My first quilt!

First quilt

Emma and Jen skiing at Hidden Valley

 

 

Calgary Tower

Art - outside public library, Calgary

 

 

As you can see from the first picture I have now finished my first quilt - this is a rail fence technique and not too hard to do (thank goodness).  My friend Alice helped me alot - namely by lending me a sewing machine and guiding me through each step!  She is very an experienced quilter so I was lucky to have her only 2 doors down.  I have a few more projects now lined up and booked in for some classes.

Matt and I went skiing last week with friends Emma and Brian - Brian gave us all master lessons as he is an advanced skier and Emma only learnt to ski this year but was way ahead of Matt and I in skill.  It was a great day and Matt and I felt we both progressed.

 

Matt and I spent a night in Calgary last Friday - stayed at the Delta hotel and ate (again) at the Calgary Tower restaurant - though I managed to not have steak again (tempting as it was).  We had a lovely night and it is always refreshing to get out of Ralston.  The next day we went to some sewing shops so I could assess sewing machines and then we bought a tent - I know, makes no sense!!  Hopefully we will pics of the new tent in the summer when we can use it.

I am still jobless (this is becoming a recurring theme!) but there is a job going again at the bank so am applying for this.  But in the meantime keeping busy with voluntary work, quilting, have tea with friends!  We have a BATUS ski day next week so will upload pictures from then - there are races for the advanced skiers and lessons for us beginners.