October 30th
I’ve just returned from Houston, Texas, where I attended the 29th International Quilt Market this past weekend. And what a whirlwind weekend it was! I flew to Houston last Thursday and spent Friday morning and afternoon at the Galleria mall for some shopping and dining out in preparation for the highly anticipated opening event on Friday evening [...]
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October 22nd
My dear friend (and quilt-sister-at-heart) Nadine Ruggles, and I are off to Houston for Quilt Market tomorrow. I’m excited to visit the booths of the many different vendors and manufacturers to see what’s going to be “hot” in the quilting world next season, and to renew friendships and contacts within the industry. I’ll be back [...]
October 21st
I realize this blog is supposed to be mainly “quilt” related, but the story of our midnight visitors is just too good not to share.
For the past four nights, we’ve been visited by little woodland creatures who come right up to the door of my sewing studio to sample the seeds and nuts that have [...]
October 20th
It has certainly been awhile since I last updated this travel blog. I’ve been so busy these past four weeks with traveling to Des Moines, Iowa, for the 2008 AQS Quilt Show, and because my Mom has been visiting since the first of October. I have been blogging quite regularly on the quilting blog but I just [...]
October 16th
At the AQS Quilt Show I met the most interesting and FUN people! One of the students in my class, Mary Bellwood, of Des Moines, had the funniest pin on her tote bag, and it is just too good not to share it with you all!
Take a closer look:
I thought this button was too funny! [...]
October 15th
There is still so much I want to share with you about the AQS Quilt Show! I’ve added a gallery of candid photos from my classes. Click the page above entitled “Quilt Show Photos” and enjoy the armchair tour!
I want to tell you a little bit about my roommate at the show, Sue Stewart. Sue, an AQS [...]
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October 14th
The 2008 AQS Quilt Show is history, but the impact is long-lasting. I hardly know where to begin — there is so much to share with you all! The quilt show was incredible, with over 900 quilts hung on display in the downtown Des Moines HyVee Convention Center. There were over 300 outstanding vendors; with literally [...]
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October 10th
Check out what was featured on the local CBS news here in Des Moines!
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October 5th
I’ve been busy these past few days. Actually, these past few weeks! Okay, I’m always busy. It just isn’t in my nature to be bored or to even sit still. I thrive on activity! But for the past five or six weeks, I’ve been working extra long, long hours in preparation for the AQS Quilt [...]