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I had the unique pleasure of travelling to Healdsburg, California (about 60 miles north of San Francisco) to visit a quilting retreat in progress. Diane Perin Hock invited me to come and spend the day and meet this wonderfully warm group of quilters. As soon as I walked in, I was greeted with colorful quilts and happy quilters and I felt immediately at home.
Each of the quilters was working on delightful projects and I was inspired by each one. I’m so grateful that Diane invited me to come to the retreat and it was an even greater pleasure to meet this talented quilter, and blogger. Diane has written about the retreat in humourous detail, which you can share in by viewing Diane’s blog at Going to Pieces. You’ll love to see her photos of the retreat, too, and the projects that these talented ladies worked on.
Diane and I had a great conversation about many subjects, particularly Quilting Blogs. Here is a list of those Blogs, for your enjoyment:
Bishop’s Ranch – a great place for a retreat!
Brenda Smith’s blog New Zealand Quilter
Yarn Harlot
Melody Johnson’s website
Crazy for Fiber blog
Gabrielle Swain’s website
BlogHer
Wow! I am still reeling from the incredible time that I had during the all-too-short time that I spent with these quilters. I can’t wait until October, when I get to become one of them!
And, yes, Diane — you DO have to listen to your interview! ; ) It’s great!
As “list Mom” to the Artful Quilters Web Ring, Diane [benignly] monitors 130+ quilting blogs. So it was quite a surprise to hear that my blog came up in your conversation. Thanks Diane! And thanks Annie for including a link to my blog. I see that you have called me a New Zealander quilter. This is correct in that I grew up in New Zealand and return often. However, these days I live at Copacabana, Australia (60 miles north of Sydney). My studio looks out over the beach – it’s a great creative space!