Pajama Quilters

A group of old friends, we try to meet-and-retreat at least once or twice a year for relaxation, quilting, food, wine, and fun. Several of the girls do longarm quilting as a business, and all of them (except me) are traditional quilters. (They let me hang out with them anyway.  ;^)

Jody, Betty, Sharon, & Barb

Betty's star quilt

Jody & Sharon, "oldest" friends.

Jody's great Singer machine.

Barb's Illusion quilt layout

Betty's Bow-Tie layout

Betty's Double Irish Chain

Sharon's Stack 'n Whack

Sharon - Overachiever

Sharon's Blue Star Quilt

Linda's Giraffe preliminary layout

Linda's Giraffe final layout

WHQG Quilt Show, 2-20-09

This was the year of the West Houston Quilt Guild quilt show (which runs only every second year), and it was better than ever. My good friends Betty, Sharon, and Shirley each won multiple ribbons for their quilts ... here are just a few pictures.


Betty Baker and her First Place ribbon quilt.

Sharon Dixon and her 2nd Place ribbon quilt


Shirley Chriss, piecer/applique'er, with her quilter (me).
This quilt won an Honorable Mention.

Since I didn't enter anything this year, I was happy to see some of my customers (including Shirley, above) entering quilts that I had quilted for them. It's a great thing to walk around looking, and suddenly see a familiar quilt and think, Oh yes, I remember quilting that ... what fun!

Galveston, Oh Galveston ...

Galveston, oh Galveston, I still hear your sea winds blowin'
I still see her dark eyes glowin'
She was 21 ... when I left Galveston

Does anyone besides me remember Glenn Campbell? sigh.

I've just gotten back from my second quilt retreat in Galveston and surrounds in the last month. The first time, with my beloved KatyBees, I neglected to take my camera (Bad Linda!) to the Bolivar Penninsula. Well, since none of us actually live in Katy anymore, we're not really the KatyBees, so we have gone through several different names, including the Quilty Ladies and the Pheasant Pluckers (don't ask). But since there are only 4 of us, it doesn't really matter ... we're just long-time friends. The other 3 are traditional quilters, so I'm always the Oddball ... just the way I like it!

This past week, I went with the FMLC, a small longarm quilting group ... also only 4 of us ... a good number. These other 3 are also quite traditional, although one seems to be testing the bounds of contemporary quilting. (heh heh heh, my evil influence is slowly but surely seeping into their subconsciouseseseses!) Here are a few pictures from our lovely 3-night, 4-day retreat. (Unfortunately, one of our members was unable to go at the last minute, due to a family crisis. Barb, we missed you terribly!) The only thing you can't see is all the food and drink we consumed.


Me, Betty, and Sharon


Sharon with her gorgeous batik-and-black quilt top


Betty's college t-shirt quilt (customer quilt)


We were having lunch at The Original Mexican Cafe, and this truck was parked across the street. I just had to have a picture of the local art scene!

I started two art-quilt tops, but they are only basted down. Pics to follow later.