Road to California

It turned out to be a beautiful day yesterday...when I left my house I was a bit worried because it was windy...very windy...we had winds at 35 mph with 85mph gusts...it's miserable when it's like that...but as is often the case...I can drive a few miles and the wind is still...I think my house sits in a wind tunnel! Any way...here is the sky in front of the Ontario Convention Center...blue and very still...
Here's everyone waiting to get in...oh when will they open those doors...The show started promptly at 9:30 AM and there was so much to see. the vendors were down the two sides of two huge rooms with the quilts on display down the centers...we opted to look at the vendor booths first, but I'm going to show those photos in my next post...I wanted to just show some of the gorgeous quilts first...after all...these women put so much of their lives into these beauties...it's only fair...here are a few that amazed me...there are many more for another post...I will show you those later...here are just a few to start...


This quilt sort of spoke my language...normally I don't care so much for batik quilts...but this one would look perfect on the large wall above my sofa in the living room...it is very beautiful and of course you know how much I love flowers...

This very patriotic one was stunning. I tried to get a good photo of the hand quilting but my flash washed it out...it is incredible...but then I was in awe of so many...

This one was called "A not so plain Jane"...It reminded me of the quilts of the 1700's...it was 5000 pieces and all hand stitched and hand quilted...like I said...I'm in awe!

I smiled a lot while viewing this one...this couple is so funny...he is playing with his camera and she is applying lipstick...it looks more like a painting than fabrics...

This one too...it is made from a photograph taken in Italy...

Isn't this guy the cutest thing...

And of course...Mother Theresa...the quilting makes her face look so real...

Being so close to Mexico...there was quite a display of Dias de los muertas...Day of the dead...they are fascinating...this was a little display set up...with quilts and quilted pillows...

Here is one from that display...I thought it was cute...

This one was made from a photo taken in Mexico of a young girl playing in a box...the quilter said the little girl touched her, so she needed to make this...look at the ribbon she won!

Those are just a few for today...I will post more about the Road to California Quilt Show later...it was a fun day...but the crowds and slow walking all day long wore me out...all in all a wonderful experience...I met some nice ladies, ran into some gals I knew...and spent a great day with my sister...Thanks, Debbie...it was fun!

Enjoy the day, my friends...there is beauty all around around us!!