Finally Friday

Although this has been a short work week, it seemed soooooo long. I am glad the weekend is here so I can get more rest to recover from these endless allergies or what now seems like a sinus infection.

On the way home from work I stopped to fill my car with gas, WOW!! $4.19 a gallon. I am so fortunate to live close to my office, stores, friends, etc. My car gets decent gas mileage but it is getting scary. I am convinced that the price of gas will never get lower. It will only continue to increase. It sure makes me think carefully about my routes and when and where I am going so that I don't put on any more miles than is needed. On the positive side, I predict that the high cost of gas will make living in the inner cities more desirable and eventually increase the value of homes in the cities faster than the value of homes in the suburbs. It is only a prediction and may not come true for several years but....who knows.

Here are some more quilts from the Chicago International Quilt Show, April 2008.
Great use of batiks, nice idea for a block exchange.

Close up.
I love the use of colors in this one. The piecing is simple the color layout does all the work.

A close up.

Wonderful Lone Star medallion quilt.

Close up.

Great use of black and white and pink.

Close up, another great block exchange idea.

Very arty.

Close up.

Great movement and use of color.

Close up.

Simple block design but the use of color is wonderful.

Three Dimensional Quilt.

Close up.

Another angle.

Closer.

Again.

What a great art quilt.

II love the swirls.

More swirls and great use of thread work.

Yarns and threads.

Back to the traditional quilts. I thought this was a unique setting of the baskets and appliqued buds.

The colorful quilts are making me anxious for tomorrow. I joined a Dyeing Group. No, not that kind ----Dyeing of fabric. We meet tomorrow. I hope to have pictures, stay tuned.