We are having a rotten time here in the UK. We are in chaos because of snow, the roads are hazardous to negotiate, the airports are working with difficulty - Heathrow particularly and all our Christmas arrangements are in jeopardy. So we do need cheering up and what better way to do it than plan a quilt visit?
It all started when I saw this picture on the Minick and Simpson blog -
telling of a free exhibition of 650 (yes it's not a mistake) red and white quilts from a private collection!
http://www.folkartmuseum.org/index.php?p=folk&id=882
Well it's a picture that is difficult to resist and I immediately sent it to a few friends, one of them an absolute whirlwind when it comes event organising and planning holidays. So yesterday (I was going to leave it until after Christmas to think about making arrangements) four of us were booked on a Virgin Atlantic package to New York to coincide with the exhibition. I have never been to New York so it will be a big adventure and I have dollars left over from my last visit across the pond.
For friends reading this and who maybe are wondering why I hadn't mentioned it, honestly it has happened so quickly I haven't had a chance to tell you!
