Yellville, Arkansas

We left Decatur, AL on Monday, November 3rd and drove up to Yellville, AR for a visit with Joe and Lou Hatcher.

We were only there for a few days, but we packed all the visiting we could possibly get into those few days. Lou and I attended 2 different quilting meetings, volunteered one morning at the local food bank, visited 2 different quilt shops, and still found lots of time to dine out!!!

Bill and Joe mostly just hung out and waited for us girls to get home from quilt meetings, but all 4 of us volunteered at the food bank on Thursday morning and toured a fish hatchery. All of this in just four days!!!!!!

It was so good to see them, catch up on all the news, and to meet the new addition to their family, a puppy named “Lotus Blossom”, a small bundle of love wrapped in fur!!!!


For all of Joe and Lou’s “road friends” you will be happy to hear that they are doing great and their home in the Arkansas woods is fantastic. Best of all, they have provided all of us “roadies” with our own RV pad to visit any time!!
I went with Lou to the Crooked Creek Quilters Guild meeting on Tuesday evening and met a great bunch of quilters. Then on Friday morning we attended the meeting of the “Knotheads” in one of the member’s homes.

The "Knotheads"

Sandy, Joyce, Sue, Carolyn (standing)---Norma, Lou, Barbara, Marion, Elaine (sitting)

Sandy taught us all the art of ‘sashiko’ which is an old Asian form of quilting.

Lou with her finished square.

Sue and Lou

Barbara and Carolyn holding one of Barbara's quilts.

These gals are not only great quilters, they are a lot of fun to be around. Lou is so blessed to have found such a great group of friends, and I thank them for making me feel so welcome.

Thank you, Joe and Lou, for your hospitality, but most of all, thank you for being our friends!!! We love you.

It was hard to leave them, but it was time to take the winding road out of the woods and head back to the San Antonio area via Rainbow’s End in Livingston, TX.