Looking Back, Looking Forward

It's only natural that we do some looking back/looking forward at the end of a year. Wow! 2013 was full of great quilting adventures. In February I had a joint exhibit with Dianne Williams at the Hattiesburg Cultural Center; in March I went to China to attend the opening of one of the venues of The Sum of Many Parts and speak to groups in Dalian and Beijing; in April I attended the annual SAQA conference in Santa Fe. October included a trip to Corpus Christi, Texas, for my 60th high school class reunion.
The Back Door Coffeehouse quilt was completed and donated (more about that later). My solo show at the Lucile Parker Gallery at William Carey University was well received and brought a few sales. Getting to talk about my art and explain some of the inspirations and techniques was enjoyable and rewarding.

Publications displayed at Lucile Parker Gallery show

What about 2014? After all the excitement of this busy year I expect things to be at a slower pace. Well, that never happens! Every so often it is necessary to completely clean out and rearrange fabrics--a linty, dusty but fun thing to do. Colors get grouped; sizes get grouped; types get grouped. And discoveries of jewels are made that I had forgotten I had.

 

I have a resolve to bring/donate at least one walker tote to every guild
meeting. I will separate my "children's and donation" fabric to be more productive in these activities. Improvisational strip quilts are still intriguing, and there will be more of these.

Our guild, Pine Belt Quilters, has its 15th biennial show in October; we also celebrate our 30th anniversary--quite a milestone. There will be lots to do in this regard, including website revision. But we have wonderful quilter friends to work with--a win-win situation. How can it not be a great year??!!