IQA Donation Quilt-2015-“Windswept”

I’m down to the wire on my Houston prep and one of the things I just got to was my donation quilt. Quilt Inc. is the non-profit umbrella organization of the quilt show. Each year they ask their teachers to consider donating a small quilt to raise funds for the organization. I’ve donated one each year…

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Elk Grove Quilt Guild Show-2015

There were two local quilt shows in one weekend-I had to clear the decks to get to both! I’m glad I was able to make the Elk Grove Quilt Guild show last weekend-a bi-annual event that is always worth the wait. Here are a few quilts that caught my eye: Clydeen created this using Thistledew’s Block…

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Gold Bug Quilt Show 2015

It’s the beginning of the Fall Quilt Show season-yippee! The first show in my area is the Gold Bug show, which is always a good one. This year they had more space and even better lighting, which made for a better show. The Gold Bug guild has a nice mix of quilters of all genres:…

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A tale about my Houston entry

I mentioned in my previous post that I entered the Houston show and that I would write about the story behind that entry. I was shocked to find out that I juried into the World of Beauty show! The reason that is so surprising is that this is the third time I have entered that…

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“Do what you know”

This was a “get it done” moment. The deadline for submitting a 6″ x 8″ piece to the SAQA Spotlight Auction creped up on me. All of a sudden I had 4 days to submit my piece and I was going out to a lecture/workshop for 2 of those days! I’m really excited that I will…

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