Tonight I’ll be arriving in Houston, to photograph the quilt show, and meet up with the quilting community. On the eve of this big show, I’d like to share with you one of my favorite quilts from the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham UK this summer.
This is “Blooming Mandala” by Helen Creasey.
You may remember that a year ago I shared her amazing foundation-pieced giant mermaid quilt from that same show. (Which won Viewers Choice) In the last year I tracked her down, and met her on my two trips to the UK in 2024. This fabulous eye-popping quilt is a great example of the ‘Black & White & Color’ trend that I talk about, in my ‘International Quilt Trends’ Zoom lectures.
Helen’s masterful machine quilting earned her a nice cash prize, which I am sure she spent on more fabric. Ha! Helen is a busy mom with school-aged children so we take off our hat to the Super-Moms who can produce award-winning quilts and raise a family. I did it, so I know what it takes!
As always, I’ll be editing my photos of the best quilts to share with you after Houston.
Please note below –
I will be attending artist talks at 11 am and 3 pm on both Friday and Saturday, to talk about my quilts in the SAQA Camouflage exhibit and the Sacred Threads exhibit. Exciting news – a detail of my butterfly quilt is on the cover of the Camouflage show book! I’ve printed up postcards of this quilt and they will be on the SAQA table, so please come by and pick up a postcard.
ALSO – If you are coming to Houston, be sure to check out “Tales of Africa” and Janet Stone’s Master Award, sponsored by eQuilter.
We have also co-sponsored “Save the Planet” and Paula Nadelstern’s gallery, with Benartex Fabrics. Watch for our rainbow logo as sponsor for these 4 galleries. We are thrilled to sponsor the work of these incredible artists.
Hope to see you there!
AND…a HUGE THANK YOU to our generous local quilters and guilds who have dropped off ONE HUNDRED donated comfort quilts to eQuilter offices for Hurricane Helene victims. We have shipped 30 last week, 35 yesterday, and the balance will go out tomorrow. Arapahoe County Quilters and Quaking Aspen Guild – you ROCK!
Sharing your love of fabric…
Luana and Paul
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Travel/Quilt Dates:
Oct 31 – Nov 3 – Houston Quilt Festival
11 am, Fri & Sat – Sacred Threads Artist Walk
3 pm, Fri & Sat – SAQA Camouflage Artist Walk
Nov 13 – Canada (CQA) Zoom Lecture
December 5-13 – Textile & Costume Italy Tour. Alpine Xmas Market Extension Dec 13-15.
Jan 21 – Visions Museum Zoom Lecture
