life with lily: Not Your Ordinary Grandma . . .

I know the first thing people think of is "grandma" when they hear quilting, but things have changed a lot in the quilting world since our grandma's days of quilting. I've finally downloaded the pictures off of the camera since February and I found a few of my pictures that I took of the quilts I made hanging in Harriet's quilt shop. I've signed up for a few more classes with Harriet that start in November. The women in my quilting class all know the story about Jillian and have been so supportive, we all started our classes together last fall and continued through winter and into the spring.

I'm so excited to get back into quilting, I haven't done any quilting since June, when we moved into the hotel. Now my sewing room, yes I'm so thrilled to have my own room dedicated just to quilting is finally unpacked and ready for me to get moving on the projects I still need to finish. It's amazing how therapeutic quilting has been for me, I can just be in my own little world and escape reality for a few moments.

I love talking to my aunt Joanie about our projects we are working on, especially right after the loss of Jillian. Those conversations we so helpful for me, more than she will ever know. My aunt Joanie is an amazing quilter, check out her website to see her beautiful work.

www.heirloomquiltingdesigns.com

She will be teaching in Phoenix in January, I'm hoping to make it down to Phoenix and also take a few classes. My mom, Joanie and I have been getting together for the past few years and always have a project to complete and of course, lots of shopping. It's such a fun time for all of us.

I made this quilt during my first quilting class, Harriet asked to hang it in the store to show customers how to use this line of fabric. I still own this quilt.

This is the first sample I made for the store, I made it right at the beginning of my pregnancy with Jillian and finished it right before the morning sickness hit.