What a way to kick off a year of celebration!

This morning, I picked up my mother and we went to the Colonial House to participate in the Deseret Foundation Quilting Day. I spent the day hand piecing Drunkard’s Path blocks which will be assembled and auctioned to help neonatology units in local hospitals. I had great company, a free lunch (with the largest, stalest éclair you’ve ever seen), and met some great women. I may just go do it next month too.
I did have some razzing when I got back to the office about doing “old lady” things on my “old lady” birthday. But, I really don’t think of quilting as an “old lady” activity not when there are designers like Lisa Boyer who is definitely not an old lady. My local quilting partner is a newlywed in her twenties, and my 13 year old son is the youngest member in the local quilt guild. Just like knitting is enjoying a popular resurgence, I think many of the hand crafts are reaping the benefits. The quilt shops carry knitting yarn which brings in the teenagers who are knitting now. The part that intrigues my son is the math, well, and playing with the sewing machine and the iron.He’s working on his 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Quilts and plans to enter the guild contest this year. The other reason for my attending this event was to learn how to piece Drunkard Path blocks since that is one of the contest styles for this year. I have an idea for a twist on it. After the Quilting Day, my mom took me shopping and I got the background fabric for my guild contest quilt. I can’t wait to get started on it.