This past weekend was the Quilt Fest at Ben Franklin in Oconomowoc. If you’re not from the area, then let me fill you in! As I understand it, Ben Franklin was originally a dime store chain, but now each store is independently owned and they are very different, one from another. The store in Oconomowoc has an amazing collection of crafting supplies, a lovely gift deck, a full service framery and a quilt shop quality fabric department. The employees make the store what it is and the fabric department crew is great! Terrie Siefert, the manager (and a dear friend), gave me permission to take some pictures for this blog, so please …. enjoy!
Beginning at the front door there are quilts! These were made by one of this year’s featured artists, Juleen Jaeger.
Along the back wall, and in full view from the front door, are quilts by Laura Krasinski, the other featured artist at this year’s show.
There is a Viewer’s Choice quilt show hanging in the aisles!
I was very pleased to see that a number of my students had quilts entered in the show!
My “Gradation Play” talk was very well attended by a smiling, happy group of quilters!
And, of course, I always enjoy an opportunity to share my quilts and my passion.
There is another Quilting Event coming up in November that I’m quite excited about. The Slinger Quilt Show will be held November 3rd and they’ve invited me to be their featured artist. What a blessing and an honor. I’ve even been invited to be there and talk about my quilts (I didn’t need to be asked twice :-)). Please go to: http://slingerquiltshow.org/ for all the information about the show!
And, one more bit of information for you quilt show enthusiasts – the Wandering Foot Quilt Guild’s show is rapidly approaching. It will be held Oct 20 and 21 at the American Legion Post in Oak Creek, WI. Their website is: http://wanderingfoot.com/About_Us.html/
Juleen Jaeger says
Thank you for sharing Quilt Fest with us! It was quite a weekend. I so enjoyed your demo! You can certainly get one’s creative juices flowing!
lori says
Thanks so much for your talk. I’m looking through my stash to find all the gradation fabrics I have to start something creative.
Barb says
Chris – I just love the Ben Franklin in Oconomowoc. It really is a great quilt shop with the bonus of other things. They have such a great selection of fabric.
I love the strip pieced background of the Mariner’s Compass in one of your last pictures. I am sure this is either yours or one of your student’s compasses and the background and compass are great.
Hope to run into you soon in the quilting world!
Barb