Sew Expo--So Many Ideas

We went to the Rocky Mountain Sew Expo today at the Denver Merchandise Mart.  I always love to see what is new.  And, this year, I particularly wanted to see some art quilts and threads.  I was definitely not disappointed.  Although, I was surprised a few times.

One booth had a number of applique art quilts, similar to what I'm working on.  They were really nice, and they all were framed.  I was surprised, though, when I looked at them closely.  There was no sewing on them.  They were just fabric ironed on to other pieces of fabric.  They looked great, but I think I like the addition of threads to the fabrics.

The coolest thing we saw was the fabric paint.  We came home with enough for Geff to try it.

And, I bought two combination packs of threads as well as some boucle embroidery thread.

 

And, with plenty of colors and sizes and types to choose from, I started sewing on the art quilt.

It was definitely fun playing with the different thread sizes.

The mountain is almost done now.  I need to finish the snow and the trees.  And, when I'm working on the trees and the water, I plan to figure out how to use the boucle embroidery thread.