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We've slipped back into our routine with afternoon outings most days.  The weather has been very warm and sunny though severely dry.  

The caregiver took Stevens out last week, too.  Here's a photo from the beach.  

We really like Swiss Gourmet and Winter Banana (mid-season).

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 The Anderson ...

Bucky Badger and the University of Wisconsin Pep Band rallied the quilters.  

I like to do the exhibits first and save the shopping for ...

Our quilt show was really fabulous, and a huge success judging by the number of people who came and the complements we were getting as guests left. I have just a few more quilts to show of ones that caught my eye, but not nearly the number I wanted to photograph. I just ran out of time. This view is from the balcony at the back of the hall looking toward the entrance. The quilts hanging from the railing above the floor are all Quilts of Valor in a special display.

The Best in Show award went to Susan Marra ...

It's only one week until our exhibition!!!

It's going to be great because we have some very talented members at Capital Quilters.  I've entered seven quilts.  Yes, SEVEN. 

One is a 12" x 16" challenge, so that hardly counts.

Two you've possibly seen finished here on my blog or in person.

Two others you would have seen progress photos of, but not seen them finished.

And the final two are total surprises!! These are quilts that I've completed without showing them on social media at all.  Not even my friends know about them.  And I ...

A Fantasy Garden, Christine Weise/Shelley Cassatta

You know when you go to a Sewing & Quilting Expo, you are overwhelmed by the amount of things to buy and classes to take.  Well at least that was how it was for me during the recent Cleveland Expo.  It was a lot!  But tucked in the back of the Expo were rows of black curtains, filled with the most gorgeous quilts!  SAQA had shared a few exhibitions and there were also some from the North Texas Quilt Festival.  The exhibit was so stunning, I ended up going through it 3 times during ...

There will be loads of inspiration for quilters and other fiber artists of all ages. Everything is available for sale and supports the Kent Art Association. 

I'm so excited that they chose one of my African Wax Print quilts for the border of this poster. Come see eight more quilts in my African series. One is a selvage quilt!

The ride to Kent from any direction is lovely. There are many nice restaurants to choose from for lunch, including my ...

Waiting for the vendors to open!

Okay am I the only one who has never been to a Sewing Expo?  This year I finally got to attend since it was returning to the I-X Center on the westside of Cleveland...and let me tell ya....most of the women I talk to have been going for years.  After spending the day, now I understand why.

Reason 1 - the Expo encompasses all that is sewing and quilting - If it has to do with those two things, then you will find it there.  There were vendors for EVERYTHING which includes but not ...

I mentioned a few days ago that I would have some exciting news to share soon regarding a client quilt. Every year, the Ogallala Quilters Society hosts the Ogallala Quilt Festival in Dimmitt, TX. It’s a prestigious show and I have some clients that enter something every year. This year one of the quilts I… Continue reading A Blue Ribbon!

I've got exciting news to share.  Capital Quilters are having an exhibition in May 2024 in Lower Hutt. 

It's going to be on Saturday 11 May and Sunday 12 May which is also Mothers' Day.  Wouldn't be lovely to take your mum to a quilt show on Mothers' Day? You can look at the quilts together and then stop in at the on-site cafe for a bite to eat. 

Of course we're going to have merchants too so you'll have to allow time for shopping too.  

The Lower Hutt Events Centre is the lovely modern ...

I’ve made quite a few bags from patterns at Annie Unrein’s site, and this is my latest.  The strap adjusts to make the bag go from shoulder bag to cross-body bag to fanny pack — very useful! The pattern was introduced at the Houston quilt show, where I made sure to get a copy and […]

The Fine Art of Fiber is an annual collaboration among Illinois Quilters Inc., North Suburban Weavers Guild, and the North Suburban Needle Arts Guild. It is held the first weekend of November at the Chicago Botanic Garden. I went on Friday morning.

Bur first, the fine art of friendship! A quick FB exchange with Erica P., a fellow Quiltville fan, led to a meetup. As she and I were talking someone said my name. It was library colleague Elisa T. Later I saw Mary H., an Alpha Gam sister. And then Barb G. from AAUW.

Here are some of the ...

 Good Morning! My photos loaded backwards so we will start with a quilt shop then the quilt show. 

Not very many quilts shops in my area carry reproductions. I was happy to find one near the quilt show. They offered 20% off my entire order when I mentioned the quilt show! Bonus!

The Ruby Anniversary display of red and white quilts commemorated the guild's 40th anniversary.  

Charley Harper prints + pieced birds

African prints (I'm going to remember this design)

Right photo shows the detail

Front and back. The fig leaf is a separate attachment. LOL!

Its been such a long time since I’d been to a quilt show.  My (non quilting) friend Dot and I went up to Palmerston North to “Celebration of Quilts” put on by Rose City Quilters.  Entry was a very reasonable $5 and we took a ticket in this striking star  raffle quilt hanging on the wall.  There were also more raffles featuring gift baskets, one for quilting supplies, one for gardeners, and a gourmet basket packed with interesting goodies, so of course I needed tickets in those as well.

Entry to the show and the raffle quilt

Of course ...