Today Doug and I begin out travel home after a great 7 days at the Martha Pullen School of Art Fashion in Huntsville, Alabama. This year I took all of my classes with Wendy Schoen. Her hand embroidery is fabulous and she is a great educator with a wonderful personality. Wendy's assistant Linda is a pleasure to be with as well and wow is she talented. Since I will be getting a total hip replacement in 11 days, I will have plenty to embroider during recovery. Yes, I will do the exercises that they give me and attend physical therapy. But, I am looking forward to getting some projects completed.
School was great and though I have come many times, there is always something new to learn and lots of friends with the same passion to share with.
Doug spent some time going to car lots searching out antique cars and car parts. His 1956 Victoria is a wonderful car and so pretty. He, like sewers, is always on the look out for one more thing or one more tool.
A lovely lady in my class, Joanne, brought her machine from Chicago in a great rolling tool box from Craftsman. Sturdy, safe, with lots of room for the machine. It only cost $45.00 compared to the $200.00 that we spend on the "cute" machine cases. Now that is a good tip, check out your local hardware store for lots of multi use tools and cases.
