12 hours makes a huge difference. I left the George Brown convention center at 12.00 pm. and it was swarming with quilters going about their business…. I arrived back at 5.00 pm and it was amazing quiet.There were no lines at the restaurant. No noisy buzz in the lobby of the Hilton and very few…

The day ended in a park amongst a crowd of fervent Turkish immigrants. Patriotic marches,  played by men in medieval costumes certainly added a little more interest to the day….!!!

 9.00 pm, back in the hotel room and working on the back on the computer. One of the nice things about being involved with this industry is the camaraderie amongst tutors. In Houston, during Festival, we get together when we can and the bar at the Hilton is the designated meeting point each evening. I…

4.00 pm. and my back is aching from taking photos… However, classes are over for me, now it's the photography part. I'm 3/4 way through the show and I've taken over 1000 photos. Unfortunately I couldn't photograph the mixed media class I did today… I was just far too busy… working, working, working. Lunch in…

It's early morning, and today I'm going to attempt to journal my day at the Quilt Festival in Houston.I only have a demonstration to do this morning so the rest of the day is going to be spent filming and on the floor.I hope to share the experience with you. 5.30 – 7.00. I have…

I'm exhausted, I've been on the go since early this morning and it's now 10.51 pm.I finished teaching an hour ago. I've run on sheer adrenalin all day…. One of the things important to a Tutor is the Evaluation forms….You always read your reviews before you run out of steam !!! Some tutors don't look…

  This is one of my favorite quilts in the show…. technically it's superb, in every way.I love the way she has captured the light. This photo was taken at the international Quilt festival and the quilt is by Liz Jones, Leominster, Herfordshire, United Kingdom. Please respect the maker by not reproducing these photos….  …

I've been teaching  all day today, and this evening has been spent preparing a presentation… It takes me ages to time the music, etc, etc. So sorry , no photos… But there is some fabric that excites me on the floor…. have a look at their web page. It is real Chintz, and considering that…

Download houston This is a a small video of the show today. I didn't get them all, I just has a short time and I've been rather busy today… Excuse the quality, it's just shot on my little flip camera.… I have been shooting high definition for another project as well.

I have a little tiny flip video camera, the size of a cell phone…. and I shot a little video to see if I could put it up on the blog. Click on the site below to view it. Download houston_1..m4v