{"id":72297,"date":"2026-09-17T07:04:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=72297"},"modified":"2026-09-16T14:29:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T21:29:03","slug":"more-on-the-great-wi-quilt-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/more-on-the-great-wi-quilt-show\/","title":{"rendered":"More on the Great WI Quilt Show"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Over<\/a>
Over Wisconsin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This trip meant my first flight since my last trip for work to Switzerland and Austria.<\/p>\n

I was really amazed to see how green it was. At this time of year, California is quite golden (or brown!), so to see such green is a wonderful relief to the eyes. <\/p>\n

The sky was relatively overcast and I think there might have been some sprinkles, but by the time we landed, rain was not a problem. <\/p>\n

\"Jim<\/a>
Jim and Christina from Sew ‘n Save<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When I saw an Elna booth was going up around the corner from the SewTites booth<\/a>, I knew I had to talk to them about my Harry Potter foot<\/a>. Jim and Christina are from Sew ‘n Save in Racine, Wisconsin<\/a>. Their booth was right next to ours. <\/p>\n

I started out by telling them how much I love my Elna. Our conversations snowballed from there and we had a great time. I told Jim to send over anyone who was thinking of buying the Elna 792 Pro and I would talk to them.<\/p>\n

Throughout the show, I would stop by and chat for a minute when I had a break. It was a fun diversion.<\/p>\n

\"WI<\/a>
WI floor inspiration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The restroom in the convention center had a really great floor. It is definitely a design I would like to explore as a quilt.<\/p>\n

Each tile is a small square, but I would use more strips and chunks and larger squares in my design. It would make the piecing easier and faster. I am not sure what the block would be or if I would need to make the block be a column. I will have to play with it on a piece of graph paper. Do you look for inspiration in tile?<\/p>\n

\"Eat<\/a>
Eat Carrots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We went out for dinner and then to ice cream one evening. I saw the ‘Carrots’ sign and kind of want one. First, I love the colors, well the pink sign on the aqua\/light teal wall. I may have to do something with that combination. Second, I think the words are just so perfect for an ice cream shop.<\/p>\n

The ice cream shop had gluten free cones, but a lot of their ice creams were not gluten free. I wanted to try one with rhubarb, but it wasn’t GF. At least they had a list.<\/p>\n

\"Victoria<\/a>
Victoria Findlay Wolfe with quilts in booth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Victoria Findlay Wolfe was at the show, too. She was selling books, patterns and templates. I almost bought a set of her templates and the pattern for her Cottage Daisy pattern<\/a>. It might have been her Cottage Tulips pattern<\/a>, but I think I decided against that one and moved on to consider the former. In the end I didn’t buy either.<\/p>\n

The reality is that I see these patterns and templates and LOVE templates and see a finished quilt. I imagine myself happily working on it, but when I get home I have other project priorities. I put a note in my PKM system and will consider these projects for another day.<\/p>\n

\"Victoria<\/a>
Victoria Findlay Wolfe exhibit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The organizers had hung a special exhibit of her quilts. It actually might have been two different exhibits. Because I was working at the booth, I didn’t get a ton of time to study everything at the show in minute detail.<\/p>\n

I noticed that the quilts on exhibit were very different from the patterns she sold. <\/p>\n

I was excited to see her and wanted to show her a photo of my Pies & Points<\/a> quilt. It wasn’t on my phone anymore, though, so I didn’t approach. A victim of not enough storage. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n