Linda and I just went to the monthly Alpine Quilt Guild meeting.  Every time I go I am blown away by the talent of these women!  It is so fun just to go and soak it all in.  They always have show and tell and then a speaker of some sort.  Anyone is welcome, so go ahead and attend just for fun.  You will definitely come away awed and inspired.  They meet the last Tuesday of each month at the red brick church behind the Peppermint Place in Alpine.

Click here to see a great slideshow of the quilts that were shared at this meeting.

I just began cutting kits for our Block of the Month:

Linda has sewn the first month’s block, and it turned out really well!  (Sorry, no peeking yet).  I’m so excited for this quilt!  Get ready for some fun….

Jill Finley from Jillily Studio was in the Shop last week for a demonstration on her applique technique.  Her quilts are beautiful, her techniques are brilliant.  She has had several of her patterns in well-known quilting magazines, and has developed her own water soluble applique glue.  I learned SO much from her demonstration!  It makes me want to go ahead and tackle a couple of the applique quilts that I’ve been putting off for years. 

We have patterns and kits for the two quilts that Jill showed in her demonstration.  The one on the left is “Cherries Jubilee” and the one on the right is “Trellis.”  Jill will also be offering a spring class in our store for “Trellis.”