Quilt Shows, Quilt Shops, & Scenic Travel
Wisconsin Quilt Expo – 2013 All of sudden summer is almost over and its Quilt Expo time again. The 2013 quilt show and contest looks like it will be bigger and better than ever. Again being held at the Dane County Alliance Center just off the Madison’s South Beltline highway, there will be vendors, lectures, … Read more
YDS – A quilting fabric shop in Wisconsin not to miss On a nice sunny Saturday we (my quilting friends Sue, Nancy, and me) decided it was a perfect day for a trip to YDS (pronounced yards), one of our favorite fabric shops located near Omro, WI. If you reside in Wisconsin (or Northern Illinois) … Read more
How to Organize a Quilting Retreat Holly wrote me recently with a question. She said: “Hello! My name is Holly [ ] and my parents and I own two beautiful Victorian Bed & Breakfasts in Soldiers Grove, WI. We have talked a long time about doing things like quilting retreats because in addition to the beautiful … Read more
Attending Madison’s Quilt Expo Show What a great honor it was having my quilt – “Plates from the Attic” – in the 2011 Wisconsin Quilt Expo that was held in Madison, Wisconsin September 8 – 10th. No awards for my quilt – but a great big smile from me at the show. On Friday I … Read more