For me, one of the best perks in this business has to be all the wonderfully talented and special people I’ve met and become friends with through the years. I just love receiving emails from these folks from across the country and around the globe. Recently, my friend and teaching colleague, Rachelle Apol, sent me the nicest email. She wrote:
“I demonstrated how to make flying geese blocks using the Easy Star and Geese Ruler. I offered the demo at People, Places, and Quilts!in Summerville, South Carolina on May 7 to a packed classroom full of eager students including one young girl who thanked me and gave me a hug at the end of class. The quilt behind me in the photo is not mine…it is an original from People, Places and Quilts, but the blue and yellow quilt is my quilt and was made entirely from flying geese blocks using your ruler!“
Rachelle continued,
“I encouraged my students to purchase your ruler because it does not waste fabric and works GREAT with pre-cut 2 1/2 inch strips. While demonstrating the ruler for Sew-A-Lot quilt shop of Centerville at the Lebanon, Ohio quilt show a few years ago I cut lots of triangles that got thrown into a plastic bag behind the counter as the day wore on. When I went back to work the next week, Lesley handed me the bag and said, ‘Here. Do something with these.’ The blue and yellow quilt was the result.”
All I can say is WOW! The quilt is absolutely stunning, Rachelle! I’m so thrilled you took the time to send me the photos and share your success with me and my blog readers.
Incidentally, Rachelle is available to present workshops and trunk shows, especially for her “Quilts from Photos” original workshop. If you’re interested, please contact her at:
moc.oohaynull@ylimaflopa. And just for fun, here are some photos of her beautiful, original quilts (
shown here with her permission.) Enjoy!
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