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I’m back from my Houston trip, and it’s nice to be home again! It’s only about 120 miles from my house to downtown Houston, but it feels like a whole other world.

We went to the quilt show each day, so we were inside the George R. Brown building all day each day, immersed in a world of quilts and quilt-related products. There were over 250 vendors, most selling all sorts of sewing and quilting things, and a few selling miscellaneous things like tee shirts and massage pillows. 

I already forgot how many quilts were on display, but it was around a thousand. (Edit: I just looked it up, and it says over 1,300.) 

I took pictures of quite a few quilts, but I won’t post many here as you can find them online. Here are a few of my faves:

I didn’t get the info on this one….it was an award winner. The Innova award for contemporary artistry. 

We took a day to look at the quilts and a day to shop the vendor booths.

I was able to get the shop hop blocks….there were only eight this year. The finished quilt was hanging in one of the booths. 

The colors aren’t quite accurate in the picture. It has more of a purple tint to it. 

I also bought two quilt kits that I fell in love with.

Also, a few fat quarters and some miscellaneous notions. I don’t know when I’ll get the kits made, but I already started the shop hop blocks. 

Our hotel was a few blocks from the convention center, so we were able to walk back and forth. By the end of the day, I was just brain dead, and the short walk felt good.