This AM my grt grand dgtr picked me up & took me to the Chisholm Trail Quilt Guild quilt show in Round Rock, TX. What a wonderful day spent admiring so many beautiful quilts (& having lunch) w/a special lady.

It had been years since I've been to a quilt show & saw so much creative talent. Like I had suspected probably at least 75% of them were machine quilted, & I got to see my 1st long arm quilter. Hopefully in the future they will have enough of both hand & machine quilted to have 2 categories for judging purposes. I feel it is hard to be able to fairly judge a machine vs hand quilted items.

Regardless, the time for me was filled w/beauty & I came away wishing I could be more creative.

Only took a few pics as got pretty crowed early. Here are some of them. Besides the ribbons, each winner received a very cute, creative quilted 'hot pad' (attached to each ribbon)

Thanks for checking them out -

I have that bluebonnet fabric. I need to get a stack and whack book!

The bluebonnet fabric quilt is gorgeous!

Can someone point in the direction of a pattern like the bluebonnet stack and whack?????

Double post-sorry

Awesome

Sorry, but the description didn't have a pattern name on it - perhaps it's an original by the maker???

Good luck in finding it. It really was pretty.

OOOPS - replied to this on the wrong post - Sorry, there wasn't a pattern name on the description card.

Thanks for sharing the beautiful quilt from the show. It sounds like you had a wonderful day. Hand quilting is so beautiful, but I'm afraid that it is a dying art! There seem to be fewer and fewer entires of hand quilting. In this fast paced world we are living in now so few people take up that skill. Very sad! Perhaps like the indangered species act...we should have an "endangered hand quilting act"!

OHHHH YES - I agree about the 'fast pace'. It's such a shame - some of the younger generations have no idea of what they are missing & unfortunately too many are turning it into a Me, Me, Me society & it's all about the quantity of everything - more, more, more. :thumbdown: :(

Nice you were able to spend the morning with GGD, and have a wonderful time. I too went to the show. My first quilt show, had avery nice day and spent to much $$

So glad you got to go to your 1st show, it may become addicting - LOL. You need to try to go to the Austin Quilt Guild show the next time they have it & try some day to go the Houston Intl Show. I haven't been to either in several years, but they are both AWESOME.

Oh my goodness, I surely could have bought SO many 'things to play with' - unfortunately my budget is not longer what it once was & keeps me from it. :( I did get a few FQ

Have a blessed evening & may all your quilts be filled w/love.

Thanks! I will definetely be looking for more area quilt shows,I do love your avatar of the windmill, one of the patterns I purchsed today was a windmill, as I love them.

I'm glad that you had a wonderful day. Thanks for the pics.

Love the first quilt .....it is so different

I thought so too, it is quite unique - don't think I've ever seen that pattern before. I think I would also like it w/just the darker circle in place where it is now & do away w/the red square. For me it kinda detracts from the pretty bluebonnet fabrics. Apparently that fabric comes w/the beige or dark background. Wish I knew the mfg. of it.

I have some of that fabric. I'll look tomorrow and see if the manufacturer is on the side. I think it is Moda, but I'll verify that tomorrow.

Very pretty..thank you for sharing

Glad you had a great time at the quilt show. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

Love the bluebonnet fabric quilt! I bought my Mom a book with those kind of designs and I look through it every time I go to her house! Thanks for the pictures!

Glad you had a great time at the quilt show. They are always inspiring. Thank you for the photos.

Sounds like a great day! Thanks for sharing your photos.

Love the quilts.

wonderful.

The line of fabric according to the tag on my fat quarters and the side of my yardage is: SHADES OF BLUE by Sentimental Studios for Moda.

I purchased it quite some time ago so I don't know if it is still available. Somebody might have it if you do a google search. Hope this helps you out.

THANKS so much Xstitshmom - not sure what I could do one similar to that (hadn't even heard of a stack/whack till I joined this board, so haven't done one) but I do love the fabric.

Have a blessed week end.

Thanks for the pics - nice show!

Having been to Austin several times in past years, I fully appreciate the quilt. What is there NOT to like about Austin? One of my most favorite cities. Love the pics.

Love them all but the first one is beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

Glad you were able to finally get to a quilt show again. They can be inspiring and spur you on to do great things. I'm not from Texas but I sure did love that Longhorn quilt!

I can imagine the great memories of the day the two of you spent together. Thanks for sharing.

Love your Austin Quilt. I used to live there and played guitar and sang on the street corners on 6th street for money. Those were the good ole days. I love Austin

That is awesome that you had a good time. I went today (Saturday) and truly had a great time seeing all the creations!!!

Monique

beautiful

not sure if you mean you don't know who is the maker of "Stack and Whack" quilting. If that is the case, it is Bethany Reynolds. She was from Maine. I took a class with her many years ago in the town I live in, Plymouth, Massachusetts. There is no website on the books I have, they are quite old. You may try American Quilters Society in Paducah, Ky. for info. Bethany is brilliant!!! Joyce from Plymouth, Ma.

Thanks for sharing, that stack and whack quilt is gorgeous.

Amen.