BEAUTIFUL FALL COLORS, RELAXATION AND A CHALLENGING QUILTING CLASS

This past week was one of the favorite weeks of the year for me.  I enjoy the time we spend with people who visit the National Oregon/California Trail Center.  It is fun to meet people, get to know them and share stories and experiences with them.

In the fall at the close of season, it is also nice to go to Jackson Hole, Wyoming to the Jackson Hole Quilt Festival and take some quilting classes as a reward for a season well done.

My friend Jill and I took off Tuesday and drove over to the fabric store in Pinedale, Wyoming.  We purchased fabric for several unfinished projects then drive to Jackson Hole.  We spend the evening at  dinner with our friend Carole Liezbet, international and national quilt teacher.  We had a wonderful time catching up and spending time together.

Wednesday, Jill and I took a class from Kimberly Einmo, called Star Burst.  (Pictured below.)  When I first saw this pattern I just about died.  I am a fairly new quilter and I am not skilled in Y seams or making points match perfectly.  Jill just calmly said, "you have to challenge yourself as a quilter."

By then end of the class, by darn, my points matched, and I had created a perfect star!!! WAHOO!!

I guess in quilting or life, if we do not challenge ourselves once in a while, how do we grow or learn.