My mom and I went to the Threads of Texas Quilt Show on October 3 to see all the beautiful quilts made mostly by members of the Town & Country Quilt Guild of Stephenville, Texas.
We hadn’t even made our way to the quilt exhibit, before my friend Hazel saw us. “Have you looked at the quilts yet?” she said.
No, we hadn’t.
“Then I’m not going to say a word,” she said, “because I don’t want to spoil anything for you.”
How tantalizing.
Four and a half long rows of quilts greeted us as we walked into the exhibition hall—hours of lovely, colorful entertainment. The skill and talent in that big room, the time invested in making those quilts, the effort of putting together a show, were mind-boggling.
We turned to the right, toward the first row of quilts, to take them in one by one. We soon came upon the Mixed Media division, where my quilts were hung.
Here’s what we saw. You can imagine the happy texts to my husband and daughter, and the big smiles that lasted well into the weekend.
The black and yellow ribbon is from National Quilting Association Certified Judge Marilyn Hardy, who judged the show and awarded all the ribbons. Usually one NQA CJ ribbon is awarded in a show, and the recipient’s quilt is posted on the NQA CJ ribbon website. I hope you’ll go look—there are lots of great quilts on the page.
