The Month Ahead

Let's look to see where November will take us for trunk shows:November 7th Dunnville, November 19th Kirkland Lake,November 20th New Liskeard, November 21st St. Cathrines,  November 26th Sault Ste. Marie, November 27th Port Hope. We have a cultural planning meeting in London November 8th, pick up quilts in Toronto, write article for the country register about the trunk shows. We plan on having all the informtion about the exhibit on the web site by December 1st. Classes all up, lecture information up, Vendors mall links up, day pass tickets up, exhibit long pass up, link to Hotel up, Bus tour companies links up. Looks like things are looking UP UP UP!!  Anyone wanting to join me for a few days painting the Quilt Racks please let me know, also making new backdrops for the racks. Do we know how to have FUN!!!

Pieces and Patchers Number 7

A great evening at the Pieces and Patches Quilt Guild. They are the smallest guild I have spoken at but such a warm and attentive group. To be able to be a part of quilt guild meeting, sharing the quilts from Africa is really something special. It's the little things that make you realize how lucky I am. In the lovely thank you card I was given last night was a gift card for Tim Horton's which I think is so thoughtful it gave me a nice coffee on the ride home. November is looking to be busy as two more guilds have called to book me for that month. Let the good times roll and roll and roll:)

Royal City Number 6

Once again back to a guild that I have spoken at before so lots of familar facs. I got to speak from the main altar which was great for showing the quilts.  I told them if not enough people attend I would need to spend a week at each of their homes! A wonderful group and with the threat of me coming to visit for a week eveyone of them will be at the exhibit:) Next trip is not until the 22nd but if anything comes up before then I will Blog.

Halton Quilt Guild Number 5

Had a great time last evening at the Halton Quilters Guild. The Quilts really do all the talking but need someone to get them to the guilds. I brought some Country Registers for people and they were all gone right away. Can't wait to see the guesses for the km contest which is on page 5. People always come up to me after the trunk shows with such nice comments and last night I got a gift. A lady gave me a scrubby (a pot cleaner) which she made while I was speaking. Picture above. I wonder if once the other guilds know that I got a gift, they will now all feel they must keep up!! The bar has been set very high. Next week off to Royal City in Guelph and with autumn taking hold of Ontatio the leaves are just a burst of colour.

Peterborough Trunk Show number 4

Nice early morning drive to Peterborough just around 4 hours, to share the quilts with the 100 plus members of the Kawartha Quilters Guild. So nice to have so many helpful hands to hold and walk the quilts around the room will I just talk away, my phone rang which I would not as a rule have on but was getting ready to take a picture, a reporter from one of London's newpapers was calling so I asked the group to shout a big Hello and I would call him later. This was to do with the quilt exhibit!!

Culture Days London

Spent a wonderful day Saturday as part of the Culture Days London. I was part of the AFOLA displays which shared the culture of different countries from Africa. Great music, fashion show and dance. This group will be the greeters, white gloves at the "Out of Africa" exhibit. Such a bonus for not only us but everyone that attends the exhibit!!