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Aurora Quilt Show Oct. 2012 I have loved going to Aurora for many years. We have shopped for antiques for The Quilting B and have been to the Strawberry Social in the spring and even gone caroling in the Christmas season. Several years ago my husband and I were checking out the quilt show and bought a ticket for the raffle of a red and white Trip Around the World quilt. Some time later I received a phone call from "Patrick" who said I had won the quilt. I thought my husband was tricking me, but it was really the truth. Pretty cool. Here are a few of the quilts we saw this year. This is a friendship quilt with lots of embroidered signatures. L O N G Bench I love the old log cabin. If you've been inside you know the warm  fire is crackling and cookies and apple juice await you. In the back part of the house there is lots and lots of stuff to look at! They sell notions and linens and old quilt books,etc. Always f...

Just a reminder that the Aurora Quilt Show is going on. You might want to ride out and enjoy the quilts and the antiques. “Seeing Red”  40th Annual Quilt Show General Admission $6.00 Groups of 10+  $5.00 Students $2.00 Old Aurora Colony Museum October 12-21, 2012 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Daily Today we finished our second class at Pioneer Quilt making the  Flowers in the Garden quilt designed by Primitive Patchwork. It was a great class and all the color choices are amazing. Following are pictures that I took today to give you an idea of the creative expertise shown by these great students!!! by Mary Ann by Helen by Pat by Sarah by Carol P. by Carole by Gail by Ellen by Linda by Carol U. My picture quality doesn't do justice to how beautiful they all are. We hope to get together in January and see how many of us have finished. It was ...

This weekend starts Open Studio in the Portland area. My daughter Carrie aka Carolyn Hazel Drake is a participant and this picture is on the advertisement for the event. Portland artists once again throw open the doors to their studios October 13/14 & 20/21. It's a rare chance to watch artists in their own workspaces; from jewelers, to painters, designers, sculptors and more. Portland Open Studios board member Careen Stoll lets us into her cozy workspace in SE Portland for a closeup look at the process. Here are some pictures that I took of her work. Here is a link to see more about Open Studio http://www.facebook.com/pdxopenstudios In August we celebrated my granddaughters 16th birthday. Our talented neighbor, Rachel, made the yummy cake..... Here is  Sylvia..my one and only best ever grandchild Today at Pioneer Quilts in Clackamas  I taught a class on making yoyos! If you have never had the opportunity to mak...