Lancaster Show

Thursday was a long, but oh so fun day! I got up at 4:30 so I could be in McLean, Virginia by 6:30. I need 1 1/2 hours to get ready before leaving the house. I like to start the day with my cup of tea rather than hopping in the shower straight from bed. The bus departed at 6:45 and we arrived at the AQS Lancaster Quilt Show a little after their opening time of 9:00. Lancaster isn't that far from me. I don't know why I don't go up more often.

The show was absolutely fabulous. I was blown away by the workmanship. I felt like I was taking photos of all the quilts - there were so many lovelies. I know I missed some beauties.

I didn't get photos of all the winners. You can view the them here.

Update: I just read on Fun with Barb blog that it is the policy of AQS not to allow photos of the show to appear on the Internet. Oops! I looked at my program and sure enough, it's there in black in white. So, sadly, I've removed photos from the show. My apologies.

 Here are a few photos of Intercourse, Pennsylvania.

 There are power lines in this photo, but many of the farms were not hooked on.

The fabrics were purchased at Zooks in Intercourse, everything else at the show. I paid between $4 and $8.50 a yard. Nice when fabrics at the LQS are over $10 now. I did go with a list and mostly kept to it. My plaid stash was running dangerously low so I was glad to find those. I didn't purchase anything at The Old Country Store because it was so crowded. I hope to go back to the area soon and go to Burkholders and the Lancaster Quilt and Textile Museum. In getting the link for this museum I see the Esprit Collection exhibit was limited to the show days. Darn! I'll have to keep an eye on this and see if they do it again.

Enjoy your National Quilting Day and Happy St. Patricks Day!