A Surprise Visit to my Midway Quilt Group

I finished my doctors’ visits this morning, so I was able to make a surprise visit to my Midway quilt group this afternoon.  What a treat.  And what a surprise, when I walked in the door!

Pauline Kacher had gathered several of the baptism quilts she’d made for her grandchildren (who are scattered far and wide) to show them at a trunk show in Midway later this week.  It was a special treat for us to see her quilts in person.  She makes amazing art quilts as you will see below.

Each grandchild tells her their favorite scripture story, and Pauline designs a quilt with them in it.  These are priceless.

Pauline works from photos and pictures to design the quilts.  She layers fabrics (raw edge) with a fabric adhesive, then she stitches over the fabrics.

Here are some of the other quilts friends brought to show:

Caryl had several quilts just back from the quilter to show.

I popped in to say hello to Mark, who has just been accepted into a Ph.D. program at the U.  He’s studying history after retiring as an ER doctor.

This is Caryl’s beautiful quilt room:

I felt So Happy today–to be in a beautiful place with friends I love to be with.  Provo Canyon was spectacular–it snowed here last night!  Everything is green and lush.  Deer Creek Reservoir is full to the brim, fuller than I’ve ever seen it.  The air is crisp and clear and clean.  Our mountains rival those in Switzerland.  I feel so happy to live in such a wonderful place with so many good friends.

This evening I joined the Kachers to go see the new movie, “Escape From Germany,” the story of the evacuation of LDS Missionaries just before Hitler closed the borders in 1939.  It was an interesting piece of history.