TAGY Members Participation & FFFC

The TAGY blog is for all members. You are encouraged to post here. Tell us what you are working on, upload a photo of your latest project, or share an interesting quilting article you have come across. Here is a photo of my latest small project for the Fast Friday Fabric Challenge(FFFC). More about this below.

On August 6th, an invitation was sent out to all TAGY members who have not yet posted to this blog. You must reply to the invitation to get your name in the system so that you can post to the blog. Sign in with your current gmail account. If you don't have a gmail account, you can make one. If you don't want a gmail account, still reply to the invitation, then use the TAGY Admin account that I set up. The password was emailed to you. Try posting once and you will find it is much easier the next time. Email me for help at lov2quilt@gmail.com.

More about the Fast Friday challenge. This monthly challenge will be open for new guests for 2 weeks in September. If you are interested in having your name submitted to become a member, let me or Kathy L know. To view the FFFC blog click here http://fastfridayquilts.blogspot.com/ It is lots of fun, and it has given me the push I needed to get more creative and to improve my quilting. Also, I was asked to be one of the hosts for the coming year, so it would be fun to have our TAGY members join the fun.

Book

At Monday's meeting I mentioned to several people that I was really enjoying reading Joshilyn Jackson's novel the girl who stopped swimming. The main character is an art quilter who is working her way through a new project as we work through the mystery. A little research told me that Ms Jackson is not a quilter herself but is a big fan of the art; in particular the work of Pamela Allen of Canada, who the author commissioned to make the quilt she describes in the book. Just for the record, the art quilt aspect is a very small part of the story and simply provides a way to round out the character of the protagonist.
Anyway, I want to report that I have finished the book and I thoroughly enjoyed the story all the way to the last page. I will be returning the copy I have to the Park County Library later today in case someone else wants to pick it up next time they are in Cody. If you are not familiar with the art work of Pamela Allen, I urge you to take a few minutes to look her up on-line. Her unique and enchanting style means her work is a delight to peruse.