Making Quilts & Eating Strawberries

A few weeks ago, I headed down to Florida to teach a few workshops and do a few trunk shows. Upon arriving at The Cotton Patch, I was greeted by the cutest bassets ever! You know it's a good sign when dogs are involved.The workshops were loads of fun! Check out those Hattie's blocks!Some major fussy cutting happened!I love to see quilts made with my patterns! Check out this stunning Lazy Sunday made with Kate Spain Canyon.While I was in Florida, I had to check out the local hotspots. We went to eat at The Columbia. I had my first Cuban and the best guava pastry ever! It's a good thing that I don't live too close to that place.I was pretty excited to find out that it was strawberry season! So we headed to a produce stand. I've long had an obsession with hand painted signs. Hand painted signs advertising my favorite food are a double win.And live sign painting!My next workshop was with the Orlando MQG. What a great group!! We talked about precision piecing tips and had a fun day! (And they said I couldn't fit twenty people into a selfie.)Then it was time for more strawberry eating. There was whip cream on tap.Next up was manatee watching. The blob on the right is a baby manatee!Obviously we had to pose with the giant painted manatee and buy a manaTEA steeper.There's nothing better than a trip to Florida in the Winter!xo LC