April Showers..........May Flowers???

Unfortunately, I think the April Showers are going to extend into May this week!  At least the Hubs finished planting corn yesterday.

I was fortunate enough to get to attend the Spring Quilt Show in Paducah, KY this past weekend.  

Mary, a friend in my guild, quilted this quilt that made it into the show.  Eight of us made the trip to see the quilt.  

We saw many other amazing quilts at the show.

Look at the quilting up close..........

This was one of my favorites.......obviously I am more of a traditionalist!

Look at the front of this amazing quilt............

And  then the back............

This one made me think of the Big Bang Theory........ 

And this is the gentleman who made it! 

While I was traveling to Paducah, my nephew, Carter, was high jumping at the Drake Relays in Des Moines.  He placed 6th and got a medal!

He went back on Saturday to run in a relay, so I sent him pictures of this quilt..........

And this one reminded me of Kinze.............

And I loved this one..............

 Especially the golden retriever hiding behind the couch.........

Yes, these are still quilts.............

There was also this amazing strawberry shortcake available from the boy scout food booth!

There were also miniature quilts..............

Note the size of the ribbon hanging on the right hand side............sorry for the glare, but it was under glass.


We also visited the National Quilt Museum and saw more amazing quilts.

 

I took a photo of this one for the guys at work!  

Yes, these last two are quilts, not pictures.

Can you tell this is a wooden quilt?  Yes, it's made of wood, carved and painted to look like a quilt!

Lots of shopping took place as well.  I came home with 3 new patterns, 18 yards of fabric, 8 spools of thread, and a new rotary cutter!  It was a fun trip, but was nice to get back home and rest after putting all my purchases away.  I even did a little sewing.  

I think Cici was glad to see me back.  I don't usually catch her napping, so wanted to share this photo.  She's usually always alert and aware of what is going on around her, unlike Muffin.

Looking forward to some great sewing time in May!

Christi