A Day with Friends

Today I went on a jaunt with friends, 3 of whom are in my Quilting Crit group, Tina, Kate and Cathy. Tina invited a friend to join us, although Tina and her friend thought we were going someplace else.  This, of course, caused a brief stop at the side of the road between Bedford and Concord, MA until we figured that one out. 

We went to Quilters Way in West Concord, MA

image from Quilters Way website

Of course, there wasn't any snow, actually it was 90 degrees.  I bought a book on making pincushions.

image from Amazon.com

Next we drove to Nancy's Airfield Cafe in Stow, MA.  I had to soup of the day, creamy mexican flavored soup with corn and beans.  I also had the Ploughman's Lunch - A hunk of bread, Vermont Cheddar, Wild Blueberry Chutney and a small garden salad.  Yum Yum.

Then we drove down the road to The Quilted Crow where I found crushed walnut shells for the innards of pin cushions.  I can't wait to start making them.

Then we went back to Bedford to have ice cream at the Bedford Creamery.

A very nice day.

Last Night - Margot Stage

After work last night I rushed down HWY 495 from Lowell to the Indian Hill Music Center in time for an artist reception. The reception was for my friend Margot Stage,  who is showing a lot of her recent work in the theater space at the Music Center. 

I made it in time, thankfully, and the reception was great fun.  Margot and I used to members of the Lowell Fiber Studio.  The group shared a studio on the 5th floor of the main building at Western Avenue Studios in Lowell, MA.  A year and a half ago, I moved into my studio on the second floor of the "A" Mill.  Just recently, Margot moved into her own studio on the second floor of the main building.  Margot is a fiber artist and you can see more of her work on her website  One of my favorite pieces is on the home page of her website:

Her work revolves around flowing shapes in sand, sea and nests.  The piece shown on her home page is from a series called "Great Blue".  Bravo Margot!