibitions ourselves so your help will be invaluable.

Local - Glasgow and surrounding areas - quilting groups are needed for a number of new and/or keen quilters who want to learn, so do contact me if you know of classes and beginners groups starting up.

Guild members - the deadline for the journal quilts has been exteneded to the 14 Feb - so if like me you missed the first deadline - no excuses this time.  Not sure what a journal quilt is, well here goes.  A journal quilt is an A4 sized quilt - (that fits into a plastic file pocket) that is a snap shot of a feeling, technique, thought or style expressed using quilt making/embroidery/textile art methods.  Some competitions do have specific rules - such as must have three layers so do check before you enter.  I think of them as a way to get something finished!  No - seriously -as a way of sampling something different or getting something out of my system that doesn't involved months of work and huge amounts of materials.  A sort of sketch rather than the complete oil painting.  Do look up journal quilts on the internet - Frieda Oxenham's webiste is a good place to start!