Statues Outside the Quilt Museum in Paducah I am back with so many things to tell you about the American Quilter’s Society quilt show I attended last week. If you ever want to be inspired to create beautiful quilts and other items, go to a quilt show. Quilts of every skill level are displayed and [...]
This weeks theme at Heads or Tails is “Once Upon a Time”. So…. Once upon a time, there was a happy little fly buzzing around a barn when she happened upon a large pile of fresh cow manure. Since it had been hours since her last meal and she was feeling hunger pains, she flew [...]
The bus was waiting for us in preparation for our road trip to Chicago. Mom and I arrived on time and were settled in with 45 more women. I was amazed at the various ages of the travelers. We had a couple of teenagers and women who I would guess to be in their eighties. [...]
We had a great time at the International Quilt Festival. I have never seen so many vendors in one location. I have been to the flea market in Shipshewana which claims to be the biggest flea market in the US so I know what big is. LOL We took a few pictures but they are [...]
If you live near Chicago, you will be excited to know that the 2009 International Quilt Festival is being held this weekend. My mom and I are going. We are traveling with a group of ladies. It should be fun! We have to be at the bus at 6:30 am tomorrow morning. I sure hope [...]
There is a new item that is pulling on my fabric budget. I am trying to save for my shopping trip to the Chicago quilt festival. It is not easy when new products like the Honey Bun Roll are introduced. Have you seen these? They are so cute. Honey Buns are collections of 1.5″ x [...]
Thank you to all of you who commented on my post about which fabric to choose for my quilt block. I went with the navy and it is really coming together. I have one more row of blocks to put on and the quilt top will be almost done. The weather turned nice and I [...]
