I recently picked up my Zion quilt from the St. George Art Museum. It has hung there in the Zion show with some amazing art work. I was told that my piece had tied 1st. place in people’s choice! Needles to say I was very pleased!

We made it back from Moab in one piece and accomplished all we had to do while we were there. We got the furnishings in the house removed, most taken to the Alpha Rho yard sale that was thankfully scheduled for the weekend we were in Moab! We brought some of the antiques home and they fit very well in our house here in St. George. We met the young couple that are purchasing the Moab house and feel very good letting it go to them. It is sad in that the selling of Dave’s childhood home makes his mother’s death really final. But it is also happy, the new family will bring life to an otherwise dead house! We only go to Moab 2 or 3 times a year. You can’t take care of a place when you are so far away. Dave’s sister lives in Medford, Oregon and his brother in Spring Creek, NV. We are closest to Moab...5 hours is a long time to drive to make sure the lawn has been getting water and being mowed (It had not been mowed for sometime...the caretaker was being paid monthly.)

I spent time with my parents and with friends. Over all had a great time. My friend Darlene Nelson’s husband Jim makes furniture there in a home shop in Moab. I hope to have him create a cutting table for my sewing studio sometime this year. He does wonderful work and has been making picture frames from wood from tamarisk trees. It is such an ugly tree, but the wood is beautiful. I really have never seen any wood like it before. The center of the pieces are red and the grain looks like fans, spread out and flipped. The new growth is white. It is just very unique wood. He has made some custom furniture out of the tamarisk also. I went into Crystal Day’s quilt shop in Moab. It is a very nice shop and she carries a good supply of material.

I don’t know if all you here in St. George have heard that Bernina has taken the dealer ship away from Ken and Terri Harker or not. I am a current owner of 2 Berninas, a 180 and a 200. I was thinking about the new Bernina, but now...... I wouldn’t consider a Bernina. My opinion is if they would treat wonderful dealers like this a customer can’t expect much. Apparently Bernina is bringing down a son of the Provo dealer. I for one won’t darken his door. I will take my machines to the shop where I purchased them in SLC for repair when needed. Ken has treat me wonderfully even though I have not made a machine purchase from him.

Well the day is going.... I need to get a photo taken of the quilt I finished quilting last night for Bobbi Spence. It turned out cute. I think she will be happy. I need to get a couple of my own quilted now. Hope everyone has a good day.

This is the wall hanging that was accepted into the St. George Art Museum show. It will hang September 26 1009- January 16, 2010. It was painted with water color mixed with soy milk to make the paint permanent. Heavy thread work was done on my Innova long arm machine.