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As mentioned in my last post, all three of the quilts that I entered into the West Houston Quilter’s Guild quilt show won ribbons. Here are the other two quilts. The one on the left won a First Place ribbon. I made the quilt from fabric I bought at Missouri Star Quilt Company on my…
Read MoreAnother West Houston Quilter’s Guild quilt show has come and gone. It’s amazing how quickly two years flies by. I was fortunate to win ribbons on all three of my quilts. The one pictured is the quilt that I made as a wedding gift for my niece in New York. This quilt was awarded a…
Read MoreThe much anticipated Houston International Quilt Festival has come and gone. It is always amazing and overwhelming at the same time. My friend Jody and I had to take a picture by the huge sewing machine. We thought about sending it to our husbands and telling them it was the new sewing machine we just…
Read MoreAs promised, here are the other two quilts that I entered in the West Houston Quilter’s Guild quilt show in March. One received a third place ribbon and the other received an honorable mention. These are two quilts that I just made because I liked the fabrics and the patterns and then decided to enter…
Read MoreThe West Houston Quilter’s Guild quilt show was held in early March and as mentioned in a previous post, I entered four quilts. My purple and black challenge quilt that I pictured in a previous post did not win a ribbon, but it came in third when the guild members voted on their favorites. It’s…
Read MoreEvery other year, my quilt guild, West Houston Quilter’s Guild, has a quilt show. I have entered a quilt or quilts every year except one since I’ve been in the guild. I discovered that it’s more fun to have a quilt in the show, so I now make a big effort to find time to…
Read MoreThe fall is my favorite time of year even though it has still felt like summer until the last day or so. It’s still in the eighties, but that’s cooler for us, so I’m happy about the improvement. October always gets me excited about the Houston International Quilt Market and Festival, but it’s also the…
Read MoreAs I’ve mentioned before, I’m very fortunate to be able to do what I love as a business. And one of the best things about this t-shirt quilt business is being able to go to quilting conferences and be with “my people”. Three longarm quilting friends and I are heading to New Hampshire on Tuesday…
Read MoreAfter Quilt Market ends, the Houston International Quilt Festival begins. Unlike Market, which is a trade show for business owners, Festival is open to the public. And does it ever attract a crowd. Over 50,000 people attend during the four day show. I haven’t heard the attendance figures for this year, but last year was…
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I started making quilts as a child and have been quilting for others for over twenty years. Quilts that I have quilted have been featured in several quilting books and magazines.