Amazing quilt show

[Note: No real update on the Bottomless Pit of Need, a.k.a. Nicki. He's using the box at the back of the basement with Cat Attract litter in it, as well as the other litter boxes. It remains to be seen if he'll still feel the need to use the empty Rubbermaid container. I'm picking up some Zylkene for him today, to try. I called our vet clinic yesterday and was pleasantly surprised to find that they still carry it. I'd used it several years ago for Derry, off and on, but will give it to Nicki consistently for the foreseeable future, if it works.]

Anyway, on the first weekend back after my trip to Halifax, I went to a local quilt show I'd heard about by chance. I'm not a quilter, can't sew for beans and have no interest in it, but I do like to look at quilts--they're really artwork, IMO.

So here are a number of quilts that caught my eye, either for subject matter, pattern, or colour--or some combination of all three. They truly are amazing! As always, it's best to click on the first pic to enlarge it, then just tab through them.]

 The hooked mat, below, caught my eye, not the baby's quilt.

 Not a great angle, below--it's an elephant.

I oohed and ahhed over many of the quilts, but the one below was my all-time favourite. The colour combination and abstract pattern just spoke to me. The title of the quilt was "Possibilities" and it was done by hand.

 Another favourite!

It's not something I'd likely go to every year, but it was worth the $7 price of admission. I'm trying to keep an eye out for other weekend events over the summer that would interest me. I used to do more fun stuff on weekends, but somehow that's disappeared over the years, as I've become bogged down in the routine of going to work every week day, cat care/issues, and slogging through chores on the weekends. This is having an unhealthy impact on my state of being, so it's time to make an effort to change that and break out of the rut.  :-)

Wishing you some fun in your weeks, and as always, peace.