A few Antique quilts from Houston.

There was a special display of patriotic quilts, by Cindy Rennels, from her private collection.

                                                                             

                                  

Star and Wreath, circa 1900.

Eagles and Stars.Circa 1850's-60's.

American Flag Quilt.

Circa 1930's.

Eight Point connecting star.

 Circa 1860's.

Stars of Stripes.

Circa 1940's.

Then there was the Antique Quilt booths.

l always asked before taking photo's, and they were very obliging.

This one is a stunner, from John Sauls Antique's.

 

 Then there was this beauty!!

 

 This one was for sale in Cindy's Booth.

And this one was for sale in Mary Koval's booth.

There were many more beautiful quilts on display and available for sale, but it's time to move on.

 l hope you  enjoyed this mini tour of what Houston had to offer.

Thanks for visiting,

Linda.

I'm Back!!!

Well, l've been back a little while, but it's taken some to find my feet and catch up with stuff here at home. It was such a whirlwind of a trip, and we saw and did so much in 11 days,  my head is still spinning, trying to process it all. l took a lot of photos, mainly of the quilts at Festival, but l thought l would share these ones first, which really sum up our trip.

The wide open spaces that is TEXAS!!

 We took a drive to Fredericksburg, and found this ranch. Wish we  had known about it

before we left home, as you can stay there.

 We visited on a Saturday, and it was deserted. Fell in love with this church.

                        This is one of the guesthouses you can stay in. Real Western Texan!!

                    Then we took a drive to LBJ's Ranch. We found these on the front porch.

They looked so inviting.  Well worth a visit if you are in the area.

And who can resist taking photos of an eagle!! This was above the front door.

 We stayed at the Stockyards in Fort Worth, and each day at 11am and 4pm,

 they drive these Longhorns down the main street.

We took a drive to Waxahachie to visit Common Threads Quilt Shop,

and while we girls went shopping, our DH's went hunting,

and found these antique quilts for us in the local museum.

We think they did good!!

 We also stopped in at Lone Star House of Quilts,where we certainly helped
 the US economy, and had a wonderful visit with Betsy,

 who l met last year, and the other staff,

who were very helpful, even making coffee for the boys.

Now this photo needs no explanation. This was the main reason why we were here.

And boy, did we have a GREAT TIME!!!!

l will be back in a few days with more photos and some tales to tell!!

In the mean time, l will leave you with this quilt. Its an antique that was on exhibit.

Simply Stunning!

Thanks for visiting.

Linda.

On This Day!!

On this day exactly 12 months ago, Bev, Sandra and l set out on what we called Our Big American Adventure. We boarded a plane to Los Angeles and then on to New York. We spent a wonderful 17 days driving up and down  the east coast, visiting many museums, quilt shops and anything quilt related that we could find. Then we flew to Houston!!! Home of the Houston Quilt Festival. And boy did we have fun. We had been planning the trip for almost 3 years, and it lived up to all our expectations.

On this day  12 months ago, my DH went to the AFL Grand Final, to watch his team play. While he came home disappointed, none the less, he followed on over to the states, where l caught up with him after Houston.


Today, 12 months on from that disappointment, he is back again at the MCG, to see if his team can this year win the grand final. Its 44 years since they have won, so who knows! Go The Saints!!

Today, 12 months on, l am not on a plane for another Big American Adventure.
But in 5 weeks l will be!!! For Our Big Texas Adventure.

 During a phone conversation with Di Ford recently, she mentioned that she and her partner were returning to Houston for a short visit. God and the heavens aligned, and within 2 days DH and l had our flights and accommodation booked.  We're going too!!!! And that's what's caused my sleepless nights. Never in my dreams did l imagine that l would revisit Houston so soon!!!! And my mind has been spinning with memories of what we saw and experienced last year. Quilters Heaven!!! I've been making a list and checking it twice. There is a  project that l need to buy for, but that's a story for another day.

We will have 6 days in and around Dallas/Fort Worth, ( any suggestions?) and then drive on down to Houston.
Then from the 4th till the 7th November, l will be cruising the isles of the festival. l plan  to meet up with some friends l met last year, shop at shops l shopped at last year,and see wonderful quilts and displays. l can't wait to cruise the isles with Di.   Will you be there?

 Thanks for visiting, and maybe we'll be seeing ya!!!And get to say G'day !!

Linda.

Over the next few weeks, l am going to revisit those memories of last year. Want to come along??

Update.  IT'S A DRAW!! they will have a Grand Final Replay next saturday.
There has only been 2 drawn grand finals in the history of the game. Interestingly the last one was in 1977, and Collingwood also played in that game. They lost that replay grand final by 27points. Lets hope History can repeat its self. GO SAINTS!!!