Houston In’tl Quilt Festival 2023 – The experience

  There is nothing like teaching at the world’s largest quilt festival! It is exciting, challenging and just plain FUN! It was a LOT more crowded this year, a very good thing! There is such a buzz and excitement of being on the show/vendor floor. For many, if not most attendees, the Houston show is…

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Houston Int’l Quilt Festival 2023 – The Quilts, Part 1

  I had my best year yet at the Houston Int’l Quilt Festival! This was my 10th year to teach – who’d a thunk it? I will write more about the experience, teaching and Market in subsequent posts. I am not sure what my timing will be on those posts, so stay tuned. I may…

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Pacific Int’l Quilt Festival, 2023, Part 2

See explanation of this year’s show in Part 1. I just couldn’t pare it down to one post, so you’ll get 2 posts full of fabulous! Here we go, in no particular order, with occasional comment: Gorgeous silks and incredible details throughout. This is another that would have been up for my fictional “Judge’s Choice”.…

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Pacific Int’l Quilt Festival, 2023, Part 1

I have been attending the Pacific Int’l Quilt Show almost every year since 2006, yet I get excited about it every time! This year had a wrinkle. I had just come back from a 5 day event and was also prepping for Houston. About an hour into the show I began to feel overwhelmed. I…

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