Posted in Quilting, Serendipity, Sewing, Small Town Life, Travel, tagged Hamilton, Missouri Quilt Museum, museum, Quilts on March 27, 2023| Leave a Comment »
An unexpected and delightful surprise in Hamilton was the Missouri Quilt Museum located in an old multi-story school house. There were some amazing displays there from quilts to a machine collection and a miniature doll quilt collection. And the best part was the young man who was there to sell the tickets. His family runs the museum and he was a wealth of information. And he was thrilled to show us the quilt he had made. At 12 years old he is already on his way to be a terrific quilter.
Posted in daily painter, Quilting, Serendipity, Small Town Life, Travel, tagged Barn Quilts, Ohio, Quilts, Road Trip, Travel on March 24, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Last Saturday a group of quilters left on a Fabric Acquisition Road Trip to Missouri. We have had so much fun so far stopping at many, many quilt shops along the way as well as other roadside attractions. I thought I should catch up on what we have done so far. We went from Virginia to Ohio for our first stop and saw lots of farmland, windmills, barns and barn quilts.
We have seen so many odd things along the way…including the mobile Baptismal running along the interstate!
Posted in Quilting, Sewing, Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged Quilts, Retreat, summit grove on March 13, 2023| Leave a Comment »
I spent this past weekend with a fabulous group of quilters. Lots of laughing and sharing and showing off their beautiful work. It was so much fun and so inspiring to work along beside these quilters.
Posted in Quilting, Serendipity, Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged Quilts, Star Quilts, Virginia Quilt Museum on February 9, 2023| Leave a Comment »
During the Stitching Retreat we took a morning off to make a little road trip to Harrisonburg to see the Virginia Quilt Museum. It was AWESOME! There was an amazing exhibit of antique star quilts. I LOVE a star quilt so I really enjoyed seeing these. The photos don’t do it justice but you get the idea. If you get a chance be sure to go to Harrisonburg and check it out. Here’s the website so you can see all the things they have on display.
Our happy crew getting to see the Virginia Quilt Museum.
Posted in Art Class, Block of the Month, The Studio/Classes, tagged classes, painting, Quilts on October 7, 2022| Leave a Comment »
We have so many great classes and events coming up at The Studio in the next couple of months. Be sure to click here to see everything. There is something for everyone…painting, sewing, quilting, and more! Check it out here. And don’t forget that we have weekly painting classes for adults on Wednesdays and Thursdays each week. Contact kwalker@kellywalkerstudios.com to sign up.
Posted in Quilting, Serendipity, Travel, tagged Asheville NC, best in show, Quilt Show, Quilting, Quilts on October 2, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Two amazing quilts from the Asheville Quilt Show yesterday. The first one won Best in Show and the one of the right was Best Machine Stitched. They are beautiful!
Posted in Paint Party, Quilting, Serendipity, Small Town Life, tagged Barn Quilt, Barn Quilts, Quilts on August 17, 2022| Leave a Comment »
What a great time these friends from the Northern Virginia area had yesterday as they came together to paint barn quilts and enjoy a day of creating. Nice work everyone!!! Isn’t their work beautiful??!!!
Posted in Art Class, Paint Party, tagged Barn Quilts, Quilts on July 4, 2022| Leave a Comment »
We had such a good time yesterday painting barn quilts at The Studio. These have gained such popularity in the last few years. Aren’t they beautiful? And they aren’t just for barns….hang them on your front door, on a garden shed, on a fence….anywhere you want a pop of color. We love them! Watch for the next session coming soon at The Studio.
Posted in daily painter, tagged Quilt Show, Quilts on February 26, 2022| Leave a Comment »
It’s been inspiring to see so much beautiful work. The Quilt Show was a nice break from work. Now to get home and start on some projects from the supplies we picked up.
Posted in Quilting, Sewing, tagged Georgia quilts, Quilts on January 3, 2022| Leave a Comment »
For the last few months I have worked on quilts for Christmas gifts. Even though I live in Virginia now I will always be a Georgia girl and while shopping at Joann’s Fabrics I saw this “Georgia State” fabric. I asked the clerk why they had Georgia fabric in Virginia and she said she suspected that some store in Georgia must have a shipment of Virginia fabric. LOL! I bought enough to make quilts for several family members back home. They all liked them. I loved the fabric designs with peaches, flip flops and outlines of the state. Take a close look.
The Studio 