Join me in my celebration of my tenth and fifth anniversaries! This month is my tenth year of teaching and the tenth year of selling Elaine Quehl's Hand-dyed Fabrics. It also happens to be my fifth anniversary this month ... five years since I escaped my day job to do all this full-time. While cleaning out my closet on New Year's Day I culled the business suits, dress pants and blouses that I have been keeping just in case I needed to go for a job interview.
Tonight in celebration I gave away a copy of "Art Quilt Portfolio: The Natural World" and a meter of hand-dyed fabric at my lecture/trunk show at the Ottawa Valley Quilters Guild.
Stay tuned for more give-aways on my blog this month. Just warning you ahead of time!! The first person to post a message to my blog when I announce the give-away will be the winner!
That's fantastic, Elaine! Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteThank you Judy, and Happy new Year to you and all my friends in Newfoundland!
DeleteCongratulations, Elaine! Best wishes for continued success and joy in your work!
ReplyDeleteThanks Margaret ... all of these wishes right back at you :-)!
DeleteCongratulations, Elaine! I bet it felt like jumping off a cliff when you made the decision 5 years ago. So brave!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much. Actually, I had just started a new job a few weeks before I became full-time. This new job made me feel like I had jumped off a cliff, or that I might jump off a cliff if I didn't escape it. Fortunately I had several gigs coming up so I knew I wouldn't be without any income. The rest is history.
DeleteElaine enjoyed your talk and show last night at the OVQG Jan 8th meeting. I am looking to expand and move away from just making bed quilts. You are an inspiration. I look forward to taking some of your classes when we return from the our time south.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for dropping by with your message Sandy. I look forward to seeing you in one of my classes, but in the mean time, enjoy your escape from winter!!
DeleteElaine, I'm soooo glad your retirement to full-time studio art quilter/teacher/dyer has been successful for you. And just think how it has inspired and entertained a whole flock of us groupies!!! May it continue........
ReplyDeleteMartha
Wow, I have groupies Martha? Thanks, as always, for your good wishes.
DeleteSuper big Congrats to you Elaine!
ReplyDeleteThank you jackie :-)
DeleteCongratulations - TWICE, Elaine! You give us all hope. You really ARE an inspiration to all of us! Here's to many more years and many more happy anniversaries.
ReplyDeleteI'll drink to that Carolynn ... thanks for posting! All best wishes to you too!
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