FRIENDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the last in a series of horse quilts. (At least for the time being)

The name of the quilt is called FRIENDS.
Those of you who follow my work know that up to this date my quilts are very realistic.

I wanted to try something that was a little more stylized and this is the result.

It is made using the Stained Glass Applique technique but in this instance I did a whole lot of decorative quilting on each section.
It is going to be in a show called Quilts with a Kick that is held each year in Berea, Ky. which is a wonderful college town about 35minutes outside Lexington. Berea college is a free college, where students have to work to earn their tuition. There are also quite a few well known artists that live and work in the city.

I don't have a small pattern for this quilt, but I hope to do so in the future. In the mean time please click over to Serindipity 2 and take a look at the patterns I do have, and perhaps if you like the technique the Internet classes are always open.

Butterfly Wings

Here is my new piece that I talked about earlier. I'm really pleased with the end results. I named it Butterfly Wings. I guess you all know that I love butterflies, since I have made so many quilts and also offer a number of butterfly patterns.

If you want to take a look at my patterns simply click on Serindipity 2 on the left side of this blog.

This is an adaption from a book called Quilted Symphany by Gloria Loughman. I took some of her ideas but inlarged everything and used the Stained Glass Applique technique that I always work in.

I really enjoyed trying some of her techniques, but I must say that they are very time consuming. Luckily a lot of the individual pieces I was able to do the maching stitching on before it was put together and that made things easier. All in all it was worth the time and I learned a lot from her. I highly recommend purchasing the book.

FINALLY FINISHED

Here is a new piece. Back in October I attended a workshop with Jane Sassaman, and this is the piece I designed. She has you take three shapes of your choice and make a design from there. I found it hard at first because I am used to making my own designs on paper first and then transfering them into a size that I want. This way you don't see your design until after you start cutting into fabric. A little nerve wracking at first!

I'm not sure I would have finished it, but I was the receipent of a scholarship thru the State organization KHQS, and along with that scholarship I wrote an article and have to give a presentation at the upcoming Get-Away this month.

In retrospect it was a very learning experience. Some of what I will use in future projects, and I really enjoyed getting to know Jane. She is a very warm and giving person.

I'm finally back in the swing once again, and will have some more new things to share in the next few weeks.

By the way, Please check out my new site which shows pictures of quilts that I have patterns for sale, plus it described the procedure to sign up for the Stained Glass Applique internet class. It is called Serindipity 2 on the side bar.

FESTIVAL ENTRY

This quilt is named Mother's Love and is the latest in a series of horse quilts. I live in Lexington, Ky. and in late September and October we will be hosting the World Equestrian Games. I have made a number of quilts and they are going to be featured in the Main Gallery at our main library during the time that the games are going on. The technique is called Stained Glass Applique. I have been teaching the technique and also offer the class on the internet.

Another!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I almost missed this one.

What I was trying to say in the blog before that this Butterfly quilt was the outstanding quilt of the show. Here is also a close up as all the edges are turned. The colors were so striking!!!

Last of the Prizewinners !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This quilt is so cute.
This quilt was the star of the show, as far as I am concerned, and so visual.

More Winners!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

They win every year, and their work is a cut above. They are a couple, and make their home in France, I think!

This year there were a lot of quilts that were made by two people. I wish AQS would catch up with the times and make another catagory for people who want to do what they are the best at, and then farm out the quilting to someone that is really good at that, and especially when they pay someone else to quilt their piece. Not really fair to those of us who do both.

ANOTHER WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This quilt was very nice, but personally there were other quilts that showed better. Although I'm sure the quilting and the piecing were exquisite!

2nd Big Winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This quilt is truly amazing. If you look close you will lace all around the edges. I'm sorry but I didn't buy a book this year so I don't have the the quilt makers names. However, you can find that out by going to AQS website. As I was viewing the quilt, the maker was explaining how she got the lace on without the stitches showing on the back. She sewed on the binding, but before pulling it to the back she sewed down the lace and then pulled the binding to the back side and stitched it down by hand. By the way, the binding on the back was scalloped!

Paducah grand prize winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just came back from the Paducah quilt show, and wanted to share the winners with all of you. This quilt was amazing! Very dark with a lot of gold thread.

Paducah was not as crowded as it usually is. We arrived on Wednesday afternoon, but did not go to the show. We did our shopping first and went to the book sale as well as the Museum. Then very early the next day we went to the show. It was crowded but not as busy as it usually is. They had set up what they call a bubble, which is a big tent to house the vendors that are normally out by the swimming pool. It worked well, but was very disorientating. Once I got in, I had a hard time figuring out what I had seen and had not seen. Also, had a terrible time finding a way out. Perhaps they will correct that next year with some signs.

All in all it was a good trip and the weather was the best I remember. I will post more of the winners, but thought it would be better to show them one at a time.

STILL ALIVE

I know it's been some time since I posted anything.
I have been working diligently, and have my new horse quilt top ready to quilt. I also have a quilt that I have promised to quilt for a friend, so it is going to be a while before I can actually show something.

I also have been cleaning up and organizing my work studio, and that has taken a lot longer than I anticipated. I also have been working on a little sample piece from a book that I just fell in love.

So, I would like to recommend Gloria Loughman new book called Quilted Symphony. I have her first book and I bought it because I remember her wonderful quilt called Kimberly Mistique. It was a large quilt of Australian trees. I think I saw it at IQA show in Houston perhaps 6 years ago. She is a native of Australia, and really did a great job on this book. It is colorful and precisely written. If nothing else it will stimulate your imagination.

NOTHING NEW TO SHOW ?

I have been working diligently on a new horse quilt, but nothing I can show yet.

However, I have been teaching two internet students, both doing the same pattern, and they started within a week of each other.

I must say it is so much fun teaching over the internet. I feel like I have made a new friend with each student I work with.

I thought with this entry I would let you get to know another side of me by talking about another passion I have, and that is Yoga! I started practicing it many years ago, and would do it for a while, and then move on to something else. However, about 4 years ago after falling and breaking my pelvis, I decided to give it a try again and so enrolled in a seniors group. When I tell this story, I always say that Yoga gave me back my life. At first it was so hard for me to get down on the floor, but I worked very hard at it and slowly improved. I got so taken with it because it made me feel so good afterwards that I found some other classes and actually was doing yoga 5-6 times a week. Then one of my teachers ask if I would like to teach. I didn't hesitate for a moment. This was my chance to pay back to other people what Yoga had given to me.

If you are not familiar with Yoga, it will give you a burst of energy, but with a calmness and clarity of mind. Once you learn the correct way to breath and do the postures, you will gain strength and flexibility. When you are over a certain age the body just seems to get stiff and inflexible and balance becomes a problem. Yoga helps with all those problems.

If you are a person that has trouble sleeping, let me recommend a tried and true way to calm your mind and relax. Lie on your back with your hands beside palms up and your legs a little apart with your feet just relaxed. Let your imagination take you to a very pleasant place, like a warm beach, or a green meadow, or imaging that you are floating on a cloud.

Now, just start at the top of your head and just talk to yourself, willing each part of your body to relax. I'll bet before you get to your ankles that you will be asleep.

Now that you know my other passion, I will be happy to answer any questions in case you are thinking about giving Yoga a try. You can do it with a DVD or there are some television programs, or you can search out Yoga class at churches, or there many other places that offer classes. Some are for a very nominal fee, and others are as expensive at $15.00 a class.

I would love to hear your response after giving Yoga a try, so please write me and share.

Revamped Blog

For those of you who visit me regularly, you will be surprised to see that my blog has changed!
I ask my son who was home for a visit if he could set up a link between Serindipity and Serindipity 2. Well, he did that as well as a few other changes. I am so thrilled.

So, I am busy working on a new horse quilt, and also teaching two internet students the Stained Glass Applique technique. I've also taken on a project to quilt a friends top that passed away a few weeks ago. Her husband ask and I could hardly say no. Actually it is my pleasure to do that for him.

More soon!

BURR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is what my back deck looked like a coupld of days ago.
Today it was 55 degrees. What a pleasure after so many weeks of below freezing weather.

SEARCH FOR SERINDIPITY 2

For those of you who are having trouble getting to Serindipity 2, I have finally figured out how to add the links so look for them in the sidebar.

NEW BLOG

You can find links to my other 2 blogs in the sidebar now. The site is finished and gives prices and sizes of all the quilts I have patterns for. I will add new ones as they become availible.

shedrum.blogspot.com is my address for Serindipity.

Just a note!

Just a note this morning because I have been feeling really guilty that I have not been doing any quilting lately.

Just needed to take a breather, and also to get caught up on some family projects.

I also have been working to separate out the quilts that have patterns for sale. So, because I do not have a whole lot of computer skills I decided to simply create another blog and post the patterns there. It is not finished but if you would like to take a look it is called Serindipity 2. I will continue to add other patterns and as new ones become available I will add those also. I also will be posting information on my Internet class called Stained Glass Applique, and that way everything will be in one place.

Stick with me, I will be starting a new piece soon.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It has been a while since I posted anything. Mainly because I took a trip out to California to visit my family, and when I returned I launched into a couple of projects on my house, etc. Nothing to do with quilting, although I already have a complete pattern already transferred onto background fabric, just waiting to be started.

However, I guess that will have to wait until after Christmas because there has been no extra time and like many of you some things do take precedence over quilting. Not many, but a few!

While I have your attention, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have ordered the Remembering Barbaro pattern. I had no idea how popular he was going to be.

So, I will bake my Christmas cookies, and get the rest of my cards out in the mail Monday, or they won't get to their destinations in time, and I will report back to you shortly after Christmas.

I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Serindipity
Sheril

IN MEMORY OF BARBARO PATTERN

Finally, finally for those of you who have been very patient with me, I have made a smaller version of the Barbaro quilt, and am now able to offer a pattern.

My quilt is 27" x 37". Of course the fabrics are somewhat different but the coloring is the same as the orginal. I flipped him, so when you look at the orginal he might look a little different.

The cost for this pattern is $12.00 plus $1.35 for shipping and handling.

If you are interested in purchasing this pattern, just send me a check or money order to the following address.

Sheril Drummond
4665 Spring Creek Dr.
Lexington, Ky., 40515