We have a really new LQS here in town and they are making a mighty effort to get their footing and even my DH is encouraging to buy from them rather than buy cheaper things online. So, when we decided to paint and do new curtains, DH and I went there to buy all the fabric to make the curtains. (Was so much they had to order it, basically a bolt of two different fabrics) While I was there, I was watching one of the owners cut out pieces for the BOM starting up and admired it and next thing I new I was signed up for the class ... once a month come in and get the fabric for $5 and get instructions and such for this fairly attractive sampler. Not a pattern I would normally do but I supposed it would be pretty fun working with others.
So went Saturday for first class and we all sat down and for many it was a first quilting class ever. I was probably the youngest person there (sad, sad, sad) except for the two instructors, both of whom I know from guild (although not well). So the first instructor showed the fabrics and talked about how it would work and then turned it over to the second instructor who started off by standing, looking at all of us sitting there fingering our little strips of fabric and said, "Ok, now do any of you NOT know who I am?"
A few hands went up. Several others sort of gave each other those sidewise looks.
"I'm a publishsed author, I have written and published quilt patterns and books and now I'm a published illustrator."
It was a spiel I've heard this lady give every time I've ever heard her talk. She is very talented and definitely successful and I envy her all that talent and success for sure. But it sort of sets a strange tone to start off that way, and then she told us that she had rewritten and redrawn the entire pattern because it was wrong and that now the new pattern (no longer the one that we paid $15 for) was copyrighted in her name and no, we could absolutely not copy it or share it with anybody. Whew.
There we go. Now I remember why I've dropped out of the last two BOM type classes I've started. But I'm going to work like crazy to stay in this one. If I can stay healthy and keep up, I will have a massive, finished queen sized quilt in 18 months and one finishing session. Yikes.
Wish me luck and send me whatever patience you have to spare. Oh yeah, can somebody please tell me what product is good for helping me bite my tongue and keep my mouth shut for two hours twice a month for 19 months?
Sunny