A friend just reminded me that she hadn’t seen any updates on my website for a while which means I’ve been really busy with quilt projects, Stitch Camp, grandkids and life! This month, I’ve been gearing up for a new class I’ll be teaching in April: Artistic Quilted Jackets. How many ways can one convert a basic jacket pattern into something that says a lot about themself. Whether it will be painted on denim, patched like the Dolce&Gabbana fashions, demos an explosion of free motion quilting or has a carefully integrated panel design with embellishments, it will be fun to see the results! This will be a trial preliminary set of workshops dealing with fitting the pattern to each participant with the sizes ranging from “Awesome, Bodacious, Curvaceous, to Diva and Fabulous”. After all, who wants to be known by their actual size? Most people will be using a mixture of sizes to create a final sloper that fits them perfectly with adjustments for length and ease. After the fitting, they will be designing the looks of the jacket and wrapping it all up with a third gathering at a restaurant for fun, food, and “show and tell”. (Saturday, April 2 from 9-12, Saturday April 9 from 9-12 and Saturday, April 23 from 11:00-?) Location TBD and Cost: $15.00 to cover supplies used to create pattern/base of jacket. After “tweaking” the class, it will be offered through the Mississippi Valley Quilt Guild later this year or early 2023. (Limit: 6 participants initially)