Houston Quilt Festival--Quilts, Classes, and Friends

Just a couple of the thousands of magnificent quilts at the show.

Working with "Sliced Steps"

Taking a break to have dinner with my "New Orleans family" who live in Houston now.

Putting some new fabric to work

Trying a couple of patterns for a 9" block in "1930's" prints.

And then playing with a "convergence" method (a la Ricky Tims) using some sale fabric. This is a really fun process. I think it will be great with fabric with lots of movement.

My own "shop hop"

I visited 5 different fabric shops this past week, from Sister Bay, WI to Paris, IL. I've got some projects in mind for some of the fabrics.

I picked up the red and yellow fabric for a 1930's block...

and the bright floral foursome for a Ricky Tims convergence quilt.

Now to make time to get something started!

Cutest little quilt

The innkeeper at the bed and breakfast that we stayed in is a remarkable decorator/artist/quilter. This is just one example of her beautiful work.

Finishing projects

Sometimes the hardest part of a project is putting on the finishing touches. Hand sewing the binding, sewing on embellishments, even putting on a label. I think I beat my personal best by finishing three separate projects in the past week. Not necessarily big projects, but no matter!

Onward and upward

Congratulations--a job well done.

We had a wonderful day, having fellow graduates and family over after the ceremony for a champagne toast to our terrific kids!

Happy Mother's Day

Wishing that everyone has a wonderful day!

I have some new inspiration---

thank you!