October's Festive Goals

My favorite time of year is here!!! Time for the international quilt festival in Houston! It's a full week of workshops, exhibits, shopping, partying, sharing, and laughing. 

My goal for the month was to "be prepared". 

The more workshops you are fortunate enough to take... The more prep you have to do. 

I like to print out my lists, collect all my supplies, and create workshop supply kits that I can have ready for workshop day.

       

The workshops I will be participating in:

COLLAGE CONFETTI HORSE with LAURA HEINE

MY TEXTURED GARDEN with CECILE WHATMAN

RENEGADE THREAD PLAY with MELINDA BULA 

THREAD TOPPINGS with MELODY CRUST

DAISY DELIGHT—MANIPULATED MAGIC with JENNIE RAYMENT

THREAD STORIES with JENNIFER DAY

DYE PAINTED SILK SCARVES with HEATHER THOMAS

Suitcases packed. Let's rock and roll and celebrate 40 years of quilt shows!

I sent in a headshot for the faces of quilters collection. A star block for the NASA challenge. And I have my first quilt accepted for show display!

Houston... Here I come!

October Quilt Show Preparations

Autumn is here.... the air is finally cooling and what little color we get here in Texas is beginning to appear. 

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October means it's time for the International Quilt Show in Houston! YESSSSSS!!!

I have been looking forward to it since last years ended & I plan to treasure every moment of it! 

It is my first time having a quilt on display! 

I even sent in a star block for the NASA quilts collective and a head shot for the faces of quilters display!

I lucked out on workshops (although I was so worried about not getting any of my first picks that I am way overbooked). Last year I promised myself I would leave more free time to wander and shop.

OK, so I did not quite achieve that... but I did leave Friday morning free... There are simply too many fun things to experience and so little time.

I am looking forward to participating in the following workshops:

COLLAGE CONFETTI HORSE with LAURA HEINE

MY TEXTURED GARDEN with CECILE WHATMAN

 

RENEGADE THREAD PLAY with MELINDA BULA 

THREAD TOPPINGS with MELODY CRUST

DAISY DELIGHT—MANIPULATED MAGIC with JENNIE RAYMENT

THREAD STORIES with JENNIFER DAY

DYE PAINTED SILK SCARVES with HEATHER THOMAS

All are full day workshops except thread toppings, daisy delight & silk scarves. And ALL have quite the supply lists!

So while I hope to complete the binding on my dotty quilt this month, my primary goal for the month of October is to be prepared. 

To GATHER, To ASSEMBLE & To ORGANIZE all the needed supplies for all those workshops, so I can just grab "that days home assembled kit" and head from our hotel to the workshop. 

Houston... Here we come!