A Passionate Quilter: Classes at the Long Beach Quilt Show 2009

Last summer my Mom and I went to the Long Beach Quilt show. What a great show! It's SO big. It was impossible to see all of the booths and still walk through the quilt exhibits and also take classes in just a few day's time!!

I took a Kaleidoscope class from Marti Mitchell. This was the first time I have taken a class at a show and I had a great time!

I still haven't actually made one of these quilts but she showed us some very inspirational examples. Here's an example...Marti is peeking out from the back of the quilt.

She was a really nice lady. Wouldn't it be fun to travel all over demonstrating your techniques at quilt classes?

I REALLY liked this quilt because it was "scrappy". Scrap quilts are really growing on me. I think it's because I have so much fabric!!

Isn't it cool how it looks like there are circles in the quilt but there are only straight lines??? :)

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While in Long Beach, I went on the show sponsored "Shop Hops". How fun is that to be driven around a strange city and have the bus stop at quilt shops? It was pretty cool!

While at a shop called "The Tall Mouse", I came across this darling store sample. It was a table cloth made of a jelly roll and charm squares, all from the same line. I just LOVED it. It looks easy and is so pretty.