Happy Juneteenth! – The Quilting Zone

My husband and I took a drive on Father’s Day to see some of the beauty that surrounds us every day. Looking up the canyon wall at the base of the Gunnison River where it flows out of the Morrow Point Dam.

I don’t know where 2019 has flown away to, but we are in the middle of the year and I don’t think we are going to slow down one bit. With that as the beginning of this post, I can only say, Yipeee! Hang On Vera!!! We’re going for a ride…. And that’s just what we did last Sunday. We had hopes of seeing the open spillways on the dam, which has only happened a very few times over recent history, but alas, we had missed it. We still had a lovely adventure and saw some new things we hadn’t seen before.

Yep…those spillway doors are closed, but you can still see the dampness on the dam wall as well as the path we were on from the water that was released. The water is clear enough as you look down that you can see the rocks below the surface for several feet.

Turning directly around from where the last picture was taken, you can see where the muddy Cimarron River, boiling along from snow run-off empties into the Gunnison. It’s amazing what the forces of nature can show you if you make the time to watch.

While I know this isn’t about quilting, it’s just a sample of what my days have included over the past month.

This happened too!

This is our son, proposing to his girlfriend over Memorial Day Weekend. He brought her home and took her to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison to make a beautiful backdrop for this wonderful moment. My husband and I are so blessed to have her joining our family.

Along with a few birthdays, and a soon to celebrate anniversary, some of this was happening too!

Three of my five students for the day. They are working on their versions of Prismatic Star (Quiltworx). We covered an amazing amount of information, learned some great techniques and tips along the way, and enriched some new friendships.

These three smiling faces belong to some amazing ladies! One of them is a quilter, and has never tackled piecing a top…of any kind…ever. Another has made several Judy patterns, and the other is beginning her second Judy pattern. We had a terrific time together.

My fourth student for the day, here is another happy quilter working on her Prismatic Star. It continues to amaze me how striking the individual color choices are and how each one brings so much life to these patterns.

Her color choices are a perfect match to the decorations of the home where this little beauty will go to live.

And here is the fifth student in the class, working on her Rustic Mountain Snowflake (Quiltworx). It was an incredibly busy day for us. Everyone did a fantastic job of tackling their objectives. We parted ways at the end of the day, with each student having a plan for their homework to complete before the next class day.

And this cute little cake, from my sweetest friend!

Yes…wonderful presents arrived at the classroom too. It was my birthday, and I had an absolute blast spending my day doing what I love, and enjoying these ladies as we worked together to bring something they envisioned to life. I am blessed beyond measure to be able to call something I love “my job”.

I read somewhere that if you make your living doing what you love, you will never work a day in your life. And for me….it is the truth. Blessing upon blessing!

Have a fabulous day! And may your bobbin never be empty!!