Quilt for Japan Update
I can't believe I haven't blogged since the end of March. Wow. Blog Fail! April was a busy month for us and I owe every single person who came in and shopped, took a class, told a friend, liked us on Facebook, followed me on Twitter, and joined us for our various events a HUGE thank you. I knew I was aching for a place like gather here and I thought perhaps there may be a few others who were looking for that place, too, but I had no idea there were so many of us around Cambridge. And I'm pleased as punch to have met you all and look forward to meeting more of you crafty geniuses!
Now to the meat (tofu) and potatoes of this blog post. We finished the quilt AND shipped it! Hooray gather here quilting bee! There were a few Sundays with over a half dozen folks cutting and piecing throughout April and I was overjoyed. The last week of April many of gather here*s staff helped hand tie the quilt using Louet's Kidlin! I just love that each day another person put his/her hands and hearts into this quilt. Thank you all so very very much.
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I'd like to give a special shout out to Alexis, Ingrid, and Amy because they showed up that very first Sunday we hosted the Quilting Bee for Japan. They not only donated fabric but also their time and design expertise. They helped delegate when the quilting bee grew; teaching others with little quilting experience how to cut and piece. And then Tracy joined us the second week and donated beautiful kimono fabrics which we incorporated into our quilt back. I heart you ladies.
The lovely photos were taken by Lisa Abitbol, a crafty genius in her own right but also an amazing photographer who has helped capture the world of gather here far better than I ever could. Most of the photos you now see on our website were taken by Lisa and every time she sends me an album I think, "that's not my shop! no way! really????" Thank you so much, Lisa!
The gather here quilting bee was such a success that we're continuing it. Please join us on the first and third Sunday of the month from 4-6 p.m., this week we'll be focusing our efforts on a quilt for Bama Bound Quilts.
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Now to the meat (tofu) and potatoes of this blog post. We finished the quilt AND shipped it! Hooray gather here quilting bee! There were a few Sundays with over a half dozen folks cutting and piecing throughout April and I was overjoyed. The last week of April many of gather here*s staff helped hand tie the quilt using Louet's Kidlin! I just love that each day another person put his/her hands and hearts into this quilt. Thank you all so very very much.
<PREVIEWEND>
I'd like to give a special shout out to Alexis, Ingrid, and Amy because they showed up that very first Sunday we hosted the Quilting Bee for Japan. They not only donated fabric but also their time and design expertise. They helped delegate when the quilting bee grew; teaching others with little quilting experience how to cut and piece. And then Tracy joined us the second week and donated beautiful kimono fabrics which we incorporated into our quilt back. I heart you ladies.
The lovely photos were taken by Lisa Abitbol, a crafty genius in her own right but also an amazing photographer who has helped capture the world of gather here far better than I ever could. Most of the photos you now see on our website were taken by Lisa and every time she sends me an album I think, "that's not my shop! no way! really????" Thank you so much, Lisa!
The gather here quilting bee was such a success that we're continuing it. Please join us on the first and third Sunday of the month from 4-6 p.m., this week we'll be focusing our efforts on a quilt for Bama Bound Quilts.
Continue Reading...
