Welcome to the Quilt Designers Blog Tour

I can't believe I decided to show my "studio" to the world.

Studio is a very loose term pertaining to my work space.

It is a long narrow room on the back of our home that has many functions.

At the moment my "studio"

is also my "office"

my "shipping department"

my "sewing space"

my "storage" area.

my "design wall"

and "ironing station".

I did volunteer for this tour because I have a new "Studio" in my immediate future.

The new area is an old guest house at the back of the driveway. It is about 20' X 24" with a kitchen and bath on the back. We are almost to the painting stage and the flooring will go down on April 29.

Please come back to visit this blog in May to see my "New Studio".

I really must add that for many years my studio was a corner of the den or the kitchen table.

I have come a long way even now.

The bluebonnets are up and blooming in Texas.

My teaching road trip will continue soon.

Next on the agenda was Savannah, GA.

After lunch in Leesburg, Florida we drove to St. Augustine, Fl.

St. Augustine is the oldest permanent European settlement in North America.

Follow the link above to read the interesting history of the city and the area.

There are beautiful buildings and lots of palm trees.

The photos below are of the Ponce De Leon Hotel and Flagler College.

I thought this carved area above the door was beautiful. 

This is the ceiling in the entry.

Just one of many carved columns.

Some eye candy in a window.

Another quaint church as the sun was setting. How do you like my new friend?  

There were churches everywhere. Even the dogs dressed for the day.

Late in the day we left St. Augustine and drove to Savannah.

I do hope to return some day to spend more time in St. Augustine.

On day three of our road trip we went to The Villages, Florida.

Located close to Orlando, The Villages is a community of mostly retired people with 65,000 residents.

They drive golf carts for most of their daily activities.

The community is surrounded by restaurants, shopping, and medical facilities.

You would not have to travel far for any of your needs.

I did a lecture trunk show for the Quilting Guild of the Villages that night.

The next day I taught a workshop for Sew Cherished Quilt Shop of Fruitland, Florida.

We had a great time working on the Shooting Stars pattern.

There were 18 lovely ladies sewing and eating lunch together.

Here are some of their projects in different stages.

That night we were treated to a fabulous dinner at the home of my hostess Christine Brant.

She prepared an Italian feast for nine.

We spent the night with Christine’s mother Klementyne who told us wonderful and

sad stories of growing up in Poland and being sent to Siberia then immigrating to the United States. 

She was a very sweet and interesting lady.

The next day I did a lecture trunk show for The Quilting Sisters Quilt Guild of Leesburg, Florida.

After a lunch in quaint downtown Leesburg, we left to go to St. Augustine, Florida.

      Don’t forget to tell your guild program people and shop owners to check out Ami Sims’ new website.

Find A Quilt Teacher .com

It is a great resource for finding teachers and lecturers for your meetings and classes.