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There are so many amazing quilts on display here at the International Quilt Market and Festival. I spent a couple of hours viewing quilts one evening after Quilt Market, but I only saw about 1/3 of the show. I saw only a few of the IQA competition quilts before running out of time. I spent most of my time in the special exhibit areas.

I have listed a few of the quilts that I really liked. If I had had a camera with me, or if I could have remembered better, or if I had a bigger piece of paper to scribble on, my list would have been longer. If I have misspelled your name, or your friend’s name or given the incorrect name of a quilt, I apologize. It’s due to not remembering correctly or not being able to read my scribbles. I loved these quilts for a lot of different reasons. Again, I didn’t see the entire show, so if I didn’t mention your name and your quilt, it probably means I didn’t see it. However, if you are one of these people, congrats! If you know one of them, give them a high-five for me. Here’s my incomplete list in the order I remembered seeing them:

Charlotte Hickman from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for Three Roses;
Pat Rollie from Los Angeles, California for Begonias at Butchart Gardens;
Fenella Davies from Bath, England for Australian Bushfires;
Sylvia Naylor from Cambridge, Ontario, Canada for For the Love of Trees;
Melinda Bula from El Dorado Hills, California for Splendor in the Grass;
Ruth Powers from Carbondale, Kansas for Spring Encounter;
Kathy Kelly from Waco, Texas for the Moda University block quilt;
Karlyn Bue Lohrenz from Billings, Montana for Calamari Time;
Pam Hadfield from Laguna Niguel, California for Goodness, Gracious, Great Balls of Fire…..
Kelly Monroe from Arlington, Texas for A Quark’s Tale
Cindy Henneke from Bresham, Texas for her Broken Star
Cookie Warner from Fort Collins, Colorado for Crossing Over