Rain, rain and grayness all around …

Well, it’s Calgary Stampede week here … so of course it is raining, although this is just a bit too much.  Almost 12 days of rain and strange weather, steel gray skies, hail, rain and more rain.  We can’t even say that it’s good for the grass anymore!

A photo of the sky over Calgary this morning around 11:30 a.m.  It got even darker and more ominous.  It’s cleared up a bit, but we are still under weather warnings and storm watches for the area.

Despite the grayness of the weather, I received some great news:  2 of my quilts were selected for inclusion in the International Quilt Festival in Houston this year.  “Just Before the Lights Come on” was selected in the special exhibit Tactile Architecture 2016: International Quilts, and “The Shape of Things Unseen” was juried into the 2016 IQA Judged Show “Quilts: A World of Beauty”.  It’s very exciting news for me, as I have not entered the show in Houston in years (I have to say that I usually miss the deadline!).

I went to the Rodeo at the Calgary Stampede on Wednesday, and afterwards went to look at the artwork and the quilts which is my favorite part of the Stampede.  I share a few photos with you:

It’s been a bit quiet on the creative front … I have a deadline coming up next week and I am struggling a bit with the written part of the article.  The rest is done and I am quite happy with it.  I need to wrap my head around this one, though.

To all of you in Calgary and surrounding areas … stay dry.  Until next time.  Thanks for reading.  I always appreciate comments so I’d love to hear from you.  In the meantime, keep quilting.

Ana