It's Always Hard

Yes, it's always hard to get back into the swing of things after being diverted by holiday events and projects.  And I'm still not there.  Much of my time these past few weeks has been time on the computer planning for this year and next year for our Cobblestone Quilt Guild.  I'm the 2011 Vice President and Program Chairman.  The Vice President part doesn't take a lot of time, but the Program part does.  There are so many wonderful quilters out there that any Guild would love to come to present a program and teach workshops but, as with any organization, the factor of funds available and scheduling often limit choices.  And, there really is no ideal teacher that is going to please everyone.  So, you do the best you can do and move forward.
Who would be my ideal teacher?  I have two of them--Ruth McDowell and Sharon Schamber.  Would I be able to have either of them come to our Guild?  Not likely.  Ruth only teaches extended 3-5 classes and the travel and other expenses for Sharon would probably be too high.  But one can dream can't one?  Or go to a larger venue and hopefully get into one of their classes.
So, anyway, that's what I've spent a fair amount of time on lately.  Fortunately for me, I have good help.  My committee is great and our Website Coordinator posts everything I need to be posted in a timely and attractive format.  How blessed I am.
One of the things I did before Christmas was to spend some time on the topic of Creativity--researching thoughts by various people and making small quilts to express them. I will share the following photos that show most of them.