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Monday, May 2, 2011

Unruly Workshop

Tonya's Beautiful Quilts
The Orlando Modern Quilt Guild held a workshop Saturday with Tonya, the Unruly Quilter. I've been a fan of Tonya's since I started quilting. Her tutorials inspire and she always encourages creativity and fun. From her Lazy Gal Liberated Amish 2010 Get Together to her book Word Play Quilts, Tonya shares her love of quilting with everyone. Sixteen of us gathered to experience this enthusiasm and talent first hand. After a breathtaking trunk show (you should see her hand quilting up close), we jumped into the workshop part.


Machines were readied, scraps were dumped on the floor, and the playing began. We tackled Unruly Letters and Wonky Stars with abandon. Tonya composed our finished pieces on the design wall. Don't they all look great together? If you ever have the opportunity to take Tonya's workshop, prepare to have some fun! We sure did. Read more about the workshop and see much better pictures here.

This is my 300th post! Are you believing that? I started this blog so I could enter giveaways and then promptly ignored it for months. Eventually, I stumbled back to share and hopefully have someone comment on my work or babblings. Although talking to myself is okay too; I'm interesting. Ha! Anyway, I thank everyone who takes the time to read or look at pictures here in my little space in blogland. I love reading your blogs too. If you'd like to receive a squishy in the mail, leave me a comment below and I'll make you something or send you something you can create with.

9 comments:

  1. Good for you! I enjoy reading your adventures. And I thought of you on Friday...while running I encountered a large snake. Where were all the hawks right then???

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  2. Oh how I miss being in Florida. I do love reading your blog and seeing your projects. They are very inspiring. I probably need to do more sewing related posts but family post seem to take presidence lately. Actually hoping to get into the sewing room today. Take care and soak up some of that Fla sun for me.

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  3. Great post on Tonya's workshop! It sure was a blast. Congrats on the 300 blog posts! Love reading them.

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  4. Congrats on 300 posts! I've recently started reading your blog regularly, and I really enjoy what you have to say (and show). Keep up the good work.

    SO jealous that you got to do a workshop with Tonya!! It looks like so much fun. Maybe someday she'll make it all the way across the country to WA.

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  5. Hi Michele. I have been visiting your blog regularly ever since I saw your square bear softie. Love your sense of humor!

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  6. Your workshop looks like the perfect way to spend a Saturday!! Well done on 300 posts:)

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  7. What a great workshop you had!!! Looks like so much fun!

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  8. congrats on your 300th! i am jealous that you got to spend time with Tonya. she's my hero.

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  9. I had such a good time visiting ya'all - just wish we were closer! so happy to meet you in person, just wish we'd had more time to actually talk! congrats on your 300th post - I'm happy you're blogging! but no, you don't need to send me anything because I already got prezzies!

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