What a way to spend the day.....! Karen Eckmeier dropped into town Thursday afternoon and spent the weekend with us quilt makers here in North Louisiana. She is so fun and so talented, is a Bernina Ambassador, national and international teacher and very modestly says her quilts have been well-received in Houston and other major quilt shows around the country.
Karen talks with her whole body....especially with her hands.
Her enthusiasm rubbed off on everyone in the Friday class. Look at the (almost) completed art quilts. All smiles at how much was accomplished in the full day workshop Accidental Landscapes: Beaches. Yep, the beaches stole the Friday show.
Karen was there for everyone and gave each of us her undivided attention. Here she is talking shop with Marianne:
And one of my favorites from the Friday night presentation and trunk show where Karen has combined a couple of her construction techniques for this city scape: rectangles and squares and curved layers and waves to get this accidental landscape.
Saturday, a group of 25 met her early to begin another bountiful day putting on a happy face while making Happy Villages. The construction of my village is not quite complete but certainly to the "I love it" stage!
I was up at 4 a.m. to get Karen off to the airport for a 6 o'clock takeoff and since I was awake and feeling strong and energized, finished my landscape - a beach to enjoy sans heat and sand.
Karen, we loved having you here. Do come back.
you KNOW I am jealous! I love karen's work. before the flood I had two of her books. Your pieces are so wonderful. i love them!
ReplyDeleteKaren was the most delightful teacher, so full of energy and enthusiasm....she loves what she does and it shows. Sorry, you couldn't join us, but I had enough fun for the two of us.
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