Up, Up and Away (front)

Up, Up and Away (close up)

Zia Quilt (front)

Zia Quilt (corner close up)

 Ideal Stitches has not one but two quilts at the AQS National Quilt Show in Chattanooga,  Tennessee running September 14th through 17th.  The first is my personal quilt, Up Up and Away made to commemorate the Annual International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque New Mexico.  The blocks are machine appliqued set in a single Irish chain.   If you have been here in October the quilt captures the spirit of the balloon flights.   The second is a Zia quilt made by one of my customers and again a terrific representation of the Land of Enchantment.  I am thrilled to have both chosen to compete on a national level.