We Went to Houston....
With my obsession growing, we planned a trip to the International Quilt Show www.quilts.com in Houston in November.  
Some of my favorite people Kristy, Christine and Susan, planned a great trip that started on Thursday night with a road trip from Dallas to Houston and Christine flew in to meet us.
Friday morning we were up bright and early and ready to hit the display floor!  It was amazing to see all of the beautiful quilts that were on display and see all of the new ideas and products.

It was AWESOME!  Next year we are going to go again and bring our sewing machines so we can act on our inspiration!!

Lori's Quilt

After I got started with my quilting, my sister Lori, got a new house!  So of course, I offered to make her a quilt for her room.

This was a fun quilt, I started with a "Jelly Roll" and then I found some great coordinating fabrics.  It was so bright and fun, but it was a little dull....so I found a panel from the same fabric line I had been using (Fresh Flowers by Deb Strain), and cut the flowers out of the panel.  My friend, Lori (not my sister, although she could be =)!!)  had the brilliant idea to use some fusible web on the back of the flowers and then just randomly adhere them to the quilt.

The great quilter, Alma (Alma's Fashion's in Denton, TX), outlined all of the flowers when she quilted the quilt and it turned out so fun!!  This is my favorite so far....but there are a LOT more coming =)!

How this whole thing began..... I have never been a seamstress or enjoyed sewing, but last year, my sister, Christine, told me she and my sister, Janet were heading to Panguitch, UT for the Quilt Walk Festival. I told her I wanted to come, and she said, "We're going to be quilting the whole time, right?" Well, I told her that I still wanted to come.  =).   She then told Janet that I wanted to come, and Jan said, "Does Lisa even know how to sew?".   I said, "Shut Up!!, I can totally sew!"   With the gauntlet being thrown, I decided that I was definitely going to Panguitch for the Quilt Walk!!!

I had some work to do!  First, I bought a sewing machine, a rotary cutter and a cutting mat.  Then I decided that I probably ought to try quilting before I spent a week of vacation and 25,000 American Airlines www.aa.com, so I found a web-site that sold quilting supplies and I ordered a baby-quilt kit...it was small, and I had a new nephew on the way, so it was perfect.

I got the kit, cut my fat quarters according to directions and pieced my first quilt:

I  was hooked!!!

Then I made a quilt for my nephew, who was getting married in August and then a Bluebonnet (TX State Flower) quilt for me =).

I had a great time in Panguitch with my sisters and learned some fun quilting techniques from some awesome teachers and met some wonderful shop owners/designers along the way.

Shannon White www.itssewshannon.blogspot.com

Emily http://emsscrapbag.blogspot.com/

Bonnie and Brenda Bailey www.pieplatepatterns.com

Dana Brooks   www.lazydaisycottage.blogspot.com


The hook was in and there was no turning back!!!!