Art of Quilting...

Today I got an e-mail from Mel McFarland with an attachment of the article below.

Udderly nonsense milk cow exhibit dry was written by Sherida Warner from The Sentinel in Grand Junction Colorado and published December 1, 2013. Photos taken in the article are courtesy of Loyse Hinkle. Sherida graciously agreed to let me share the article with you. Thanks.





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Mary Lou Hoochy Mama Basket Exchange

Remember this group of Tonga Treats Sugar Batiks and Sketch Deft fabrics that a group of us from Mary Lou Weidman's online yahoo swap group use to make baskets?







Well just before Thanksgiving I got my last basket delivered. It spent more than 20 days back and forth across the U.S. before finally arriving at the doorstep. This first basket is courtesy of Cyndi Strohmier I think.







This one was made by Mary Kate Wilde.







This little beauty is by Micki Groth.







Another rick rack handle one by Sandy Fisher.







This group of four were from Diane Harris.







Mary Greaves made this yellow handed beauty.







Mari Linfesty did the rainbow rick rack basket.







Edie Faile share one with us.







Kathy Garcia used extra wide rick rack and folded it in half, love the scallop effect.







I think Camille Vlasak made this little appliqué basket.







Linn Jencopale made this zig zag rainbow beauty.







Kim Kerschl made a vertical rainbow and added a second blue batik to her background.







This rainbow appliqué handle basket was my contribution.







Maree Whiteley made this whimsical pedestal rainbow one for us.







Mary Evangelisti made this stripped basket.







Now to figure out how to put them all together. This is going to be fun. Thanks to everyone especially Mary Lou for spurring us on to get out of the box with our creative baskets. I love them all!



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Houston International Quilt Festival...Moo-ston Cow Parade

I was fortunate to be invited by Mary Lou Weidman and Mel McFarlane to have my cow quilt based on the pattern Purple Cow from Out of the Box blocks to be included in the Moo-ston Show.

Here is a bit of an overview of how the herd was displayed.

 Some very imaginative cows were on display.

 I took these pictures on Preview night before the crowds were around the displays.

 

 Moody Blues by Laurie Latta, Purple Cow by Mary Lou Weidman and Dio de los Moorertos by Patricia S. Woods.

 Meemaw's Rio [Cow Dog] by Tracy Overturf and COWmen Miranda by Sue Cresse.

 I love Moo by Mari Linfesty, Red White & Moo by Mel McFarlane, ...The Cow Jumped over the MOOn by Sandi Henschel.

Cow Town by Mary Lou Weidman, Mooey Fiesta by Joanie Korte.

 Micro Moo by Mel McFarlane.

 

 

Dia De Los Mooretos by Peggy Baldwin-Clayton, Boo Moo by Molly Evangelisti.

 Captain AMOOica by Julie Post, Zorro the BOOvine by Eileen Hamilton, Three COWballeros by Jane Tenorio-Coscarelli

 

 She Eats the Meadow Flowers by Rebecka Schaffer, Frosty AMOOsement by Connie Donaldson.

Cow Girl by Candy Woods.

 And the Cow Says Boo by Peggy Baldwin, Miss Moola at the Moolin Rouge by Sandra Fisher

 Vino Cow by Sandy Thompson, MOOdern by Mary Lou Weidman.

 MOOlah a Cash Cow by Charlotte Lorenzo, Miss Candy Cane wishes you a MOOey Christmas by Wendy Price.

 MadaMOOselle's ChoCOWlate Café by Sandra Fisher.

 MOOrage by Rebecka Schaffer, MOOOy COWlente by Tina Neppl.

 

Bovine Intervention by Mari Linfesty, Cow Pie by Linda Cook and PanaMOO Canal by Susan Typpi.

Stay tuned for future sighting of the herd...they may be making a European tour along with other U.S. destinations to be announced.

 

 

My 5 day adventure south of the border...

I arrived at my destination to find this lovely king sized bed to enjoy after a rocky plane ride south.

 I walked down to the convention centre in 84F humidity and peeked through a window as things were being set up . Can you guess where I went?

 The next morning the rain was coming down but I went outside to take a picture of the welcome sign. Peek through the mist, can you read it?

 From the walkway leading to the convention centre.

 The building itself, is over 853,000 square feet!  More than 50,000 visits to this event.  The Houston International Quilt Festival at the George R. Brown Convention Centre.

 I went down to meet an Internet friend for lunch between classes prior to the opening event.  I was so glad to be on the bus route as I didn't bring any rain gear along with me.

 The view out my room when I got back.  You can hardly see the cars on the nearby freeway.

 Ten minutes later and things are easing up.

 Peeking through the windows again about twenty minutes before the preview night starts.

 People rushing in and enjoying the early arrival.  If you purchase classes you get to enter at 5 p.m.  The general public can enter at 7 p.m. the first night and stay till 10.

 Hey we're in Moo-ston!  Look at the collection of cows inspired by Out of the Box blocks by Mary Lou Weidman and Mel McFarlane.

There was a whole herd of these beauties on display.

 Most were made in the U.S. A.

 Some were dressed for winter.

 Some were ready for fiesta or enjoying the flowers.

Stay tuned for close-up of all these beauties and even more from a great show.