We love the Cloth!

 

A bit of joy at our gathering of almost 20 ladies in NORTH EAST WELLNESS QUILTERS this week

Yes we love the fabric abcs our deep felt, caring caring and respected friendships that have grown over the past two years!

Quilting cruiser

 

A Full Day and a Finished T-Shirt Quilt

 

Houston International Quilt Festival - October 2025

Paper pieced pattern.  I made this quilt back in 2016 or earlier in my joyous quilting.  It was in Quilter's Cache (I think) and labeled NO WASTE.    As I have used it, and made an adaptation that suits me better!  I renamed my individualized creation as a Star Dust Wonder FPP.

 

Houston International Quilt 2025

 On my way.   Road travel. Yippee

Open Studio Friday 10-10-2025

Open Studio October 2025 Houston Quilt

INTERNATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL/HOUSTON (1975-PRESENT)

The International Quilt Festival is the largest annual quilt show in the U.S. and takes place each fall in Houston, Texas. Festival regularly attracts more than 40,000 people from over 25 countries all around the world. There’s shopping at more than 700 booths for quilts, fabric, supplies, and crafts, along with 350 classes and lectures for all experience levels.

 Festival features more than 1,200 quilts and unique works of textile art on display. We also have editions in the spring and summer in different cities.

Remembering the GREAT

 Siddi Quilters

KAWANDI QUILTS HISTORY AND RESOURCES

By Carole Lyles Shaw / July 28, 2024 

Many quilters have discovered and fallen in love with Kawandi quilts.  It is a wonderful project for quilters and sewers who want to explore hand piecing and quilting.  It is also a form of ‘slow stitching’.

However, I think it is important for quilters to know the history of Kawandi quilts.  I’ve seen posts on social media with people wondering about the origins or perhaps assuming that the technique was invented recently.

SIDDI QUILTERS – KAWANDI QUILTERS

The Siddi people are Indians of African descent who make the Kawandi quilts.

I took the Dive!

 My hands-on quilt lady-sister taught several class sessions for us!!!!   And I turned the lining inside out…. So here’s my Jean Bag.   I purposefully hunted a summer garage sale to find oversized jeans for $1

Here’s my treasure!

And my phone holds dear the new blooms and f late summer.  Outstanding..God is good

MYSTERY ..... AND A THIMBLE DISPLAY

 

Pieces and Patterns Quilt Exhibit

 Here's another DAILY DOSE of INSPIRATION to those in my quilt-y world of friends

Plan to share my quilted art along with QuiltFolk 31 artists featured in this great group of artists: Patterns and Pieces

Plan to visit the GAYLORD PICKENS MUSEUM

and the Reception on. September 25, 2025

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HUMMA Trail (2023)

Paying Tribute to Oklahoma Women

 Kate Bernard

Nancy R Davis

Ada Sipuel Fisher

Hanna Atkins

Clara Luper

My retirement life is almost too busy to do my several other dreams…. A portfolio….   A series of women called OKLAHOMAN IMPACT

Clara Luper —- Yet Speaking

 Quilting my livelihood!  Here's my latest adventure! Art Quilt exhibit 

Quilt Work n Play

 

Mastering the Pouch Bag

 

I’ll getting into the groove!  Using my stash fabric, batting, lining material, poly zipper, and basic sewing supplies. The process is my pleasure