On arrival into La Grange we got to explore the town, whilst the first group visited the museum, there were a lot of shops surrounded by a town square. I scoured the antique shops hoping to find a vintage quilt, that might have been able to come home with me, no quilts but a few other goodies travelled back to Australia with me.
We were lucky enough to visit the museum, when they had a Susan Shie exhibition. I have seen photos of Susan's quilts in magazines but to see them in real life was wonderful. Susan is legally blind and all her quilts are air brushed and very political.
Susan wants her quilts to be photographed, so her message is sent out to the world.
The museum also has a lovely garden at the side.
Being in Houston, when their baseball team wins their first game ever, was not fun. When
trying to get back to the hotel after walking around the quilt show for 7 hours, I decided to catch a cab back to the hotel, not a good idea in hindsight. 1 1/2 hours later and $32 of going no where, I got out of the cab and still had to walk the 10 blocks back to the hotel. Not happy Jan......
There was a parade at 2pm and most of the streets were closed and traffic was chaos, not fun.
This concludes our great quilting tour.
DH held his own with 37 other mad quilters, entertained the women and still had a smile on his face.
I feel blessed to have shared this experience with him, but I have also promised him, no more international quilt shows, as my bucket list has been filled.
Until our next adventure, adios!
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