Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Ottawa Quilt Show & goodies!

Hubby and I took a drive in the country on Sunday afternoon to another quilt show.  This was the 'Illinois Valley Quilter's Guild' show.  I've been wanting to attend this show for many years, but, it's over Spring Break, and I'm usually traveling to Texas and miss the show.  I stayed home this year, and finally got to attend the show.  Yipee!  I love quilt shows.
Handkerchief butterfly quilt

close up of the handkerchief butterflies





I love string quilts

another string quilt





another handkerchief quilt






more handkerchiefs


great tool quilt



more strings
'Sunbonnet Sue, What Happened to You? quilt.  Lots of ways you've never seen Sunbonnet Sue before





quilted dress, looks better up close

Carpenters Star


Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary quilt

ugly fabric challenge quilt

another ugly fabric challenge quilt

La Salle County quilt

The quilt show had vendors booths and also a 'garage sale' booth.  Woohoo!  Did you know that they mark things down the last day, then keep marking them down during the last hours of the show?  They do!  Woohoo!  Here are just a few of the things I came home with...

Greist Buttonholer (including the book) for 50 cents
New Home attachments for 50 cents
 I have a vintage New Home A that I've turned into a hand crank.  I'll have to see how many of these attachments will fit. 

Necchi needle threader, slant shank Big Foot & Paducah pin
I think that this needle threader is for sewing machines.  I'll have to try it out.  The 'Big Foot' is for a slant shank machine.  I don't own a slant shank machine (yet), so, I'll keep it with the other slant shank attachments I've collected. 

bobbins, pin cushions, quilters tape and pattern with triangle paper
I love pin cushions.  What fun!  The 'new' bobbins are for Singer 15's and Singer 66's.  I have machines that use these bobbins.  The old bobbins are mostly 66 bobbins.  You can never have too many bobbins.  I almost bought a new package of the quilters 1/4" tape at the sewing expo on Saturday.  Glad I waited. 

Multi miter tool
This package had not one, but two multi miter tools in it.  I love mitered borders on my quilts.  I'm hoping that these will make it just a bit easier.

Triangle paper & pattern
This pattern came complete with the unused triangle paper.  I think fat quarters will work well for this.  If I add borders, this will make a great Quilts of Valor quilt.

table runner and pin cushions

quilted bag
I also found some treasures in the quilters boutique.  These were also half off.  They were already priced really low.  I found several things (not pictured) that I will use as gifts for Christmas.  The bag is for ME!

jewelry holder

Melinda, over at Tilda's Twisted Life made one of these jewelry rolls as a gift.  They look like they would be great for holding sewing things and a small project.  I found this one at the boutique for $1.  Now to load it full of sewing stuff and a project.

Velcro trays
They also had these cute trays that the corners velcro together to make trays.  These will be great to have beside the sewing machines to hold scissors, etc.  They were only 50 cents each.  I can't make them for that cheap.

Most of the sewing notions and rulers came in large ziplock bags of items. I only showed a few of the items from the 3 bags I purchased.  I'll pass the other items on to ladies in my guilds that can use them. 

I hope that you all have a wonderful week!

7 comments:

  1. What a wonderful quilt show. I enjoyed it alot. I'm wondering what Sunbonnet Sue died of in the center (top) square. I can't make it out.
    Thanks for sharing the show. I know it makes for a post that takes a long time to produce.
    Hugs!

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  2. Sounds like a good day to me! Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Thanks for another virtual quilt show! You can never have too many pictures of quilts!

    I taught my students (mother and daughter) to treadle with a string project and that has got me thinking about string quilts. I love them too and have a basket of strings. hmmmmm.....another project for the mind to work on.

    nice haul of goodies also!

    Cheryl Warren

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  4. Thanks for sharing your pictures. It's great to see what quilters in other areas of the world are up to.

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  5. Lots of fabulous quilts. You seem to be quite a collector. I thought I was bad :)

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  6. What absolutely beautiful quilts!! What inspiration!! Thanks for sharing!

    Blessings

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  7. Going to a quilt show is always a good way to spend the day. I love the hankerchief quilts, I have lots that I need to do something with someday..thanks for the show.

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