Luanne's Fab Applique Jacket!

Well, Pooh! I had just about finished with this post, and the laptop froze, and I lost all that I had written.  Bill Gates, shame on you!  Gordon and I want to completely switch to Apple...ASAP...long before the corner spa tub.  Oh well, anticipation makes delayed acquisition sweeter!

Now, here again is what I was sharing with you from the latter half of the week.

The kiln we took to the kiln doctor in Westpoint is in Intensive Care for Kilns.  We opted for an expensive overhaul because we just don't need to spend the extra money right now for a new kiln of that size. We have three other kilns, but the one in Intensive Care is a fast fire, perfect size for short deadlines.

Then we had a couple of other meetings Thursday afternoon in Starkville, MS, one of which was about a commission for the future. Then thirty extra minutes for some photos on a beautiful day.

The chocolate on the day was being able to attend the Golden Triangle Quilt Guild Meeting that night.  WOW, how this new guild has grown!  By the end of the meeting, all four guests had joined, giving us a membership of 24 ladies!  Realize the Golden Triangle Quilt Guild was not even officially formed when I last attended before Christmas.

I met Luanne Blankenship who has just moved to Starkville with her husband, the new pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Starkville.

Luanne was wearing this beautiful jacket that looked to me like one of those $300 to $400 boutique jackets!  She generously shared the website for the pattern.

Don't you agree that Luanne's interpretation of the pattern looks much more sophisticated than the picture on the pattern?  Luanne's choice of binding is perfect for the design. 

Can you believe this is made from a sweatshirt?  Luanne found a color and texture of sweatshirt that made that jacket look like a million bucks.  Of course, it was perfectly tailored to fit, which always makes clothes look top drawer!

Luanne is into wool felt applique and art quilts. I'm looking forward to seeing more of her work!

Oh, and a fun coincidence: Luanne had Googled for a quilt guild in Starkville, and she read about the Golden Triangle Quilt Guild on this blog!

That is cool! I do enjoy networking people, and the blog has brought yet another interesting person into my circle of acquaintances!