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QuiltCon 2015

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The Modern Quilt Guild hosts QuiltCon 2015 this weekend in Austin, Texas. Shelly, Patrice, and I went Thursday, the first day of the show. Yes, we were there waiting for the doors to open.

So inspiring! Here are two quilts in the show that I really like.
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Smithereens by Emily Cier

Smithereens by Emily Cier

Smithereens by Emily Cier


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For Tanya by Emily Coffey

For Tanya, by Emily Coffey

For Tanya by Emily Coffey


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Maybe I could? Maybe I can. First step: unearth my sewing machine from the mound of fabric weighting it down.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Warmth

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This is a full-sized quilt I made for my brother-in-law; I named it the “Beach Quilt” because of the fabrics. My brother-in-law lives in Corpus Christi, Texas, and I thought the blue/beach theme was appropriate. Corpus Christi is on the Gulf Coast and doesn’t get all that cold, but when needed, my brother-in-law can keep warm under a quilt made just for him.

The front of the beach quilt

Front of the Beach Quilt

Close up of the front of the beach quilt

Up close

The back of the Beach Quilt

Back of the Beach Quilt

Weekly Photo Challenge: Warmth

Airing of the Quilts

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The Airing of the Quilts and the Garden Club Tour of Homes is an annual event in Smithville, Texas. I picked up my camera and hit the road for a day trip. I took 297 photos; here are a few presentable ones. Not all my photos turned out; I’m still overexposing some.

Quilts hanging in front of businesses in Smithville, Texas

Quilts, quilts and more quilts

A mosaic quilt in front of an art gallery named Mosaic

A good quilt for the Mosaic shop

Three old quilts hanging in front of an old building

Old building, old quilts

A cute cottage with a colorful quilt hanging in front of it

Cute cottage


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As I arrived and got out of my car, I heard music. Live music. I followed the sound down a narrow entrance and it opened up into a patio. Live music at 9:30 a.m., yes, indeed. I didn’t get the name of the band, but I doubt that it is “Smoking Area.” I could hear their music all through the morning as I walked around looking at the quilts.

A live band playing music at 9:30 a.m.

Music in the morning

I spent all my time walking around downtown Smithville, taking photos of the quilts and old buildings. I didn’t make it to the Garden Tour of Homes. Maybe next year!

Art Quilts

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The Austin Area Quilt Guild hosted their 2014 quilt show this month. I always come away inspired by the wonderful quilts that people make. One nice thing is that I know some of these people. And while I’m off taking blurry, over-exposed photographs of butterflies and spiders, they create beautiful works of art.
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Pat Creswell won First Place in the Art Quilt division with this quilt, Red Tag. She created it in memory of the trees that we are losing due to the drought. The red tag is put on trees that have died and need to be cut down.

An art quilt showing trees that are marked for cutting down, due to the drought

Red Tag by Pat Creswell

A close up of the Red Tag quilt, showing the fabrics and quilting

Beautiful artistry, fabric, quilting

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Dee Merrill created Blue Women.

An art quilt created by Dee Merrill of four women in blue robes walking in the desert.

Blue Women by Dee Merrill

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A close up of the art quilt Blue Women by Dee Merrill, showing the blue robes against the desert sand

Lovely contrasting colors

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This beautiful quilt, Georgia, was created by Mary Ann Vaca-Lambert. Georgia was an abandoned cat that Mary Ann and her husband took in.

An art quilt of a cat, quilt created by Mary Ann Vaca-Lambert

Georgia by Mary Ann Vaca-Lambert

Close up of the art quilt of a cat, Georgia

Georgia close up.