More Academy!

Academy has been continuing the last few days but like all good things, it does draw to a close! Today (Sunday) is the last day of the main conference and most of the participants will go home this afternoon. A few will stay for tomorrow's one day "add-a-day" classes (including me!), so for some of us, there are still 1.5 days to go. We've had a wonderful time in our classes, and at the "socials". One of the great thrills of the Academy is to see the amazing array of work that others have done. Here are a few photos from the last few days to give you a taste for this. Unfortunately I don't have any photo software (I am on a shared computer), so I can't crop the photos nicely, but you get the idea....

Here is Nancy Kerns, one of the amazing teachers at the Academy) with her completed "Mary Simon Quilt" top. The original of this quilt, which is in the DAR Museum, was not completed and did not have borders, so after Nancy replicated the blocks exactly, she designed the border herself!

Here is Kathy Dunigan with her "on the way" Baltimore Elegance quilt, made at full size.

Emily Martin, one of the guest artists this year, has made a stunning Baltimore Elegance quilt as a tribute to Anne Connery and Nancy Pearson, both long-time teachers at the Academy. I think the set of this quilt is particularly stunning.

Kathy Tennyson's amazing "large block" quilt (18" blocks, which is the original size). Kathy is such an inspiration - apart from the beauty of the work, she is very prolific (this is her 6th full BAQ and has all been completed this year!), and she is an amazingly gracious lady who always attends Academy with her daughter Kaye.

And finally, here is me presenting my little Baltimore Elagance quilt (top) - no mean feat to pluck up the courage to show it in such esteemed company!