Who knew that I would come to the boonies of upstate New York and find 3 fiber art shows. Holly Knott, who lives near Syracuse, gave me a heads up. Today we went to Morrisville, the site of Quilting By the Lake, which is held for two weeks with teachers like Katy Paquini-Masopust. There was a show of instructor’s work and a non-juried show of student work plus a trunk show of small quilts by a NY fiberart group. I had never seen Emily Richardson’s work in person, and I am now swooning.

This is the small quilt show (some of it) which Holly tells me is the SAQA group, but they can’t call themselves SAQA because it was not curated with a catalog. There were lots of gems, but hard to look at because they were jammed on to this fabric background.

Here are two fabulous pieces by Bob Adams:

This is an Emily Richardson piece at QBL: ( I sort of cropped it on the left when I was taking it.) She uses a lot of sheers which I really love.

This is by Ann Johnston of Color by Accident who lives in Lake Oswego near Portland. She was teaching there this week:

This is by Jeanette DeNicolas Meyer, who lives in Portland. I hope to take a class from her at Oregon College of Arts and Crafts.

Here is a lovely piece called Dancer on Water. The water effect is achieved with discharge:

This piece is called Passage and was on the floor:

This is by Phillipa Naylor. She is a Brit and the trapunto quilting on this is exquisite.

We then headed south, even further in to the boonies to the Earlville Opera House gallery for a curated show with more Emily Richardson:

This is my favorite of Emily’s. You know how I love the grid!

These are others from the curated show. This one has wonderful handstitching with pearl cotton:

We came back to my sister’s and had great Bob’s BBQ chicken – yum and a boat ride:

Here is Maisy, the only one on the boat dressed for safety!

I almost got 10,000 steps in. Tomorrow I will take my camera on our walk because there are some very interesting things to see. After my sis Judy gets here, we are going to another fiber show in another small town – near Ithaca. Yes, I am having fun!

Love that Old Navy commercial – it is my latest ear worm. Tomorrow, we have to get up at 4 in the morning and get to the airport for our flight to Syracuse, NY. So, today, I am rushing around getting clothes ready and, of course, I had to make a trip to Nordies. I love that I can leave my house, get to Nordstrom, buy stuff and be on my way home in less than an hour. It can be dangerous.

Here is what I bought: Two new pairs of shoes. Some sexy bronze (quite high) wedgies and some turquoise Merrill sandals. The sandals are much needed as I am wearing out my others with all my walking.

I sauntered by the sale table in the handbag department and came home with this Hobo bag and matching wallet. I just love it. The sales clerk loved it, too and was sorry to see it leave. I promised to come in periodically and let her stroke the wonderful leather.

My favorite black capri’s which require dry cleaning were too big, now. So, I stuck them in the washer and hung them to dry and voila, they fit again. I also took some scissors to the class reunion t-shirt. I didn’t like the big sleeves and longer length. (I want to get my fash on!!)

I have also printed out photos of all the quilts I have made in the last year to put in my album that I carry with me so that I can show them off to friends and family at the reunions.

Now I have to finish taking in some waist lines on some pants and do some ironing and finish packing. I will be checking in from NY on my lap top.

Just for fun: I received this from my sister, Carole:

Any of us over 60, or on the way to 60, are quite confused about how we
should present ourselves. We’re unsure about the kind of image we are
projecting and whether or not we are correct as we try to conform to current
fashions. Despite what you may have seen on the streets, the following
combinations DO NOT go together and should be avoided:

1. A nose ring and bifocals
2. Spiked hair and bald spots
3. A pierced tongue and dentures
4. Miniskirts and support hose
5. Ankle bracelets and corn pads
6. Speedos and cellulite
7. A belly button ring and a gall bladder surgery scar
8. Unbuttoned disco shirts and a heart monitor
9. Midriff shirts and a midriff bulge
10. Pierced nipples that hang below the waist
11. Bikinis and liver spots
12. Short shorts and varicose veins
13. Inline skates and a walker

And the ultimate “Bad Taste” in fashion for the “Older Folks”:

14. Thongs and Depends

Please keep these basic guidelines foremost in your mind when you shop.
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here, we might as
well dance