I like quilting. I have a few projects going at the same time. The World of Blossoms quilt, the Dachshunds, and now a chenille quilt for a friend. I'll blog more about that later.
I like to read a lot, as well. I read a wide variety of genres. James Patterson http://www.jamespatterson.com/ is one of my favorites. But another author I like to read is Jennifer Chiaverini http://www.elmcreek.net/. Her books are a tiny part of what got me started quilting. I don't recall how I started reading her stuff but sometimes when I'm in the bookstore looking for a new book I will look in sections that I typically go to. I wandered into the fiction section because that is where I have found books that have been surprisingly good. As I look at books a lot of the time a cover is what makes me pick it up. Her first book, The Quilter's Apprentice http://elmcreek.net/books/the-quilters-apprentice, caught my eye. The cover was not the same as this one but just as pretty. As I read the book, I thought it would be wonderful to be able to make something that beautiful. I did some checking to see if there was anyplace near to where I live where I could take lessons. Lucky me, there was the Quilting Connection http://iaquilts.com/. I took my first lesson in beginning quilting. It was such fun. I never got that one finished. It still needs to be quilted and have the binding put on. I'm actually not sure I have enough fabric for the back and I doubt I'll find it again.
But I digress. I had stopped quilting after about 2 years. I started quilting again at the begining of this year because I needed something to do with the large quantities of time I had on my hands. I had started reading the Elm Creek Quilts series again and decided I would quilt again. After all I needed to do something with all that fabric I have in the basement.
So besides books about the Elm Creek Quilters there are also several books with the patterns that are talked about in the books. I have the first one http://elmcreek.net/books/elm-creek-quilts. I have not done anything from it because I know my skill would not do these justice. Maybe one day.
Well that is a bit about what other hobbies I have. Hope you like try some of these books and enjoy them as much as I do. I know my mother does and she doesn't even quilt. I like them so much I even preordered the next 2 for my Kindle. One day I'll get them all on the ereader.
Have a good night.
