Yea!! I found reservations for the Quilt Show at a price I can afford so hopefully will get to go to the BIG Quilt Show this year!!! -- Donna in NE La.

I was there!!! but it was my first quilt show ever and I was overwhelmed. WOW!! I probably should have started with something smaller. I walked all day Sat and Sunday and still didn't see everything. on Sat, I absolutely forgot to eat so I didn't even make it to the food court - didn't go to...

Check out my pictures....just arrived back. Try the slide show... http://picasaweb.google.com/glitterlife.nl/InternationalQuiltShow2007 Enjoy~ cheers Alex

I too went to the Houston show met several RCTQers for lunch on Friday and also on Saturday. I totally enjoyed my face to face visit with Rusty what a wonderful lady. It was good to see the gang again Susan & Don, Pat, Frood and Sandy and the rest of you ladies. I did volunteer hours this year as a...

Is there any word on the Houston Show end of October? I understand Katrina victims are being housed or fed there. Our plane reservations are refundable, but must be taken care of soon. Nancycog in MD

This came from another group I'm on. Gen Here is a site with some pics from Houston. It has some closeups of the best of show Scarlet Serenade. Click on any pix to see a bigger pix of the quilt and closeup. If you click on the FIRST pix in the set, you can keep clicking NEXT PIX - and you'll get...

I was looking at the website for the Houston Show that is in November. I noticed all the classes they offered. Just wondering has anyone here taken the classes in the past? Barbara

The Count and I are back from a week at the I QF, tired but happy and loaded down with projects to complete. Our classes were wonderful and very well organized, the hotel very comfortable and convenient, food was fabulous, and the flight there and back uneventful. We both learned a lot...cutting...

I just got an email from the Sharon Schaumber network. She's won best in show in Houston for a quilt that won a prize in Paducah too. That woman can certainly turn out amazing work! http://sharonschambernetwork.com/gallery/tSoME/index.html you can see pictures here. -- Kathyl...

http://www.quilts.org/IQA/f%2005%20IQA%20winners/ Don't worry! These were all posted BY the HOUSTON SHOW!!!! :-) No wonder Tina was gaga! I don't know why I bother buying fabric and thread sometimes These are fabulous! Enjoy! -- Kathyl remove "nospam" before mchsi

For those of us who didn't go and see them in person... http://www.quilts.com/fqf07/enVivo/SpecialExhibits/IQAWinners/ enjoy! marcella

I just got back from Quilt Festival. The dog won't leave my side, but otherwise it's business as usual. I'm glad somebody missed me! :-) I had fun - great classes. Two were with Elly Sienkiewicz where I found out that my basic appliqué skills were quite good but I'm no good at the detail work -...

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We'll be in the Houston area on Saturday. Anyone got a favorite quilt shop in the area? I'm more interested in fabric than gizmos, patterns, or machines... Thanks, Monique in TX

In case any of you locals didn't get it...... 7th Annual HOUSTON / BAY AREA SHOP HOP 2005 April 1, 2 & 3 Friday & Saturday 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Sunday 12 - 5 p.m.

Is anyone here going to Houston this year? -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious) http://www.sandymike.net

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After all this talk about irons... I got one for my birthday :) And with all the fuss everyone made over me asking for one too geez you would think iron was one of the other kinds of four letter words in my family lol. Anyhow It works great, and have no idea how hot it gets or anything but it...

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A nice introductory site about how the SM does what it does: http://home.howstuffworks.com/sewing-machine2.htm Knowing the basic premise of the stitching procedure is helpful when things go crazy! NAYY, PAT in VA/USA