Amanda Jean Nyberg (aka Crazy Mom Quilts), gave a lecture and trunk show at our Guild on Wednesday. Not only is she talented, she is so very sweet, pleasant and friendly. I was quite happy to finally meet her after following her blog pretty much since I started my own in 2008. You all know how much I love me my scrappy quilts! :o)
I was also lucky enough to take her full-day class on Thursday. We were able to work on whichever quilt we chose from her most recent book "No Scrap Left Behind." There are so many that I want to make, it was difficult to choose. But rather than going through all my scraps just to schlep them to class and back again, I saw my solid stack staring at me, and ran with it. I'm sure there will be more quilts made from her book in the future -- especially the string rail fence one called "Scrap Happy Rails." That one really tugs at my heartstrings.
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| "Scrap Happy Rails" Quilt |
I'm working on the quilt "Ring Me," but will likely rework it and make it my own. I also doubt it will be as large as the one in her book, as I have so many quilts already in the works that need completing. *grin*
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| "Ring Me" Quilt |
In between socializing and lunch, I was able to finish 5 blocks in class before my back really started to bother me. The chairs where the class was held (a church) certainly weren't made for sewing -- especially for 7 hours.
I feel I really got to know quite a bit about her, as a few of us went to dinner together both Wednesday and Thursday evening. It was a ton of fun.
Here's to making new quilty friends,
Suzy
