The Traveling Quilters

04/12/2024

Today is
What is your favorite cookie?
Do you bake cookies for the holidays?

30/11/2024

Support your local quilt shops, especially today.

Who is your favorite quilt shop?

28/11/2024

We are grateful for your support and friendship.

22/11/2024

What's your go-to fast food restaurant during the busy, holiday sewing season?

19/11/2024

We will be giving a second bus tour at Road to California on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. On this tour, we will be “Exploring the Inland Empire.” We leave the Ontario Convention Center at 8:30 AM and return at 4:00 PM.

Our first stop will be Cherry Berry Quilts. Next, a local historian will join us onboard as we learn about Historic State Street in Redlands followed by lunch on your own. Our last stop will be the Cotton Gin Quilt Shop in Redlands.

Registration can be found on Road to California’s website: road2 ca.com, class 9200C. Will you be joining us?

15/11/2024

Do you live in the San Diego area and need a ride to Road to California on January 25, 2025?

Once again, we will be offering a motor coach with two pick-up points in the San Diego area, in La Mesa and Escondido. The cost is $78.00 and includes entrance to Road to California as well as a driver's tip.

Reservation cut off is January 4, 2025. For more information and to register, please go to our website: www.travelingquilters.com

12/11/2024

A great story for Veteran's Day

Arlene Zobrist, an 87-year-old former civilian in the U.S. Air Force and dedicated member of the South Bay Quilters Guild, has crafted over 200 quilts through the Quilts for Wounded Warriors project, providing comfort and gratitude to veterans and active military members.

09/11/2024

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08/11/2024

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07/11/2024

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07/11/2024

Are you planning on going to Road to California Quilters Conference & Showcase in January 2025? We'll be there offering our fabulous bus tours, starting with the "So Cal Shop Hop Bus Trip" on Monday, January 20th from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

We’ll start the day at Sewing Arts in Los Angeles, followed by M&L Fabrics Discount Store. Lunch will be at Katella Deli in Los Alamitos (not included in trip price) and end our day at the Orange Quilt Bee.

Come shop with us in Southern California. Sign up for our trip on the Road website,

04/11/2024

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31/10/2024

Happy Halloween to you!!!

30/10/2024

Another beautiful winner from the Houston International Quilt Festival. This quilt by Kyra Reps of Northwood, Iowa, won THE GRACE COMPANY MASTER AWARD FOR TRADITIONAL ARTISTRY. Kyra will receive $5,000 for her original design, "Pathfinder."

About her quilt, Kyra remarked, “Every mandala is as unique as the person creating it. This quilt is made solely of turned-edge hand appliqué and each piece was individually hand sewn. I brought her to life with my free-motion quilting. Pathfinder, with all her colors and of course, her dots, just makes me happy. In a world that isn’t always so colorful, I hope you smile when you look at her, too!”

26/10/2024

Do you decorate the outside of your house for Halloween?

23/10/2024

A favorite award winning friend of ours, Janet Stone, won $5,000 for "Butterflies, Bees, and AlphabeTrees" at the 2024 International Quilt Festival in Houston. Her award was for THE EQUILTER.COM MASTER AWARD FOR MACHINE ARTISTRY, Sponsored by eQuilter.com

Janet said this about her quilt: “I have had the word ‘AlphabeTrees’ in my head for a while and always wanted to make a quilt featuring trees to use that word. The gold letters were free-motion embroidered, and the cream-colored backgrounds were appliquèd using a decorative stitch.”

18/10/2024

How are you spending your Friday?

16/10/2024

Have you ever attended the International Quilt Festival in Houston? This year's show will be held October 31 - November 3, 2024.

"Still Life," an original design, by Chen Jing of Beijing, China won
THE HANDI QUILTER BEST OF SHOW AWARD ($12,500)

Artist’s Statement: “I wanted to use silk to express a realistic still-life painting, including the picture and the frame. The realistic effect of the picture frame was achieved using embroidery by manually controlling it on a stationary machine. At the same time, I wanted to explore unique free-motion quilting to present different picture effects on the front and back of the work.”

Can you see the cats on the back?