Quilt Festival - Day 1

I spent the first day of the Valdez Quilt festival inspired by this quilt and it's designer ... Becky Goldsmith of Piece O' Cake fame!

We learned hand applique' skills from one of the quilt world's biggest rock stars!  It was a lot to soak up in only a day, but the techniques taught actually make me excited to attempt some projects that I've admiring from a distance.

Becky shared many of her quilts with us ...

... she has such a sense of color and line ...

... even the backs of her quilts are works of art!

QBees Julie, Valerie and Barb were in the class as well.  We all learned so much and are so grateful for the skills Becky taught us ... every minute was well spent!
Tonight, a dinner was held at the local Elk's Lodge for the Festival participants ... a chance to mingle with new found friends ...

... here are our new Anchorage QBees ...

... and the Cordova QBee Crew ... catching up with one another and what we learned!  So much fun ... lots of giggles!

I thought I'd end this post with this photo of Becky and one of her quilts ... the message is well said ...

Live well and be happy!