Going to Kansas City?

The Spring Quilt Market (quilt shop trade fair ) is in Kansas City next week. I live about an hour from Kansas City so I thought I'd post a day trip plan for anyone with time to run around.

A few friends and I spent a perfect May day there recently and here's what was on our list (although we didn't get to the whole list):

 

We started off at the Bon Bon Atelier in Westport---it's a city-style crafts and gift shop at 314 Westport Road, which is south of the convention center.

http://www.bonbonatelier.com/index.php

Don't forget to look up at the ceiling.

We went by the Plaza to Anthropologie and the Paper Source---always good for innovative ideas. Nearby we found a local, independent upholstery and tile store called Create: Modern Home Decor at 606 W 48th St. and made a mental note to come back and buy some of the unique tile tables.

You might want to spend the rest of your day shopping on the Plaza

But we headed South.

 

To eat a lovely French lunch at Aixois (Pronounced sort of like EX-Wah) 251 East 55th Street.

When you go to their web page Megan (whom we have known since she was the size of the baby in the picture) shows off her new daughter. We had the special Salmon Salad,  the Croque Madame and the Quiche of the Day.

http://www.aixois.com/

There are shopping ops in that neighborhood too so you could digress by walking around the block.

 

We skipped dessert because we wanted to go to Glac矇 (Gloss-ay) an ice cream store at 4960 Main Street. The ice cream ranges from goat cheese and honey or cilantro and pineapple

to gourmet vanilla and chocolate.

Check them out at

http://www.glaceicecream.com/

We crossed the State Line (only natives can detect the subtle differences between the geography of Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas) to drop by Asiatica, 4824 Rainbow Boulevard.
http://www.asiaticakc.com/

Asiatica (AYZH-ee-at-uh-kuh) is a clothing and accessory boutique with one-of-a-kind garments made from exquisite fabrics, including antique Japanese textiles.

There are hundreds of antique pieces in the work rooms.

They also use many fine contemporary Japanese and Italian goods.

Everything is done by hand or hand-guided machine in the workshop.

 If you have a good week at market you may want to buy a jacket or two,

a purse, a scarf or some jewelry.

Otherwise enjoy the show room and the aesthetic.

We dawdled too long at Asiatica and had to cross Brookside off our list, but you may have more stamina.

We love to go to World's Window at Brookside for clothing and crafts

http://www.worldswindowkc.com/

Stuff is the place for crafts, gifts, rugs and these dog portrait chairs from Lori Bunten at Hoop Dog Studio.

Stuff is at 316 West 63rd Street

http://www.pursuegoodstuff.com/welcome.htm

near The [New] Dime Store, for everything you might need.

http://www.newdimestore.com/

They are all on 63rd Street back in Kansas City, Missouri.

We had to go home to dream of Japanese fabrics.

You may prefer Barbecue to French food. Here's a list we cannot vouch for:
http://barbequekansascity.com/?p=468

And there are many wonderful quilt shops, each with its own personality:

Refer to this map from last month's Shop Hop

http://kcshophop.com/ 

Spring in Paducah

Feathers in the Wind by Caryl Bryer Fallert

Roseanne sent photos from the 2012 American Quilters Society show in Paducah, a selection of her favorites. I'm posting some with a garden theme.

Whimsey to the Max by Joyce Stewart

 Montana Tigers by Karlyn Bue Lohrenz

I could read the labels on many of these and give you the maker's name.

Peggy's Poppies by Carol Hostetler

If Leaves Could Choose by Priscilla Kibbee

Synergy by Nancy Stennett Martin

Awesome Blossoms

by Marilyn Badger and Claudia Clarke Meyers

Hearts Desire by Esther Aliu

Sunflower Sambal by Jan Frazer

Aloe Vera by Grace J. Errea

Backyard Beauties by Lori Kelley

The Ginko Tree by Barbara Green and Irene Reising

Some of Roseanne's favorites were also the judge's favorites. See a list of the winners here:
http://www.quiltviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012P_winners.pdf

Trolling for Pictures

It's always fun for me to find familiar fabrics in other people's blog posts. Debbie has been making different versions of Jeff Davis's daughter using prints from my Moda line 1862: Battle Hymn

Here's a link to Debbie's blog:

http://woolnsails.blogspot.com/2012/04/davis-daughter-block-two.html

Kathie at Inspired by Antique Quilts said:  "I had to use my favorite turkey red fabric right now in a block! Civil War Reunion by Barbara Brackman for MODA." 

See Kathie's post here:

http://inspiredbyantiquequilts.blogspot.com/2012/02/i-couldnt-resist-starting-this-little.html

Kathe D. loves that paisley too and she made a four patch using the 2-1/2" Moda Candy squares (a quarter of a Charm Square from Civil War Reunion) to make this wall quilt. The detail of the top shows the color better and how she constructed it.

The next Civil War line (you'll see previews soon) has a great paisley for the large print with a red version and a pink version.

Cyndi at the BusyThimble Quilt Shop posted a mini Broken Dishes made from a Charm Pack of Civil War Crossings

http://busythimble.blogspot.com/2012/02/new-book-leftovers-broken-dishes-and.html

And here's a Jacob's Ladder quilt that Sandra H. made from Jelly Roll strips of A Morris Tapestry.

She sent photos

About a year ago Katie Mae told me she wanted to make a quilt for her father who volunteered at the Manassus Battlefield site. Were there any Manassus patterns? The best I could come up with was Railroad Crossing, a good symbolic design for a battle fought over a junction. I recognize the red print.
Here's a link to her blog:
http://katiemaequilts.blogspot.com/2011_06_01_archive.html

See the pattern here:
http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2011/07/29-railroad-crossing.html

Better Crazy Quilts

In the last post I showed the kind of quilt that has given crazy quilts a bad name amongst certain quilt afficianados.

Here are some crazy quilts from online auctions that are, shall we say, "More interesting visually." Compostition counts.

Crazy or on the edge.