I was at the American Quilter Society’s QuiltWeek in Daytona Beach, Florida in February and noticed something fishy. Have you ever been to a quilt show and walking through the quilt display when it dawns on you that you’re seeing lots of quilts with something in common? That’s what happened to me at AQS QuiltWeek […]
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The first big quilt show of the new year will be Road to California Quilters Conference and Showcase. It will be held at the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, California January 22-25, 2025 with a preview night on January 21 from 6:00 until 8:00. Quilters fondly refer to this show as “Road” and the attendees […]
Read MoreThis blog post shares some of the amazing quilts seen at the International Quilt Festival 2024. International Quilt Festival in Houston, TX for 2024 is in the books. Festival, as it is affectionately known, is the big show each year in Houston. It is held at the end of October / beginning of November. (Just […]
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QuiltCon is coming to the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, AZ, February 20-23, 2025! The largest modern quilting event in the world, QuiltCon is hosted by the Modern Quilt Guild. With attendees coming from around the globe, the event features a vibrant quilt show full of competition quilts, community outreach quilts, and special exhibits; as […]
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Today on the blog, I’m answering the question, “Should I buy the Moxie or Amara longarm machine?” Let’s do a machine comparison. If you are ready to dive into longarm quilting, you’ll want to purchase the exactly right machine for YOU. Having a machine comparison will be super-helpful. Longarm quilting machines are a significant investment and […]
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This week much of the US had a final, (we hope), blast of Winter and that can only mean Spring will be here, for good, soon. Here in North Carolina the tulips are not yet blooming. We do have daffodils. The daffodils come up way before Spring decides to really take hold. They brave the […]
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I was lucky enough to work at the AQS Quiltweek show in Daytona Beach, FL a few weeks ago. I love to take the time to look at the quilts when I’m at a show. As I walked the aisles of gorgeous quilts I noticed a similarity with many of the quilts. I was seeing […]
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I shared a few of the quilts from the special exhibit, Women’s Encyclopedia by Galla Grotto, at Houston International Quilt Festival in a post a few weeks ago. You can see that post here. Because I was so impressed with these quilts, I want to share a few more of my favorites. I love them […]
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I had the privilege of seeing the special exhibit, Women’s Encyclopedia, at the International Quilt Festival in Houston. This is a collection of quilts by Galla Grotto, who designed the women’s series based on cultural traditions throughout the world. It is her reinterpretation of myths, images, and symbols. The portraits are her heroines, goddesses, fairies, […]
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There is an amazing, fabulous, HUGE quilt hanging at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, TX this weekend. My Australia was created by our Handi Quilter Ambassador, Helen Godden. She drew the design in 2018 but with her busy life of teaching, lecturing and traveling, she wondered when she would ever have time to actually […]
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