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Interview with Terri Thayer, author of

“Wild Goose Chase”, a Quilting mystery so good that you’ll enjoy the rollercoaster ride of intrigue. It was so much fun to talk with Terri, who is a San Jose native.

Terri’s new book, due out in September: Stamped Out. I can hardly wait!

Visit Terri’s website for more information about Terri, her books and her blog.

Don’t forget to leave a comment for a chance to win Terri’s book, Wild Goose Chase! The drawing will happen on June 5th!

Quilting Stash – Program 123, Reading about Quilts

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I love to read. I love to get into the world that I’m reading about, only to be surprised when someone speaks to me and I wake up “out of the book” to find that I’m still sitting on my living room sofa. I love to drink deeply from the written word, to get intimate with the people and situations in each story.
(WebGuy’s Note: Annie’s family is happy when she is done “drinking”, finishes her book, and rejoins our family. Annie is known to stay up until 4:00 in the morning finishing a book with which she is obsessed — Annie then has to “catch-up” on her sleep.)

The books I will share in this program:

Robin’s book –

“Twilight” New York Bestseller, written by Stephenie Meyer. I have to blame Sandi Henderson, of Portabello Pixie who shared the trailer for the upcoming movie on her blog before she left for Spring Market. ; )
Here’s a link to the trailer:
Twilight Trailer
So if you get sucked in to the books, don’t say I didn’t warn you! Just don’t do it if you have a deadline.

To visit author Stephenie Meyer’s website, go to Stephenie Meyer.com.

Another great book that I had to read TWICE (and back-to-back even) is featured in this podcast, “The Girl Who Stopped Swimming” by Joshilyn Jackson.

I had the pleasure of interviewing author, Joshilyn and the Art Quilter who inspired her character “Laurel”, Pamela Allen.
It was so much fun to talk with these influential ladies, Joshilyn from Georgia and Pamela from Canada, on the phone. Did I mention lately that I LOVE technology?!

Have fun listening to the interview, then come back here to the links for Joshilyn’s and Pamela’s websites — and to leave a comment for the opportunity to win a copy of the book.

Joshilyn’s website is Joshilyn Jackson.com.
Pamela’s is Pamelart.
On Pamela’s website, you will be able to see the quilt that Joshilyn commissioned her to make for the book and her “Two Sisters…” quilt that we discussed in the interview.

Coming up very soon… an interview with Terri Thayer, author of the runaway hit, “Wild Goose Chase”.

Also, stay tuned for a Spring Quilt Market review with Quilting Stash listener (and friend), Phyllis Barnett!

Don’t forget to leave a comment for a chance to win my copy of “The Girl Who Stopped Swimming”. I will draw the winner on May 25th!

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Here is the Quilt Border that inspired the new look of the SimpleArts website.
I designed it in 2002 to use in a tribute quilt for my maternal “Gran”, Gertude Cantell Smith.

Here’s my favorite picture of Gran, as a young girl graduating from grammar school. The 8th grade was as far as she would go, as her father thought it was a waste of time for a girl to get a high school education. That was a luxury only his two sons would get. His daughters all started work in the local cannery to help support the family income. I love my great-grandfather dearly, but I will never understand the logic behind his decision that made a huge impact on the rest of my Gran’s life…

A picture with Alex and Ricky on The Quilt Show. Wow.
Picture courtesy of PhotoMan, Gregory Case, 2007.

Daughter, Kirsten is talking embroidery in this show! Check-out her blog Funky Charming to see the links that she spoke about.

My son, Robin plays on today’s anniversary show.
What’s he doing with his quilting skills? Listen to the podcast and learn!

If you have a MySpace account, click HERE to listen to some songs by the band he’s in and see more pictures of the young Turk.

Quilt pattern in the linoleum at our local hospital:

I’m going to make this some time soon. Guy says it looks like someone is playing with Exploring Fabric Choices.

Thank SO much for listening — Quilting Stash is only here because you listen!