Quilt National at the San Jose Quilt and Textile Museum

NOTE: I am not sure if I will post next week, Dec 24. I may post on the 31st; I’ll play that one by ear. I drove 2.5 hours to the San Jose Quilt and Textile Museum to hear a talk by Nancy Bavor about their current exhibit, section A of Quilt National. I saw the…

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Pioneer Quilt Show – 2025

UPDATE: I haven’t posted a blog or newsletter for 2 weeks! I was having back spasms which rendered me unable to sit at a computer. That was no fun, but thankfully it was a fleeting thing, not a condition. Now I am dealing with an unrelated heel pain issue; oy! I don’t know what caused…

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Houston Int’l Quilt Festival 2025: Market, classes and people

This is my last post on this year’s Houston Int’l Quilt Festival (and Market); previous posts are here, here, and here. I arrived 2 days early so that I could view the quilts and attend Market. Market is for industry professionals only, so shops, vendors, and buyers will be in attendance, as well as other…

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Houston Int’l Quilt Show 2025: The Quilts, Part 3

Can you tell I had a hard time trying to narrow down the quilt photos I took at the Houston show? This is my final post of quilt photos; you can view earlier quilt posts here and here, and here, as well as a post about Market, classes and the people here. Enjoy this last…

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Houston Int’l Quilt Show 2025: The Quilts, Part 1

NOTE: I have more posts on the show here, here, and here. I’m baaack! Twenty-two days of travel in a month is plenty for me. Today’s posts include part of my photos from the Houston show, which was fabulous by the way! Lots of color, exquisite quilting and design, and a few surprises. I wish…

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