I will be teaching the All Spruced Up Christmas wallhanging next Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at Tomorrow's Quilts, 800 Lake Air Dr., Waco, TX  76710 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.  This is made using the Square In A Square technique and can be done in two different sizes.  12" x 14" or 34" x 38".  If you would like to join the class, please contact the store at 254.741.6988 or info@tomorrowsquilts.com.  I hope to see you there, or if you would like me to teach in your area, please have your local quilt store contact me at zoraycreations@yahoo.com or 512.924.5242.

Today was my Ohio Star class at Tomorrow's Quilts in Waco.  We had a wonderful group of girls in the class.  I will be going back on July 25th to teach All Spruced Up, the miniature christmas tree.  Come join the fun.

Also, just a reminder that I will be at the San Angelo Quilt Show on June 22nd & 23rd at Fort Concho.  If you will be in the area, stop by and say Hi.

I will be teaching at Tomorrow's Quilts in Waco on June 9th.  We will be making the Ohio Star Lap Quilt using the Square In A Square technique.  If you are interested, please contact them through their website at http://www.tomorrowsquilts.com/ or call them at 254.741.6988.  The class is from 10:00 - 4:00.  Come join the fun.

I have been super busy.  I am close to one year on my retirement countdown.  I am super excited about that but there is so much to do.

I will be doing a quilt show in my hometown, San Angelo in June.  The show will be held at the historic Fort Concho on June 22 & 23, 2012 from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm each day.  Fort Concho is located at 630 South Oakes.   I hope to see you there.  Please tell all of your friends.  We want to have a good turn out so that we can keep coming back every year.

I have also been busy doing lectures and teaching classes.  Tell your guild or your local quilt store if you want more information on Square In A Square or X-Blocks.

Teachers Reunion

Well, I am back from the Teachers Reunion.  Unfortunately I spent the majority of the time in my hotel room.  I got super sick while I was there.  I was able to go to the dinner on Tuesday night and spent Wednesday working on revising patterns.  However, by Thursday morning I was definitely sick.  I ended up at the urgent care with really high fever.  Not the way I had planned on spending the week.  At least I got to visit with everyone for a little bit before I got too sick to stay down there.

The worst part is that I had to skip the trip to Moda with everyone.

The girls worked on a Mystery Quilt.  I can't wait to get back into the swing of things and work on that.

Back from the Rockport Quilt Show

This last weekend was the Rockport Quilt Show.  This show takes place every other year in even years.  It is a small show held in the high school but it always proves to be a great show.  The weather was beautiful and there was a great turn out.

I finally finished my first pattern.  It was well received at the show and I was happy that people were actually buying it.  Writing a pattern is a lot of work and it really makes you appreciate the hard work that everyone puts into them.  I hope to get more of my own patterns written in the near future.  It is so satisfying when you see someone show an interest into something that you created.  You can purchase it here.  http://zoraycreations.com/ripplequilt.html  Check it out!

Of course, after the show I had to rush home because I had to be back at work first thing Monday morning.  I will be so glad when May 31, 2013 gets here so I won't have to worry about having to get back to work because I will be RETIRED!!!

Next week is our annual Square In A Square Teachers Reunion so I will be off playing again.  I will post more after I return from there.  Remember to check out our website for all of your quilting needs.  http://www.zoraycreations.com/. 

Back Home from Houston Quilt Festival

I have finally returned home after 10 days in Houston for Quilt Market and Festival.  It was so good to see so many old friends and meeting new ones.  I always help my friend with her Scarlet Today Redwork booth and I learn so much from her.  She introduced her new Vintage Baskets Block of the Month at Sample Spree and Market.  It was picked up by several stores including one from New Zealand.  We had to overcome several obstacles this year (moving booths and hotel rooms), but we survived.  Now I am back in the real world.  I arrived home at 11:30 last night and it was back to work at 8:00 am this morning.  No rest for the weary as they say but I would not miss it.

Now on to the fun stuff.  I was fortunate to be able to see several demos this year.  I watched the demo from RaNae Merrill for her new book Magnificent Spiral Mandala Quilts and I just had to have one.  It comes with a cd, and the quilts in the book are just spectacular.  I also had to have the new Leaves Galore rulers.  These were introduced at Spring Market this year and were a big hit.  I also had to get the new Go Baby at Sample Spree.  They were offering a deal that I just couldn't pass up.  For the last several years I have looked at the Little-Windows booth.  They have jewelry and miscellaneous items made with resin.  It has improved each year and I finally decided that I could not live without it.  I have some really neat ideas that I want to try using their technique.  I also picked up the kit for Jodi Barrows newest Pony Express Block of the Month.  I hope to have it done before my next show in Corpus Christi in February.

I have a couple months at home with no shows going on so I plan on getting the BOM done, along with some of the newer X-Blocks patterns.  I am also trying to get an original design done up before February.  It seems that I will be very busy once again.  I will also be working on the Round Robin and Row Robin quilts that a couple of groups of Square In A Square teachers have going.  We will be unveiling them at the Teachers Reunion in January.  That is always so much fun.  It is amazing to see what everyone does with the quilts that are sent to them.

Well, that is all for now.