Running with Scissors

 Running With Scissors invited me to teach a Folk Art Quilt class on Sunday. Our theme was Secret Life. We had 16 people, all working hard and playing with their stashes of fabric.

 They were portraying a Secret Life, a fantasy vision of a possibly different reality.

 Some people chose to show a personal story.

 Others made a memory quilt, ( of the time when she was a Viking!)

 They were colorful.

 And imaginative.

 There were animals...

 some of them studying to be professors.

 Others were just showing off their cute personalities.

 Some people showed a personal dream of success.

 Others were mind readers, showing the dreams of their pets.

 Great artists of the past were inspirational.

 Symbolism came into play with a couple quilts.

 Admiration of other cultures made a good subject.

 Communication between species was a theme of one or more.

And it was an opportunity to play with new styles.
I have unfortunately missed a picture of one quilt which depicted an ideal dream of the future. Maybe if Mary sees this, she can send me one??
We had a good time.