Lone Star Quilt, #2

Here is the second of the two magnificent 19th century Lone Star quilts featured prominently at the entrance to the International Quilt Show in Chicago. Notice the gorgeous background fabric - one of the quadrants is different!

International Quilt Festival in Chicago

Wow! So many quilts to look at, so many vendors to shop! It was a great show, much bigger than anything I've ever attended. This quilt was probably my favorite, part of an exhibit of antique quilts. Love the black diamonds in the star and also the green diamonds outlining the star. Up close, the fabric is gorgeous. I loved that they put this quilt front and center as you entered the show.

Tag Sale

I am off to the International Quilt Festival in Chicago tomorrow. Very excited! Especially since it is my home town and I will be staying with my sister and also seeing my brother while I'm in town. I wonder if I will meet anyone famous?

Here is one of my quilts to look at while I am gone. Tag Sale is the name.

Dead Sea

A picture from my recent trip. I bet this is not how you pictured the Dead Sea, is it? Me neither. It is really quite beautiful.

Picnic Quilt

We returned from our trip on Sunday to gorgeous warm weather with magnolias and cherry trees blooming. Love this time of year in Washington! Just to get in the mood for spring and summer, here is a quilt I made recently which I call "Picnic Quilt." I started with a charm pack called Momma's Apron Strings and added 1930s reproduction fabrics from my stash. It is the easiest quilt you can make, all squares. I've always thought it would be fun to have a quilt to take on picnics or outdoor concerts so this is it!

Neighbor's Tree

My spring break starts tomorrow so no blogging for awhile. We are going on a trip to Israel to visit our son. I will leave you with this shot of my neighbor's tree, an early bloomer here in Washington. When I return the cherry blossoms will be out.

Pink Flowers

My quilt guild, Needle Chasers of Chevy Chase, is having our biannual quilt show this December. The show is featuring a challenge to our members to "try something new" maybe a technique you've never done before or doing something in a new way. I have never done beading or embellishments of any kind on a quilt so I decided that would be my challenge. I am planning to embellish and finish the quilt pictured on my blog, "Snowflake Hex" but thought I should begin with a practice piece - thus, "Pink Flowers." It's a mini-quilt measuring 10" x 14". The pattern comes from the book, Creative Quilting With Beads by Valerie Van Arsdale Shrader. I love the way it turned out!