Quilt Festival and Renegade

I had a really great weekend. I started out in Long Beach, my hometown, at the International Quilt Festival.

It was a wonderful clear day, with clear blue skies. This shot was taken from the parking lot of the Convention Center, near Shore Line Drive.

I spent the next 5 hours, plus, indoors pursuing the vendors and looking at the fabulous quilts on display. The vendors were a mixed bag, some were great, and some left me scratching my head. (I only spent 1/2 of what I thought I would, a miracle.)

The quilts being displayed, on the other hand, were fabulous.

The were both modern are antique quilts on display, and they were displayed by color, theme and/or time period.

I've only chosen a few to show on the blog.

If you're interested in seeing more, let me know, and I'll email your own "Personal Quilt Show".

I spent the night in Long Beach and drove to Los Angeles in the morning for the Renegade Craft Fair. On Sunday, the sky was full of wispy clouds; this shot was taken looking toward the LA Civic Center.

Renegade was lots of fun. It was only about 80 degrees, but very little breeze. Again, I left with money in my pocket. A weekend of miracles.

I got there really early to be sure I got a parking place, good thing, too. When I left, I could have sold my parking space. One man actually knocked on my window, asking me to hurry. (I didn't.)

I had lunch at Phillipe's and drove home.