NEW November VRD Rose Card Patterns and 50 Years of International Quilt Festival

Hello Quilty Friends!

Happy Thursday to you!

Just got home from International Quilt Market and Festival in Houston. Texas was a very welcoming and friendly place, like always. I didn’t get to many places as it was primarily a work trip, but I did make it to Phoenicia. Unfortunately, I never made it to Guadalajara’s for lunch with my quilty pals, Cathey and Leslie – maybe next year.

I am deliriously happy to be writing this post on my trusty desk top computer instead of the laptop I took with me to Houston, which fought me every step of the way. What a relief to type and actually see the words show up on on the screen one at a time instead of me typing and waiting and waiting some more before my words actually made it it onto the screen.

It’s always great to get home after being away for a while. You should have seen my pup, Bailly, when I walked in the front door. She was so excited she could hardly contain herself – her little backside was wiggling like crazy and her tail was doing circles! There’s just something so incredibly special to come home to a furry pal, even if you were only gone a few hours. The cats were also happy to see me and showed me in their much more reserved cat-like ways. It feels so good to be loved like that. Of course, I brought goodies home for each of the fur babies from my trip! And Bailly is wild about her new yellow squeaky dog shaped like a banana. LOL!

Before I jump into a bit about Quilt Festival, I want to share the NEW November Rose Card patterns with you, which came out while we were at Festival last week.

NEW November Rose Card Quilt Patterns

We’ve got 5 new throw-sized quilt patterns for this month from 5 different VRD designers.

Get your set of 5 print patterns HERE

I’m excited to finally show my new throw-sized pattern, 2M Junior. If you loved the original 2M pattern (see below), but maybe didn’t want to make a large bed-sized quilt, then 2M Junior is just for you. And I’m absolutely thrilled to tell you that I used Pat’s new Riley Blake fabric collection, Bedazzled, in 2M Junior. Bedazzled is shipping to shops in December and you’ll be able to pre-order it soon.

Get your 2M Junior print pattern HERE or your digital pattern HERE

Get your original 2M print pattern HERE or your digital pattern HERE

And we can’t forget this month’s table runner, Bespoke, and our new snack mat, Little ‘Shroom.

Get your print Bespoke HERE and your digital Bespoke HERE

Get your print Little ‘Shroom HERE or your digital Little ‘Shroom HERE

With 7 brand-new November patterns to choose from, which one will you make first???

International Quilt Festival’s 50th Anniversary

This year, 2024, International Quilt Festival celebrated its 50th Anniversary! How amazing is that??? There were something like 1100 quilts on display!

I spent some time exploring the quilt displays, but I definitely did not see all of the quilts this year. I did take lots of photos to share with you, however!

There was a special Red, White, and Blue quilt display hung from the ceiling in the quilt area. Oh my goodness! It was mind-boggling! So many gorgeous quilts from traditional to modern from small to large all in red, white, and blue.

Let me share some photos I took, although they cannot do justice to the display at all, but I hope you will enjoy them.

Inside the circle of quilts hanging from the ceiling was a mini quilt display.

There were also more red, white, and blue quilts all the way around the ceiling display, too. Here are 2 of my favorites by the amazing Combat Quilter, Andrew Lee.

Well, I guess that’s it for me today. I hope you enjoyed a peek at some of the quilts on display. Stop back next Thursday so I can tell you more about my trip to Houston for Quilt Market and Festival. And, yes, there will be more quilts, I promise.

Until then —

Sew. Laugh. Repeat.

Always,

Tricia @VRD