For those of you that may be in my neck of the woods, I hope you take the opportunity to check out the
Quilters Anonymous Show in Monroe, WA every year in March. It's a nice, big regional show with a good sampling of just about everything from art quilts to hand quilting and everything in between. This year was no exception and I always enjoy walking through this really well-planned show. It's definitely a testament to the hard work and experience of QA's 500+ members that have been putting on this show for over 30 years.
A few of the lovely things that caught my eye...
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| Several of these stripe block quilts that were the product of a group block exchange...perfect border treatment of these fun stripe blocks |
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| Beautiful Minnick & Simpson, "St. Germain" by Nanci Villareale |
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| very fun! "Happy Birthday to Me" by Dianna Park |
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| click to enlarge so you can see the beautiful hand quilting on this one! "Rosey of Sharon" by Donna Eines |
One reason I like this show is because I can always see some quilts in person from one of my favorite on-line quilters, LeeAnn at
Nifty Quilts. I love her work and always enjoy seeing the quilts I have enjoyed on her blog in real life.
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| Nifty's "Pine Burr" |
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| Scrappy courthouse steps by Nifty, "Hourglass" |
I'll finish up with this one, a great use of holiday fabrics!
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| "Pineapple Christmas" by Patsy Hayes |
Of course these are just the tip of the ice berg. There were over 500 quilts in the show, not to mention a great collection of vendors. So if you've never been, mark your calendars for next year - March 11-13, 2016!
Happy stitching,
Tonya
