Stuck in Funky Town...
As most of you now know, the quilting world lost a bright star on Sunday, January 8. Sue Garman was a brilliant quilter, designer and teacher. Her boundless enthusiasm about quilting was infectious and contagious, and she touched thousands through her blog here and her pattern website here . She was very kind, generous and helpful to me, even though I never met her in person. I first "met her" through obtaining permission to enter this quilt based on her quilt wall hanging pattern, "All Around the Town," in an AQS show several years ago. I seem to always twist and turn other people's patterns to make them my own, and she encouraged that behavior! She was most gracious and thrilled about my little changes and additions. She even asked if she could post my quilt on her blog...I was so honored and excited! She was tickled about my addition of a "red neck" house, complete with outhouse and a truck up on blocks in the yard, and other little touches in...