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Probably the worst thing about having a blog is the preponderance of spam.  Sad to say of course that I delete way more comments than I ever get to keep because they are a) rude, b) computer generated, or c) just stupid.  But thank goodness I have a delete option and they get to be relegated to that waste bin in cyberspace. I picture a scene from Star Wars or Trek or one of those Star movies where they jump into hyperspace and the stars go flying by.  Yep, that’s how I picture my spammers … just zooming on by as I head off in the other direction … quickly.

I’m extremely happy that my Thistle Garden quilt is not only completely done but is hanging on my dining room wall.  Its amazing how much pleasure one can get from just looking at the colors.  No its not perfect but I don’t have to worry about getting stung by bees or dealing with poison ivy.  This quilt and my “Oh Hummingbird” quilt (pics below) will be in the Ann Arbor Quilt Guild’s show this summer.  Hope you get a chance to stop by and see them as well as all the other fantastic quilts that will be on display.  The show will be held at Washtenaw Community College on July 31-August 1.

Oh Hummingbird is my tribute to the Baha’i Faith (of which I’ve been a part of since I was 21).  The quilt itself is a log cabin star from Quiltmaker Magazine. The center is an embroidered symbol from the Faith which I digitized.  I also digitized all the longarm quilting which were modified from a computer graphic I purchased on the internet.  The quilt label is a quote from the song “Oh Hummingbird” by Seals and Crofts which is one of their tributes to the Faith as well. Do you sense a theme?

More about labels… I am of two minds about labels.  One side of me absolutely loves them. I enjoy creating them and I offer this as a service to my customers (and many of them take me up on it).  I do think it valuable when giving away a quilt to show who created it and when.  On the other hand, if it is going to hang on my wall, I’m not quite sure I care if it has a label or not.  I know… archaeologists unearthing this treasure eons from now… oh, wait. That’s not going to happen. Okay, when my great great great grandchildren come across it… Hmmm. Not sure I will care at that point as I will not be on this plane.  Like I said, mixed feelings.  So now for the most part, my quilts have labels.  At the very least, since all my quilts end up with a “name”, it allows me to put that on it. That might be useful when I’m senile and forget.

Happy quilting all!  May the spammers leave you alone, may you never be senile and may you enjoy what’s left of spring.

~ Kathy