Houston Quilt Show

Wednesday morning, Michael went out and bought Kolaches. Kolaches are sausages in a bun, not health food, but they are tasty. We then hit the road towards Houston.

I had clipped a sewer drain on a corner with the trailer, and damaged a tire. We needed new tires anyway, so we stopped in Rosenburg to get new trailer tires. Good to get new tires on the trailer, the old tires were made in 2003, and becoming questionable.

The rain continued most of the morning, sometimes raining hard. We arrived at the same campground in Houston, but unfortunately did not get a great campsite. Our campsite is on a busy road, a far cry from the lakeside campsite we had last time.

Thursday, we headed into downtown Houston. We drove around near the conference center, and luckily got into a parking lot a couple of blocks away. The parking was only $7, better than the $20 right 100 feet away.

As we walked to the convention center, we joined a sea of women quilters. There were a few men, but not many.

The quilts on display in the show were amazing, incredible workmanship, great designs, the best of the best. Good to see quilts from Colorado and Wyoming. We walked past some of the hundreds of booths. Marianne managed to spend less than $100, buying a few things cheaper than she could buy them at home.

We sat down and watched Eleanor Burns, the quilt for a day lady, give an entertaining talk on her barn quilts. A good chance to get off our feet. By five PM, we were ready to go. The photo was of one of Marianne's favorite quilts; she bought an autographed book from the quilter.

The Houston Quilt show is amazing. Attending it was a dream come true for Marianne. Tomorrow we head out towards Dallas.