Well, needless to say I was intrigued ... and nervous ... and feeling very much like it was my first day at junior high. Seriously. I was not sure what to expect and tried to talk myself out of it a few times, but I decided to go .... and it was GREAT! Carolyn Friedlander is an incredibly creative and talented girl! Every single thing she did was absolutely jaw dropping and she was kind and friendly too! A wonderful first quilt world celebrity to meet! She had brought some of her patterns with her to sell, and I picked up one called Aerial and sent a picture of it to son #2 who has been trying to figure out what he wants for his quilt and he texted back, (and I quote) "SWEET!!! That is AWESOME!!" ... so I bought it ... and now I get to learn how to paper piece :)
I should also say that the girls in the guild were wonderfully welcoming and easy to get to know. I was so relieved! It's never easy to be the new girl but I already feel like I have some new friends. And so great to have other girls who like quilting as much as I do ... even though I think I am WAY out of my league with the talent that was there. I'm excited to get to know them all better and learn from their expertise!
And on another note... we got this wonderful 30's reproduction fabric in the shoppe ... it will definitely be made into one of my 14 quilts!!