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…
Between the beautiful fabrics and the amazing quilts, there was plenty to see and do in the vendor market at QuiltCon. I especially enjoy it as we don’t have many quilt shops in Bergen County, NJ. I can obviously get whatever I want online, but to see that much fabric live and in person was…
Beyond the amazing quilts and quilting that I have shared so far, there was also an exhibit of quilts made by Modern Quilt Guilds as a charity challenge. You can learn more about the Challenge here: http://quiltconwest.com/get-involved/member-charity-challenge/ but essentially guilds were challenged to use a color palette combining sunflower yellow, tomato red and teal with…
One of the most inspirational parts of QuiltCon was seeing the creativity and intricacy of the quilting. I have been doing longarm for two years and have been slowly branching out and trying new things. The beautiful quilts of QuiltCon definitely inspired some new thinking for me. Here are some of my favorites from a…
Jen and I made our second annual trip to QuiltCon this week. This time it was in Pasadena. We loved the city and had a really great time. This is the first of four posts – focusing on the quilts. Tomorrow I will share some thoughts on the quilting itself and on Monday I will…
I have posted about the beautiful quilts at Quiltcon and am excited to report that I have three sketches in progress for next year’s Quiltcon. Today I am writing about the shopping. The Manufacturers – it was great to see some of the best in the business highlighting treasures staples and their newest lines. Moda, Robert…
So this was a really quick trip. Yesterday we had an hour and a half to have another look at some of the amazing quilts, make any last minute purchases and then race to the airport. I will share my thoughts on the shopping tomorrow, but first, some additional quilts that I loved. This quilt…
