Another one of the quilt tops made in the class I taught in Ontonagon, Michigan.

Just one of the quilt tops made in the class I taught in Ontonagon, Michigan.

We made it to Ontonagon, Michigan yesterday. It is truly beautiful here. It is on Lake Superior and we can hear the water lapping on the shore from our windows. It is cool and refreshing. I did a mini lecture last night showing quilts and visiting. Today I taught a workshop and really had a fun day. Tomorrow we will follow the coast to the Picture Rocks and who knows what else. There is no cell phone service at our hotel and limited internet access. It makes us relax a little and enjoy our time here. I will try to post pictures tomorrow. Tonight we are going to agate beach to look for stones and watch the sunset. Stay tuned.

I am getting ready for a very busy travel schedule again.

First in line is a trip to San Antonio this next week.

Seventh Heaven Quilt shop is on my schedule.

The Labyrinth class is scheduled for Monday the 23rd.

Call Dixie if you want to sign up.

I also just added some terrific ribbons to my website.

 

Be sure to check them out for embellishing all your quilts, table runners, bed scarves.

The final planning for the Alaskan cruise for June 2012 with Stitchin Heaven Quilt shop

is almost finished. It is going to be a very fun quilting and sight seeing cruise.

Keep watching for other trip details.

Too many things to count but so much fun.

Have to get to work now.

Debbie

Calico Carriage Quilt Designs

 

I have been on so many wonderful teaching trips this year, I can not believe how

fortunate I am. I started my year in Georgetown, Texas where I taught

my ‘Shooting Stars’ workshop. I went on to Austin, Texas  to

teach ‘Road to Success with Silk’ and ‘Labyrinth’.

    

February took me to Little Rock, Arkansas to teach Labyrinth and Shining Star.

I met up with friends I made when I taught on the Caribbean Cruise sponsored by

 Stitchin Heaven quilt shop, and made more friends. The snow storms

cancelled my trip to Hot Springs Village, Arkansas but I will go there next year.

The end of February I taught at the Quilt Box right here in Graham.

March was Ponca City, Oklahoma; Wichita, Kansas and Great Falls, Montana.

       

I went to retreat at the Compass Centre in Mt. Calm, Texas for some

great R & R. Melissa who is the owner had done my Lyra quilt and has a kit for

it on her website. Compass Centre.com

April included Baytown, Texas; Tyler, Texas; Edmond, Oklahoma

and Tulsa, Oklahoma.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This month is San Antonio where I will teach my Labyrinth class at

Seventh Heaven Quilt Shop.

Call Dixie if you want to sign up for the class.  (210) 822-9980

Can you understand why I may be a little tired? I just want you to be able to

see how much fun we have in guild and quilt shop workshops, and

we also get a lot done.I forgot to mention my trip to New York in January

for a fabulous Martha Stewart Dreamers into Doers event.

I am adding new ribbons to my website for anyone looking for very

unusual ribbons to embellish quilts, table runners or whatever suits your fancy.

Shop owners contact me for information on getting patterns

or ribbons for your shop.

Debbie Maddy

940-549-4058

info@calicocarriage.com

Calico Carriage Quilt Designs

We just finished packing the quilts I am donating to the

Martha Stewart Dreamers Into Doers Shelter Event

All three quilts were made using my Modern Art With Fabric book.

This quilt is made with Moda Fabrics.

This quilt is also made with Moda Fabrics.

This quilt is made with Timeless Treasures Fabrics

 

I am really getting excited. To read all about the trip go to my December 15, 2009 posting.

Be sure to check out the Enchanted Makeovers website to keep up with all the fabulous donations.

Tomorrow I am off to give a lecture for the Land Of Lakes Quilt Guild in Lewisville Texas.

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.

The first thing I want to tell you is that Ami Simms has a new website called

Find A Quilt Teacher.

It is a great resource for guilds and shops to locate great teachers and lecturers.

Please visit the site and tell all the guild program chair people and shop owners about it.

You can find me listed there.

Now for the fun stuff.

I was booked to teach in Florida recently,

so my friend Barbara and I decided to make a road trip out of it.

We left Graham, Texas on Sunday morning and drove to Mobile Alabama.

We spent the night in Mobile and on Monday morning drove to Thomasville, Georgia.

Thomasville is a very quaint and beautiful town in southern Georgia just north of Tallahassee, Florida.

In Thomasville we wondered around the neat little antique and gift shops

 

and spent the night at a bed and breakfast called Dawson Street Inn.

This is Barbara in the living room.

Me in the dining room ready for our scrumptious breakfast.

And me pretending to play the piano.

     

We had a wonderful dinner at George and Louie’s.

The fried green tomatoes were to die for.

We took pictures of some of the homes and THE BIG OAK TREE.

This tree is enormous!!

We visited Pebble Hill Plantation. 

Don’t you love the moss in the trees?

The house and the grounds were a sight to see.

Then we drove into Florida and on to

The Villages, Florida.

Watch for the next installment of this road trip.

I am a guest blogger on The Quilting Gallery.

I am certainly honored to be blogging with the others in the group.

Visit the site to read all the great blogs.

There are some fabulous giveaways going on so be sure to read about those.

This is what I will be giving away.