Old Friends Make New Memories . . . and New Quilts!

It’s Friday, and I’m still adjusting to “real life” on the heels of my annual quilting idyll in the foothills with Alex (Anderson) and Joen (Wolfrom). In my Tuesday post, I shared photos of projects both completed and in progress. Today, the rest of the story–including more quilts!

Stocking up at the supermarket: Alex and Joen, who had been up since 5AM to catch her flight from SeaTac to Oakland.

One of the most enjoyable elements of the entire week was watching Alex at work. Unlike other years, when she arrived with a specific goal in mind–a quilt to make for a book or pattern, for example–this time she came with a suitcase full of fabrics hand-dyed by Sonya Lee Barrington, and a mind open to “what if?” The results were amazing!

Small Improvisation 1 (12″ x 18″) by Alex Anderson