Freya has been home this week and it has made such a difference having her around. We had a trip to Rosemount in Aberdeen where we trawled a couple of charity shops, visited a niche houseplant shop and had coffee in a vegan cafe. Nella has become a little braver at going out for coffee and having a snack with her sister instead of just me. It is all a practice for venturing to Glasgow, where we hope to spend a couple of nights in Freya’s flat. In the charity shop I was sad to see a collection of pieces by a local textile tutor who died. It really made me think about what might happen to all my “stuff” when I am no longer around!
I was able to knuckle down and catch up with a few customer quilts while Nella and Freya did some sisterly things together. I have now completed all 6 of Frances’ colourful quilts. Normally she visits her sister in Aberdeen a couple of times a year and brings her quilts to me for DIY quilting but due to Covid she has sent them up from Wales in a big box instead.
I did a test Zoom call with a new Qmatic user, successfully sharing my computer screen and had the GoPro live-streaming a view of the quilt frame. This could be an absolute game changer for me as it could mean that I will not have to travel in order to teach the basics. What I need to do next is record some sessions so the pupil can re-watch them later. Despite having all the gear throughout last year, and the whole country doing Zoom quizzes,I had not got around to any Zoom lessons while Nella was so ill.
I even entered Rainbow Warliors into FOQ which is scheduled to go ahead at the end of July. I had been putting it off as I had not come up with a blurb but in the end, the online entry form only allowed 130 characters which is only a couple of sentences. I have not achieved so much in one week in ages;)
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