at least that is how it seemed to me...friday started out a bit cloudy but soon gave way to bright sunshine ending with a huge orange ball at dusk....only one thing could have made it more perfect, revealed later...
two quilts shows in our proximity--AQS and Mancuso--and was fortunate to tag along to the Mancuso show about 3 hours from here. lunch and all necessaries packed and rollator too for walking around. it was heaven to be amongst the faithful and soo sooo many beautiful quilts plus tantalizing and tempting vendors. some of the many i found quite appealing
pickle dish is on my someday list....and next?
could not resist this homage to kaffe fassett...next?
the fabrics chosen were all beautiful blues so naturally a lot of ocean/sea types but the bag was a unique idea i thought...and then the mermaid was just so spectacular...
will save the rest for another post....so what did i buy? not very much...i had a short list and found all except one thing--many vendors had the chalk marking pencil but nobody had any refill leads...i was hoping to avoid pricey shipping but now will have to i guess...these came home with me..
the red and green stripes from one vendor...i'm into christmas mode a bit and always nice to have some pretty stripes to use....the other 2 were from a shop we visited after the show and will be used right away for planned projects...and i simply MUST give a huge shout out to AURIFIL...i found the hand quilting thread for my whole cloth wall quilt...
superior had a lovely booth and lots of nice thread but nothing for hand quilters...the photo shows the color much lighter than actual....the thread is called 'mulberry' and i was ecstatic to find it and sad to see not much traffic at the booth. thank you AURIFIL! you support hand quilters with your high quality threads...i am a forever customer...
such a perfect day--weather, awesome traveling companions and driver, comfy ride, scenic vistas, a smashing dinner at the last, plenty of bathroom stops. it was a blissful mini-vacay from concerns and so badly needed by me, not to mention the always needed exercise. and the one thing lacking to make it perfect? winning a new bernina to bring home....LOL!
What beautiful quilts! What a nice day out and about!
ReplyDeleteLovely to read about your day out, it's always good to visit these exhibitions, they are so inspiring. Thank you for sharing photos of some of the quilts.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful quilt show. Thanks for sharing the pictures. I have never seen the diamond quilt. That quilt would be quite an investment of time, but then. . . I guess most of our quilt projects are. Glad you were able to get out and have such a great time.
ReplyDeleteI love to "hear" the smile as you type, Grace. So glad you had a quilty outing -- inspiration, a little retail therapy, and renewed friendship!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy to hear that you had such a wonderful outing, and so well deserved. It makes the quiet days at home much more bearable knowing that a fun outing is in the works.
ReplyDeleteI always was so inspired by venues and shows such as these. I haven't attended on since COVID though, sigh. I'm reveling in your adventure, SEW glad that you had this wonderful outing!
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