CQ postcards

Here are the CQ postcards that took a little side trip after the cruise. They had a lovely time in Chicago, and are ready to go. I need to work on my satin stitch, but I'm pleased with the overall result. I hope that the recipients at the Canadian Crazyquilters list like them.

How's this for funny? I found this link through Cheryl Prater's blog, and it just cracked me up. Being greedy, I've created two titles - I have one for moods on each end of the spectrum now.

My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is: Marchioness Veronica the Intransigent of Snotting on Wold Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title

My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is: Grand Duchess Veronica the Amicable of Waldenshire under Throcket Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title

Cool index card

Thanks to Sharon Boggon who has the fantastic inaminuteago site, who mentioned the site, I now have a way of making cool index cards. I've added the link to my cool sites - try it. I'm posting one I created tonight when I should have been studying, and I'll take pictures of the long lost-and now found CQ postcards before sending them. Doesn't this look great??

Back from the cruise

We made it back late last Sunday from the Quilter's Dream Cruise, which was a blast. I had lots of great comments about the Crazy Quilt project I taught, and I just LOVE it when I see completely, utterly different works emerge from a class. The ladies have so much talent, but give themselves so very little credit for it all, it's a real pleasure when they're encouraged to just go for it and create.

Kari looks terrific with her new hairstyle...I'm sure her children will be surprised when she sees them!

I've warned them that pics would be posted to my blog! It was worth it to see Sylvia smiling in this picture. She'd never done any CQ before, but did some lovely stitching. Speaking of lovely stitching, Pat (beside Sylvia, who's smiling) does the most beautiful, delicate stitching I've seen. She's the Queen of the Bullion Knot, no question about it. Debbie and Marsha (beside Pat) also did lovely work, and each project looked different and individual.

How could I not include this picture of a sloth baby we met at a wonderful sloth sanctuary run by a marvelous couple in Costa Rica. The work they're doing is terrific. Here is their site, and a YouTube video of babies taken at their place. http://www.ogphoto.com/aviarios/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kTkOgHO4pA

My luggage finally arrived this week, along with all my CQ stuff - I would have NOT been happy had American managed to lose that stuff. As it was, I ended up with my luggage tags torn off my suitcase and thrown inside mine, along with 2 of our other bags', and the luggage tags of 2 other separate travellers whom I've never heard of. I hope that nothing interesting got added into their luggage. I had 3 different TSA pamphlets put in my case, too, so lots of people got to see the lovely Panamanian molas I purchased.