What a pleasant experience I had this week-end. I worked check-in for our little local quilt show Tues. night and checked in an adorable 8 yr. old She'd done a landscape quilt based on the Accidental Landscapes patterns, but really made it her own. She got first place in the miniature section. I watched her looking at the quilts with her ballot for her favorite. I doubt the judge looked them over more carefully than she did. She really studied them before making her choice. I got to talking with her dad--he said even as an infant she reached for certain fabrics if they were shopping fabric stores. I was telling them about some of the big quilt shows. I told her there were vendors that sold fabric, patterns and supplies. She commented that she'd shop for fabric, "but I think I prefer to design my own patterns"--------She's ONLY 8! She's joined one of the church groups of mostly hand quilters every Tuesday morning, so she can learn to hand quilt! What a future she has, and what an delightful little person to be around.
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13 years ago