March is a busy month around here. Winter is over for the most part and everyone is out enjoying the sunshine. Up my way, in North Central Florida, there are two big things that happen every year....the Tri-County 4 H Animal Show and the Trenton Quilt Festival. I love animals but I love quilts more so I drove over to Downtown Trenton, Florida, home of the Suwannee Valley Quilt Shop.
Quilts on the bank at one end of town.
Rag rugs for sale, crocheted by hand using hand made crochet hooks....The folks at the Dudley Farm between Newberry and Gainesville make these...and teach the process....
Handmade owl pincushions...
Quilts hanging everywhere.
Adorable quilt made for a quilter's grandson.
The guild had some of the prettiest quilts.
Tea, anyone? All pieced...no applique.
I had the winning ticket for this but they picked the wrong one....I hate when that happens.
Handmade bags from blue jeans.
Mason Jar Quilt.
This scrappy beauty was made for a guild's civic service....All scraps and nothing but scraps...
More scrappy lovelies.
Gorgeous quilts flying high and proud...
The one on the left has Japanese print fabrics.
Wonderful handmade dolls ....Look at those faces!
I love the goldfish quilt.
Handmade Sketch Books.....I have to try this....
Love the eggs.
OK, so I like old cars...but who doesn't love this? It's fabulous!
The Antique Tractor Club showed off some of their sweet rides, too. Did I tell you Trenton is a farming community? It is.....
Love this! I can see a quilt from this...in Redwork, what else?
Paying homage to our Florida heritage....Seminole Quilting....
As you can see, the festival is a quilter's paradise. Many of the quilt guilds from the region had quilts and wares to show off. I just wanted to wrap myself up in one...or two...or...hmmmm...
Mark your calendar for next year's show...middle of March. Good food, good music, and beautiful quilts....can't do better than that.
Well, thanks for stopping by....
Post by Eileen Pattern....also known as GoofingOff.
