It was more nasty weather last night, but as is so often the case, the worst of it split and some tracked just north of us and the second storm crossed just south of us. I was at a covered dish dinner for our UMW group at church when it started. We were enjoying a very interesting slide show & presentation by one of our members who lived in the Netherlands for 2 years when a call came in of a tornado just a few miles north. So we quickly disbanded and each of us headed home. We got more unwanted rain, but the strong winds, hail and tornadoes missed us. And for once the local FOX station managed to take advantage of commercial breaks to update us on the storms, rather than breaking into American Idol as they usually do.

Speaking of Idol...I'm happy with last night's results...how about the rest of you? Actually the top four or five were all fantastic singers and performers and would all make good Idols. I'm sure each of them will have a significant music career.

Now...onto quilting..........

I have my third finish for May done today. It's a 18" wall hanging using my good friend Geta's shadow trapunto technique. Each time I make one of these I am more in awe of her expertise. I still make so many mistakes. I need to do a much better job staying outside the batting when I outline the motifs, for instance. But it's a fun technique and Geta is a superb teacher. Check out her awesome shadow trapunto work on her blog.

The back with hanging corners.

Yesterday I received another siggy. This one from Filonia in Netherlands Antilles. She tells me she's worked for Bernina for 34 years. What kind of a dream job is that, huh?

Happy quilting.

Trying To Be Geta

I keep forgetting to post a picture of my one lonely April finish thus far. I finally worked up courage to try my friend Geta's shadow trapunto technique. I learned a lot but I will never approach the level of expertise she has attained.

You can go to her blog and see how the technique should be done. I should have used thicker batting for the trapunto layer.

I should have remembered to use invisible thread for the outline quilting of the trapunto areas.

And next time I think I will try silk thread for the stippling.

The little piece measures 7" square.

It was fun but how I wish I had Geta's skill. I could spend hours drooling over her work.

By the way..I'm also not good enough to have drawn this design..Geta shared it with me. What a good friend she is to me!!