Suzanne “Suzy” Louth is
an amazingly accomplished quilter. She just finished this lovely wall hanging that she started in my class at The Elly Sienkiewicz Appliqué Academy
But let me tell you more about Suzy. I met Suzy in 2003, the first year that I was a student at TESAA and, happily, we have become friends over the years. It was fun each year at the Academy to see what Suzy had accomplished because she gets more done in a year than most people do in a decade. She has won numerous honors with her gorgeous quilts including Best of Show at the Vermont Quilt Festival in 2009 for her Baltimore Album quilt, “A New Look at a Grand Old Lady.”
But let me tell you more about Suzy. I met Suzy in 2003, the first year that I was a student at TESAA and, happily, we have become friends over the years. It was fun each year at the Academy to see what Suzy had accomplished because she gets more done in a year than most people do in a decade. She has won numerous honors with her gorgeous quilts including Best of Show at the Vermont Quilt Festival in 2009 for her Baltimore Album quilt, “A New Look at a Grand Old Lady.”
Suzy was the Honored
Quilter at TESAA in 2011 and taught a class there this past February. I was both surprised and honored when
Suzy chose to take my class for her main conference this year where we worked on my
pattern, “Floral Elegance.” Suzy
has finished her project from the class and it’s a beauty, of course.
Her vase looks like "flow blue" with Suzy's fabric choice. The borders frame the block beautifully and Suzy's artistic eye is easy to spot in her color choices. Is it any wonder that she's such an accomplished and honored quilter? This pretty quilt hangs in Suzy's dining room.
I hope that when Suzy looks at her quilt it reminds her of fun times at Appliqué Academy: seeing old friends and making new ones, telling stories that make each other laugh till your sides ache, sharing appliqué tips and our latest "finds," lunch breaks and dinner breaks, and looking forward to the next year when we can do it all over again.
BEAUTIFUL!! SUZY!! Many thanks!!
What a gorgeous quilt! I have always wanted to visit the Academy. I am fully committed to doing so this year!
ReplyDeleteYou must do it! You'll have the best time! If you haven't done so already, sign up for the newsletter on the Appliqué Academy site. You'll get advance notice when the brochure is available online in a couple of weeks. I hope to see you there!
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