We decided to stay for two nights and I was a little worried we might run out of things to see and do. Oh how silly of me. I spent one entire day just walking around all the exhibits, those by the Studio Art Quilt Association members, historic quilts and reproductions they inspired, and lots of judged categories from digital imagery to hand-piecing. Then, there were the vendors. We both thought going this time was the chance of a lifetime, but we both now are thinking in a year or two we’ll do it again.
Back to my journal quilt…. I enjoyed putting this one together. I like the pattern so much I plan on making a lap or full size one out of scraps for us to use in Maine. It was helpful to make this one as a warm-up to see how it goes together and get to play around with some bold colors. I also haven’t worked with small pieces like this in a while (the red and yellow squares are 1/2″ finished size”) and it made me really appreciate the miniature quilt work we also saw in Houston.