Our World In Stitches Women of the West (WOW) Quilt Show

At the end of September I attended The Women of the West Quilt Show (WOW Guild) called "Our World In Stitches".

At the entry table attendees were given a viewers choice ballot. Two choices in four or five categories were possible.  These are always puzzlers for me, as it is SO HARD to select favorites.  After three trips through the quilts, I made my selections.

I'll share a few of the quilts here.
Let's GO!


This is a details show of the hand quilting on Jean Carlton's "Feathered World Without End (Pine Burr Variation).  It is a stunning quilt.  Hand quilted by Jean Calrton.





The quilts were hard to photograph without other attendees in the photos.

Jean did the quilt with the help of friend, Jennifer Ionia. Jennifer drafted the pattern and they each made pairs of blocks to swap with each other. Jean made additional blocks for a larger and unique quilt.

I appreciate the show labels having information about the quilts, beyond the basics.

The quilt stand were very high. Note the beautiful wood ceiling in the auditorium.

Throughout the show, vignettes of antique and vintage sewing items filled corners and nooks.

The pineapple crochet table cloth is a beautiful contrast to the dark black hand crank sewing machine.

The turquoise rocker displays vintage sewing supplies.


A painted bucket on the floor was filled with quilt magazines.

Mary Gunness

The label says pattern: Connie Kaufman but I was unable to find it.

This quilt was a nice use of plaids.  I also liked the lights and darks.

These are quilt shop fabrics, not cut up shirts.

I liked the small floral clips that held the show tags on the quilts.  No pins!

Pat Taylor Thwaits

This tumbling blocks quilt utilized more than 100 prints.

Large and colorful it was very striking.

She took two years to make the quilt and is giving it

to a grand daughter.

Detail Photo of Tumbling Blocks

Janna Laumann

Quilt: Fancy Forest by Elizabeth Hartman

This quilt was made as a gift for her grandson.

There were a few variations of this quilt.

This was a fun hexagon quilt.

Kathleen Winters made this quilt over 5 1/2 years.

Hand pieced on road trips visiting national parks.

Quilted by Jan Smith

I particularly loved the piped stripe border.

Another display at the show

Jocelyn Joyce-Anderson is an avid birder

as well as quilter.

This small quilt was so pretty.

The Mariners Compass quilt is an original design

hand quilted by Jean Carlton.

She used wool batting and pieced the back.

See the corner detail below.

Corner Detail - Hand Embroidered

Jean Carlton - Original Quilt

Another vintage display at the show

Variation of "Pennies from Heaven" 

Wool on Cotton

Joan Gale 

Hand Applique & Beading

Machine Quilted

Details from Joan's quilt

These are just a few of the beautiful quilts in the show.  There were many beautiful quilts, all winners.
I hope you enjoyed the little bit I shared here.
Have a great week!
Dawn