This yearly quilt show in Elizabethtown is one I really look forward too. It is held by a local quilt guild there, Stitchers Quilt Giuld, a large active group.
I've considered joining that group but their meetings are in the evenings and like others my age, I don't like to drive far after dark.
Anyhow, two of my friends from Crazy Quilters went with me to the quilt show on opening day.
After paying the $6 admission, our first stop was their "General Store"...a huge offering of used books, patterns, donated fabric and more.
Cheap prices! It's hard not to load up!
We made a quick tip back to the car to leave our purchases, then on to the rest of the show.
Next, we passed through the hall with the prize basket offerings.
I have a negative never-win attitude with these type of things, but Isolde and Susan each bought a few tickets to enter the drawings.
Later, I found out that Isolde won one of the prizes. That's the second time for her!
Then, it was time to look at all the quilts entered. This one was a favorite and a purple and blue ribbon winner.
Another favorite of mine.
A couple of pumpkin theme ones that caught my eye.
And a Christmas tree one there on the right that I'd like to make with some of my Christmas fabrics.
There were several vendors with goods for sale...machines, patterns, sewing tools, fabrics.
A big booth by my favorite bargain fabric store...Whittles.
Even barn quilts available for purchase.
More rows of quilts hanging to admire.
I like this one. I have the pattern.
A real beauty here! Wool applique.
It was a good show and just the right size to be able to see everything and buy a couple of things.
Here's the fabrics I bought at the general store.
Going with friends made the show more enjoyable...discussing the different quilts and noticing things about them I might not have noticed otherwise.
Seeing all those quilts made me feel inspired to get back to working on my own quilts!
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