Day Two and I can tell you that "This is a fabulous experience"! This morning we thought we had our alarm set for 6 a.m. to get up and go for a walk on the beach before breakfast. It went off at 5 a.m.! YIKES! My room mate got up and did her morning preparations....when she came out of the washroom she said "Aren't you getting up to go for a walk?" I said "it's only 5:00...it's still dark out" and buried myself in my bed covers again! She looked out the window and promptly got back into bed as well. The clock alarm went off again in 15 minutes....Don't you just hate "snooze" when you don't expect it?! The alarm on my phone, which is the one we had set, finally went off at the prescribed 6 a.m. and we got up and headed out to the beach. It was wonderful to watch the sunrise, the birds, the waves.....and then we got to quilt all day!!! There are so many great teachers here and so many friendly people. I'm not surprised actually, every quilting conference I've ever gone to is like that. Everyone is welcoming, lots of teasing about being from Canada, and the teachers mingle with the students at meals and spare time. The program is incredibly well organized, keeping us busy and entertained every minute of the day! Check this out: Empty Spools, Asilomar, California.
The first class you see listed is the one I'm taking. Portraits with Esterita Austin. She is a delightful teacher, great sense of humour, really knows her stuff, and is very enouraging. Today we sketched our photographs into patterns, had them enlarged and got started cutting fabric. I have a feeling I may be re-cutting tomorrow, but here's a look at what I've started. The photos I brought were not considered acceptable as they didn't have the right amount of light/dark exposure or shadows so Esterita took my photo herself, ran it through photoshop last night, and this morning we all got started working up our designs. Great things are expected for tomorrow....like sleeping IN!
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I can't wait for day three, four, five......
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