Today was the first of three days of the
Sewing & Quilting Expo in Schaumburg, IL. I am working all three days in the
Quilts of Valor booth. I only had a chance to see part of the show today. I took some pictures to show you some of what the show has to offer. They had several of our local chapter of Quilts of Valor quilts hanging.
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| local Quilts of Valor quilt |
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| local Quilts of Valor quilt |
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| does this one look familiar to you? it should, I showed it in February |
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| local Quilts of Valor quilt |
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| local Quilts of Valor quilt |
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| local Quilts of Valor quilt |
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| local Quilts of Valor quilt |
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| local Quilts of Valor quilt |
There were also some different challenge quilt and quilts from McCall's Quilting magazine that were shown.
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| My Scrappy Love by Sharon Moran. these HST's were only 1" |
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| Scraps I Couldn't Bear to Toss by Gina Thackara |
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| In A Spin by Caroll Ivy |
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| Pinwheel Baskets by Kathy Mankelwitz |
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| close up of the hand quilting and embellishments |
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| Jacob's Ladder by JoAnn Rasch |
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| X-Factor (Hidden Spools) by Alice Zeman |
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| Sharon's Original Scrap Sampler by Sharon Moran |
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| Celebrating Freedom by Lynn Lister |
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| Crazy Dazies by Audrey Heirs |
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| The House that Kaffe Built by Kathryn Patterson |
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| up close of the houses and quilting |
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| Heritage Stars by Sherri Bain Driver & Friends |
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| America the Beautiful by Lynn Lister (designer) and Beth Hayes (maker) |
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| Avian Audience by Judy Loope |
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| Yellow Brick Road by Phyllis Manley and Barn Wall by Marcia Knopp |
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| Sunflower Serenade by Marlene Shea |
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| In the Limelight by Gail Eberle |
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| For Alex: Love Mom by Leona Harden |
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| March of the Loggerhead Turtles by Karin Tauber |
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| up close of embellishments |
Since I was there to help work the Quilts of Valor booth, I also wanted to show some pictures of our booth and what we were doing. We are sharing a booth with Marianne Fons (she will arrive tomorrow), and we also had the 'Make & Take' booth from 2-5pm, for more sewing. Anyone who wants to make a string block to be put into a Quilts of Valor quilt, are welcome at either booth.
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| Quilts of Valor in Marianne Fon's booth |
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| some area and state leaders of Quilts of Valor chapters |
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| Our 'Opportunity' quilt and it's maker |
We will be using the Make & Take booth each day from 2-5pm. Here are shots during our time today.
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| Make & Take, Quilts of Valor style |
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| ironing seams |
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| preparing blocks |
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| sewing machines getting a workout |
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| some of today's finished blocks |
It is always nice to finally get to meet ladies that you have corresponded with in blogland. Today, I got to meet up with, not one, but TWO of these ladies. Victoria Findlay Wolfe is a featured guest at the Expo. Victoria's blog is
Victoria Findlay Wolfe Quilts (formerly Bumblebeans). I purchased her book, 15 Minutes of Play.
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| signed copy |
I also got to meet a fabulous long arm quilter, Lisa Sipes, from
That Crazy Quilty Girl blog. I've followed both of these ladies blogs for quite a while now, and Lisa even follows mine.
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| Lisa Sipes, me & Victoria Findlay Wolfe |
All in all, it was a great day! I even got to check out a few of the vendors booths. Sewing, fabric, and QUILTERS, what's not to love!?!
If you will be attending this Expo, stop by the Quilts of Valor booth, across from 'The Spot', and say 'Hi!'
Oh, it would be fun to come sew with you - thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWhat inspiring quilts you have shown! Isn't it great to meet blogging friends? Today I went to a quilt show with two wonderful women I have gotten to know through blogging. It would be hard to say which is better, the friends or the show.
ReplyDeleteAs always, beautiful inspiration! Thank you for sharing such beautiful creations with us!
ReplyDeleteOMG! those are gorgeous and ambitious quilts. I was blown away.
ReplyDeleteLove your fabric covered booth... so homey.
And you got to meet some of your blogger buddies.
Doesn't get any better. Wish I could be there. Thanks for sharing with us.
Hugs