This week I was registered to attend a paper piecing class on Tuesday and Thursday evening at my favourite local quilt shop, Pins, Needles, Fabric & Yarn.   Once again the very talented Julie patiently taught four of us how to paper piece the Trim the Tree pattern. 
When I signed up for the class last month, two nights of quilting sounded like a plan. That was before Win and I decided to sign up for training with Mark the Masochist.
After training with Mark on Wednesday and Thursday mornings I was lucky to make it through the day let alone go out Thursday night.
Win could only attend Wednesday’s morning session as she had enrolled in a four day trauma class in Fredericton.  So Thursday morning it was just Mark and me, mano to wimpo. He put me through my paces without mercy, I had pain in muscles I didn’t know I had places.  In fairness to Mark, he did teach me a few stretching exercises to regain the flexibility in my left shoulder.  My vehicle was t-boned 12 years ago resulting in serious injuries to my left side.
Somehow I made it through the day but had to back out of the evening class. Despite going on a walk with my DH to wake me up, I was ready for a long night of sleep by 7:30 p.m.
Trudy, the shop owner, graciously told me to drop by and finish the tree quilt sometime. I’m hoping to have it finished in time for Christmas. I’m quite sure It won’t be a gift for Mark.
Dianne you will definetly be making this for your trainer because you are going to feel so good that you will want to reward him.
I too have this pattern just sitting somewhere waiting to be made.
I vowed not to make anymore Christmas stuff since I want to par down the season but I just had to have this pattern.