As I travel around speaking to quilt guilds about Just A Quilt?, I always have the opportunity to stay for the guild's meeting.  The guild almost always apologizes that I have to sit through their meeting but I quickly learned that they have nothing to apologize for!  Let me clarify, I can't say I enjoy the business part of the guild meeting but I absolutely love "show and tell."

The talk I am most often asked to present at quilt guilds is titled, "Quilting, Creativity and Kids Books."  I present some of my adventures as a new writer - a lot of people are interested in writing and I am more than happy to share my experiences.  But, I move past writing and into creativity and then creativity in quilting.  I have found that the most memorable quilts are those in which the quilter's creativity is expressed by including their emotions in the quilt.  The emotions always come from a story in their life.  These stories those shared during "show and tell" at the guild meetings and I love listening to them!

I thought I would share a few of the stories I have heard in my next several blog entries.  So, keep watching, the first story will be coming soon!

I encourage you quilters to challenge yourself to put your emotions into your next quilt.  Start your quilt from a story in your life - then base your quilt on that story.  (Please feel free to share your story and a picture of your quilt with me! - I love them!)