What Are Quilters Blogging About Today?

My large quilt guild, Pride of the Prairie, is having it's first quilt show in 5 years.  The last quilt show was cancelled 2 days before it was supposed to take place due to the Covid Shutdown.  There are around 350 quilts that are in the quilt show this time.  I entered 9 quilts in the show.  I was surprised that I won 2 ribbons for 3rd place.  Here are the quilts I won ribbons for.

Emmalynn's Compass

2023 Challenge quilt

I took photos of some of the quilts that caught my eye.  I hope you enjoy them ...

 I got some nice photos of my newest granddaughter on her quilts.

My oldest granddaughter and I went to a quilt store in Anchorage, Seams Like Home. I bought a Laura Heine pattern that I've been wanting to make.

My granddaughter was chatting with all the ladies at the store, and she must have made a good impression, since as I was checking out, one of the ladies asked her if she would like some fabric to make some napkins or something with her grandmother.  Of course my granddaughter said yes.  They gave her 13 fat quarters of this ...

I have several things to announce today.

First, the winner of the Stash 'n Store from the Villa Rosa Blog Hop.

The winner is Marie L.  

Cathy B will be getting a set of the blog hop patterns from Villa Rosa Designs.

I pulled 5 other names for different prizes for the Villa Rosa Blog Hop and sent those names to be entered for the other prizes from the sponsors.  Each blogger who participated turned in 2 names for the 'big box' prizes.  Finalists from my blog are Sarah S. and Quilting Tangent.

Each blogger who participated also turned in ...

First, I finished my 2023 Pride of the Prairie Challenge quilt.  Here are the rules: 

Details for the 2023 Quilt Show Quilt Challenge