{"id":245,"date":"2007-05-20T03:47:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-20T10:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/a-day-with-pamela\/"},"modified":"2018-10-14T16:43:07","modified_gmt":"2018-10-14T23:43:07","slug":"a-day-with-pamela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/a-day-with-pamela\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day with Pamela"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I made it to the Pamela Allen class at EBHQ.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_HMpBO98I\/AAAAAAAAAkU\/aeT5KSQbmr8\/s1600\/PICT8354-500.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066487125798483906\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_HMpBO98I\/AAAAAAAAAkU\/aeT5KSQbmr8\/s320\/PICT8354-500.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis is all the stuff I took to class, except my sewing machine is not in the picture. (above). The pieces you see are pieces that I made in a <a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2006\/06\/pamelala-teaches-at-quilting-adventures\" target=\"_blank\">previous class<\/a> with her at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.quiltingadventures.com\" target=\"_blank\">Quilting Adventures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pamela&#8217;s work (below)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_HM5BO99I\/AAAAAAAAAkc\/V3TsMhwXCjw\/s1600\/PICT8355-500.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066487130093451218\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_HM5BO99I\/AAAAAAAAAkc\/V3TsMhwXCjw\/s320\/PICT8355-500.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_HM5BO9-I\/AAAAAAAAAkk\/sduh9-jBGJs\/s1600\/PICT8357-500.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066487130093451234\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_HM5BO9-I\/AAAAAAAAAkk\/sduh9-jBGJs\/s320\/PICT8357-500.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_HNJBO9_I\/AAAAAAAAAks\/NRbkQ_HwiUY\/s1600\/PICT8358-500.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066487134388418546\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_HNJBO9_I\/AAAAAAAAAks\/NRbkQ_HwiUY\/s320\/PICT8358-500.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTooth Fairy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_IVZBO-BI\/AAAAAAAAAk8\/unWl6fL1j8o\/s1600\/PICT8359-500.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066488375633967122\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_IVZBO-BI\/AAAAAAAAAk8\/unWl6fL1j8o\/s320\/PICT8359-500.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTooth Fairy (detail)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_IVpBO-CI\/AAAAAAAAAlE\/7wZeWIMqipI\/s1600\/PICT8360-500.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066488379928934434\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_IVpBO-CI\/AAAAAAAAAlE\/7wZeWIMqipI\/s320\/PICT8360-500.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nmore Tooth Fairy detail<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_KVZBO-II\/AAAAAAAAAl0\/3tKO88MKX90\/s1600\/PICT8366-500.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066490574657222786\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_KVZBO-II\/AAAAAAAAAl0\/3tKO88MKX90\/s320\/PICT8366-500.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis is what it looks like when I work in a class. (above) What a mess!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_KU5BO-EI\/AAAAAAAAAlU\/XRFmPOlPBgs\/s1600\/PICT8362-500.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066490566067288130\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_KU5BO-EI\/AAAAAAAAAlU\/XRFmPOlPBgs\/s320\/PICT8362-500.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMy background for the House &amp; Garden quilt. I really can&#8217;t help starting new projects in her class.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_KVJBO-FI\/AAAAAAAAAlc\/0ueP4YCn--s\/s1600\/PICT8363-500.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066490570362255442\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_KVJBO-FI\/AAAAAAAAAlc\/0ueP4YCn--s\/s320\/PICT8363-500.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFirst draft<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_KVZBO-HI\/AAAAAAAAAls\/EoXwVPcGoqo\/s1600\/PICT8365-500.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066490574657222770\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_KVZBO-HI\/AAAAAAAAAls\/EoXwVPcGoqo\/s320\/PICT8365-500.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nPamela working on my piece<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_MbZBO-JI\/AAAAAAAAAl8\/UaffrEciduw\/s1600\/PICT8367-500.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066492876759693458\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_MbZBO-JI\/AAAAAAAAAl8\/UaffrEciduw\/s320\/PICT8367-500.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nLots of flowers and flying dots.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_MbpBO-KI\/AAAAAAAAAmE\/dTPvmu8x81o\/s1600\/PICT8368-500.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066492881054660770\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_MbpBO-KI\/AAAAAAAAAmE\/dTPvmu8x81o\/s320\/PICT8368-500.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNot so many flowers and flying dots.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_MbpBO-LI\/AAAAAAAAAmM\/idQZ9ftazcs\/s1600\/PICT8369-500.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066492881054660786\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_MbpBO-LI\/AAAAAAAAAmM\/idQZ9ftazcs\/s320\/PICT8369-500.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNot so many flowers and no flying dots.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_N2JBO-PI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/9k6kBhcPYFM\/s1600\/PICT8387-500.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066494435832822002\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_N2JBO-PI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/9k6kBhcPYFM\/s320\/PICT8387-500.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFinal composition. I like it, but I have to admit that I had a very hard time working with the darker colors (the black around the flowers and the blue\/black checkerboard.  All I could think of was that I wasn&#8217;t used to it. I haven&#8217;t been using much black lately and, as you know, have been trying to make cheerful quilts. This quilt-let seems a little dark to me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_KVJBO-GI\/AAAAAAAAAlk\/CBkbDVUQYBs\/s1600\/PICT8364-500.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066490570362255458\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_KVJBO-GI\/AAAAAAAAAlk\/CBkbDVUQYBs\/s320\/PICT8364-500.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nPamela working with <a href=\"http:\/\/highfibercontent.blogspot.com\">Julie<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_N2ZBO-QI\/AAAAAAAAAm0\/Y7pC7LXS9N0\/s1600\/PICT8388-500.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066494440127789314\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_N2ZBO-QI\/AAAAAAAAAm0\/Y7pC7LXS9N0\/s320\/PICT8388-500.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nJulie&#8217;s piece. I love the line up the left hand side.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_Mb5BO-MI\/AAAAAAAAAmU\/t1ue37jpx9E\/s1600\/PICT8370-500.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066492885349628098\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_Mb5BO-MI\/AAAAAAAAAmU\/t1ue37jpx9E\/s320\/PICT8370-500.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nGroup Sampler project. We had 15 minutes to make our part of this piece.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_N15BO-NI\/AAAAAAAAAmc\/t5JQA-76Tks\/s1600\/PICT8376-500.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066494431537854674\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_N15BO-NI\/AAAAAAAAAmc\/t5JQA-76Tks\/s320\/PICT8376-500.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nJulie&#8217;s two fish. Can you find the second one?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_N2JBO-OI\/AAAAAAAAAmk\/T-68fvypzBo\/s1600\/PICT8384-500.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066494435832821986\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_IlKX5cJn1Zk\/Rk_N2JBO-OI\/AAAAAAAAAmk\/T-68fvypzBo\/s320\/PICT8384-500.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMy fish &#8211; with dots, of course!<\/p>\n<p>I am tired and about to sign off, but I thought I would put up some photos for all of you to drool over while I go recover from a FAB day. More tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I made it to the Pamela Allen class at EBHQ. This is all the stuff I took to class, except my sewing machine is not in the picture. (above). The pieces you see are pieces that I made in a previous class with her at Quilting Adventures. Pamela&#8217;s work (below) Tooth Fairy Tooth Fairy (detail) &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/a-day-with-pamela\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A Day with Pamela&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[373],"tags":[149,9,312,351,342],"class_list":["post-245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-373","tag-art-quilts","tag-class","tag-design","tag-learning","tag-teachers"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}