Kept In Stitches

Quiltfest Oasis Palm Springs, Palm Springs Convention Center

Dipped Dimension, Kathleen Probst

Rising, Kathleen Probst

Black & White Games, Varda Keret, Israel

Rural 1, Robyn Croft, New Zealand

Disengagement, Gisha Wogier, Israel

Processional Way, Judith Barker, United Kingdom

Heart of the Alps, Michael Fitchett, United Kingdom

When Lilacs Bloom, Carole Proctor, United Kingdom

David, Gilli Theokritoff, United Kingdom

David, detail

Iris Inspiration & Interpretation, Natalie Taylor, United Kingdom

Shades of Green (Play of Lines), Uta Lenk, Germany

Breaking Through, Maryte Collard, Lithuania

Dream of All, Harumi Iida, Japan

Dream of All, detail

At the Bach, Rachel Cadwallader, New Zealand

City Lights, Maria Cook, Australia

City Lights, detail

Portal 3 Depression, Alison Naylor, New Zealand

African Sunset, Carolyn Woods

My Nearly Insane Journey, Sue Flego, New Zealand

My Nearly Insane Journey, detail

A Sunset to Dye For, B. Lynn Tubbe

This Way or That, Ruth Archer, South Africa

As the World Turns, Patricia Guthrie, Oakland, CA

Modern Urbanscape, Sophia S. Wong, La Jolla, CA

Cool Cat, Cindy Thompson, Chowchilla, CA

Martensite, Michelle Boyd, Montara, CA

The Color of Squares, Juli Irene Smith, San Diego, CA

For Tanya, Emily E. D. Coffey & Miriam Coffey, Lake Junaluska, NC

For Tanya, detail

Upward Modbility, Stephanie Zacharer Ruyle, Denver, CO

Kupka, Andrea Deal, Suffern, NY

Cascade, Victoria Findlay Wolfe & Shelly Pagliai, New York, NY

Cascade, detail

Emma Mae’s Trombone, Wendy A. S. Hoag, Santa Clara, CA

Cartwheel, Arleen Reiko Kukua, Richmond, CA

Take a Seat, Beth Shibley, Los Alamitos, CA

Changing Rooms, Geelong Outdoor Sea Baths, Gloria Loughman

Suntastic!, Katsy Chappell, Burbank, CA

Confetti, Jen Sorenson & Simply Solids Bee Members, Northborough, MA

Aussie Zen, Karen L. Moss, Gaithersburg, MD

Spiraling to Freedom, Linda Shea

With Southern California’s Fall weather a little warmer than usual, we thought, “Why not head to Palm Springs for a quilt show.” Who says no to a quilt show…right? It was our third year to attend Quiltfest Oasis Palm Springs, and the two hour drive was worth it. So many beautiful quilts from all around the world. As you can tell from the pictures, there was inspiration at every turn. That being said, I was a bit discouraged with the number of quilts and the number of vendors. The show has shrunk over the past 2 years. I’m sure there are reasons for the shows’ short comings. I’m just telling my observations and thoughts. Here in California our quilt shops are slowly going away. I enjoy going to shows and seeing what is new in the sewing world. I loved the quilts and will definitely go again next year.