I have always wanted to go to Quilt Market and now that I am organized around my quilting, I was able to. Amy also wanted to go, so we hatched a plan and off we went. As is often the case, this is a quick trip – get into town, do something that night, binge…
I was very excited to learn that the annual Oquossoc Art and Crafy Show was happening while we are here. Usually I miss it, or find out about it at the end of the day when it is too late to go. This year I went and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of artisans…
I have always wanted to visit the Pine Tree Quilter’s Annual quilt show but it rarely works out with our vacation schedule. This year we got lucky and the timing worked out. It is a very nice show with a good variety of quilting styles and construction methods. They boast over 600 quilts and more…
It is cloudy and rainy today so it was the perfect day to take a ride and visit the Northern Quilters Guild Show. Their website was so bad that we almost didn’t bother, but I am glad that we did. They had approximately 200 quilts, a vendor market with 30 or so vendors and a…
After a busy weekend sewing, I am so excited to share my quilt Spectrum. I originally had this idea as a QuiltCon 2016 submission but didn’t get my act together. So I decided to make it early to have it ready to submit for QuiltCon 2017. As it turns out, I will remake it…
After visiting several beautiful buildings filled with quilts and admiring the architecture, I finally set out to find the Patchwork de Sitges vendor market. I looked and I looked but couldn’t find it, and several people carrying quilts bags didn’t speak English. Eventually I got lucky though… Imagine three huge tents on the promenade overlooking…
My brother uses the phrase, “sometimes the bear gets you, sometimes you get the bear.” Today I got the bear. I am in Barcelona for a pitch this weekend and had some free time this afternoon after a meeting. Like any good quilter, I had googled local shops and went for a visit. When I…
