We are certainly having our share of odd weather. It has been pouring since the middle of last night, and just a few minutes ago I heard thunder. The day before yesterday, it was in the 60's but yesterday only in the 40's. I managed to get out and plant a few daffodil bulbs under a tree in the front yard. I can't "naturalize" them since the yard care people just drive over anything in their path. Not really complaining - at least they do it and we don't have to!
I have been busy working on quilts for kids at Camp Agape, a summer respite for kids whose parent or parents are incarcerated. Last year, our guild made a few, and the grandmother of one of the campers came to thank us at our September meeting. She heard about the camp from the president of our guild at the quilt show, looked into it for her granddaughter, and was so pleased that she could go. I think the camp will be receiving quite a few more quilts from our guild this year due to that inspiring grandmother.
Someone donated three garbage bags of scraps to the guild, so I dug a pink floral out and made a quilt around that. It has pink, black, and white scrappy Shoo Fly blocks, sashed in pink, with a pink back. Now I'm working on a more unisex quilt although I hope it will go to a boy. It has colorful (red, yellow, lime green, turquoise...) Friendship Star blocks on a black and white background with black print sashing. The Camp Agape quilts need to be about 35" x 75" which is odd, except that seems to be the size of the camp cots. Kids get to take them home after the camp which is great.
Thursday, I got to meet my Dear Jane Secret Pal from 2007, which was a lot of fun. She and a friend met me at the Shelburne Museum, and we went to a cafe nearby for a long lunch. It really felt as if I had known them forever. It is amazing how one quilt could bring so many people from all over the world together. There are thousands of "Janiacs" out there!
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