The Singing Quilter Newsletter
March 2012
In this issue: . Quilters Newsletter Magazine article . Birmingham Festival of Quilts . Ailsa Craig Quilt Festival . Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival . Baby Quilts . Upcoming tours . What I'm working on
Cathy Miller and her husband John Bunge, of Victoria BC Canada travel the world singing songs about quilts, quilters and quilting. For further information, visit the website at www.singingquilter.com. Or email them at cmiller@nucleus.com. Follow Cathy's blog at www.singingquilter.wordpress.com Become a fan on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cathy-Miller/59712236960?ref=nf If you would like to be removed from this list, send an email to cmiller@nucleus.com with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line. |
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Hello, y'all! John and I are still on tour, but we're currently "on vacation" on a beautiful sunny day in Virginia Beach, VA. We have a lovely long-stay suite on the 11th floor, overlooking the beach and the city, with military planes practicing their take-offs and landings nearby. You don't even hear them after a while.... The tour is going well, and we've travelled many miles already. If you would like to read about our travels, please visit the blog. There have been two recent additions to the Miller family, and I have made baby quilts for both. We delivered one in Toronto in February while we were there, and will meet the other baby in Halifax this month. The daffodils are blooming here in southern Virginia, and we've already seen lots of red bud trees in bloom. Spring is coming! Happy quilting,
Cathy |
If this is the first newsletter from me you've received, welcome! I send them out periodically, when there's something I think you'll be interested in. If you'd like to follow our doings more often, join my Facebook "fan" page (link at the left) or the blog (where I often write about our travels). If you would like to be removed from this list, send an email to cmiller@nucleus.com with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line.
The April/May issue of Quilters Newsletter Magazine is featuring a bunch of Canadians: the cover quilt is by Kathy Wylie, Daphne Grieg has her latest pattern, Laurie Swim is featured, and there's an article about the Singing Quilter (that's me!!!). Editor Dana Jones also included an article about the Panguitch Quilt Walk (which I've written a song about).
Don't miss it this
month!http://www.quiltersnewsletter.com/issues/April_May_2012
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Baby Quilts The Millers have been very productive this year, and I've been making baby quilts! My nephew Rob and his lovely wife
Sarah had Sadie in December, and my niece Anna and her husband Oliver
had Kalyan in January. When they grow up a little more, they will discover that they have similar quilts, made with love by their great aunt.
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What I'm Working On . I'm starting to write the song about the World's Biggest Hexagon Quilt. . Still writing the pattern for Australian Shadows quilt (see my website for a picture of this quilt) - in my spare time! . I've started the "Beg and Borrow" quilt from my scrap bag, all paper pieced - 130 eight inch blocks. Here are a few of the blocks (each one takes about an hour and a half to make, so it's going to take a while....) I'm working on this in hotel rooms when we have a day off. It's done by machine, but I'm wondering if it would take less time done by hand???
. Yes, I'm still working on hexagons!!! 1/2" this time, in a snowflake pattern. |
Upcoming Tours:
Spring Tour US and Canada: April 7 Norwell MA concert and Mock Mola class April 12 Indianapolis IN concert May 1
Madison WI concert John is planning our return to Australia in June and July this year. If you would like us to perform at your guild during any of these times, let us know. For details on any of these
performances, please get in
touch, or visit the
website where there are
contact addresses for each performance. |
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© Cathy Miller, March 2012