Our Tivoli Fest Quilt Show yesterday was well attended. We had seventy really nice quilts. Because it was Elk Horn's Centennial year we accepted antique quilts as well as those recently made.

Winners were chosen by voter's choice. I think the "judges" take their jobs seriously. Third Place went to Betty Clemmensen of Audubon, for her Birds of a Feather. Marilyn Mathies from Omaha, Nebraska placed second with her Batik Sampler. Oh, My Gosh! made by Susan Wagner from Oakland, Iowa came in first. Those tiny squares shown in the detail are one half inch. The quilt has close to ten thousand pieces so you can see how it got it's name.

Thanks so much to all of you who shared quilts. Everyone commented on the overall quality of the show. See our website for more photos.

Maybe it's just because I have three nieces who are expecting babies but there sure seemed to be lots of baby and kid related items at Quilt Market. One of the booths I liked the best was Favorite Things. I even came right home and made these little slippers (the pattern includes sizes from infants to adults). I ordered most of the patterns shown here.

The quilt show is all set up and ready to open at 9 am. Looks like it is going to be a beautiful day for Tivoli Fest.

Yesterday I finished putting together number 7 in our current (4th) Doll Quilt Series. This one is named Jordan. It is not too late to join this block of the month program. $24.95 get you all the fabric for the top (plus binding), the pattern and even backing fabric.

Aardvark Quilts has some really interesting quilts as usual. I ordered a few of their patterns.
There were definitely lots of contemporary fabrics and quilts at this Market. I felet that colors were not quite as bright as they had been - maybe more sophisticated for a decorator look.

Even though I'm just back from Quilt Market I had an appointment with a sales rep yesterday and will have another tomorrow. We also have to set up the Tivoli Fest Quilt Show on Friday. We have close to seventy quilts which is a perfect number for the space. Our show will be in the Retreat Center from 9 am to 4 pm.

We got home from Quilt Market last night. My sister took this photo of me with my samples in the Fabri-Quilt booth. The fabric was selling well and I heard lots of positive comments. It was so much fun seeing people buy fabric with my name on the selvedge.

In the next few days I'll tell you lots more about what we saw.

Jan and I had a good time together. In all the years since we've both been grown we've never gotten to spend four whole days together. We both like so many of the same things so it's fun.

Shar just finished this Upstairs Downstairs throw. It's made mostly of Rouenneries by French General. Reds and taupes go so well together.

I leave tomorrow for Quilt Market in Minneapolis. Hopefully, I'll be able to blog while I'm there and can send you all some photos.

As I was working Saturday I was reminded about just how many baby quilt kits we sell. When my Mom and sister came to came to the shop on Friday I found out three of my nieces are expecting this Fall. On the new last night they talked about the baby boom predicted because of this Winter's blizzards and I believe it's true.

Do you have new baby's coming? Check out our baby quilt section on the website. Or better still come to the shop and let us help you come up with an idea for a special gift.