Wow! We had a great time at Quiltmaker‘s Block Party in Williamsburg, Virginia last week with about 120 quilters, eight teachers and six staff members.
Fast friends at Quiltmaker's Block Party
People were greeted at registration with our Block Party tote bag filled with goodies from our generous partners and sponsors. Keep reading for a chance to win one of the goodie bags!
Block Party tote bags were filled with quilty treasures from our industry partners and sponsors.
We kicked off Wednesday night with a peek “Behind the Seams” at Quiltmaker and a show and tell of some favorite and upcoming QM quilts. We had nine of the 12 Patch Pals to show, including Hoo Patch from the Sept/Oct ’12 issue. Those attending had a sneak peek of the Nov/Dec ’12 Patch Pal and gave us suggestions for its name. He’ll be the last Patch Pal in this collection.
Nine of 12 QM Patch Pals were in attendance at QM's Block Party.
It was fun to find out that most people drove to the event, with many coming from 500+ miles away. The longest drive was 2200 miles, starting in Colorado and picking up a friend “along the way” in Michigan.
Classes with Nancy Mahoney were popular at QM's Block Party.
I think many cars stopped at quilt shops, too! We had a registrant from Canada and another from France.
Class instructor Monique Dillard demonstrates her tools at QM's Block Party.
There’s so much to tell, we’re going to share the whole story in multiple posts.
Class instructor Lynda Howell visits with an interested quilter at QM's Block Party last week.
In the meantime, if you didn’t get to come to this Block Party, tell me where you’d like to go for a future Block Party. Leave your comment by midnight Thursday, August 9 and I’ll pick someone to win one of the Williamsburg Block Party tote bags stuffed with goodies.
[update: for those just joining from the Quilter's Village newsletter, leave a comment by midnight Sunday 8/12 and I'll pick a second winner. #165 Robin Cole wins the first goodie bag. The goodie bags haven't made it back to our office yet, so it will be a while before we can ship them. #127 Regina wins the second goodie bag. Congrats!]
Sincere thanks to our generous partners for this event:
FreeSpirit
Gammill
Handi Quilter
Northcott
PFAFF
Quilting Treasures
RJR Fabrics
Red Rooster Fabrics
Robert Kaufman
Rowan Fabric
Timeless Treasures
Troy Fabric
Here are some of the goodies given away at Block Party. (Items in this goodie bag giveaway will vary from those shown.)
Our generous industry partners and sponsors filled the tote bags with quilty treasures.
I would love to go to a block party in Portland Maine, especially in the summer. Thanks for the chance to win!
Wow looks like such a fantastic thing to attend! It would be great if one was held near one of the big National quilt shows the week before or after so travelers could do both!
Block party! How about coming to the Quad Cities USA. The Iowa/Illinois border towns on the Mississippi River? Davenport, Iowa-Moline, Illinois, with surrounding communities on both sides of the river, connected by 3 bridges, including Interstate 80. Quilters galore in the Midwest. We love being included in the quiliting community with active quilt quilds on both sides of the river, a two state attendance for one event.
Thanks!
I’d love to come to a Block party anywhere! It probably won’t happen because the travel budget is pretty limited, but a girl can dream…A goodie bag sure would be fun to get in the mail too.
Looks like fun! Perhaps I can attend a future block party???
How about coming to Texas for a block party! A goodie bag would be the icing on the cake this week, hope I win!
Wow, this is a great giveaway!! i would love to attend a block party, but lack of funds and bad health makes that nearly impossible. babscorbitt@gmail.com
wow! that looks like a really fun time. Maybe you could bring the block party to Bonnie’s state, North Carolina.
I’d love to attend a Block Party, any chance you are planning one near Boston? Looks like lots of inspiration. Thanks for the chance to win a prize.
Would love a Block Party in the Midwest!
I’m just beginning to quilt and would love a block party in the midwest (Ohio/Indiana area)
I’d love to see a block party held in Williamsburg, Iowa! When I first heard about the recent one in Virginia, I thought it WAS for Williamsburg, Iowa! I was very excited! There are two quilt shops in Williamsburg, it’s close to Iowa City and Cedar Rapids–both of which have very active quilt guilds–, and would attract a lot of quilters from surrounding small towns as well. My vote is for another Williamsburg–only this time in Iowa!!
Wish a Block Party would come to Florida near me! Looks like everyone had a fabulous time! Thanks!
I never attended a block party I’m always looking to learn something new if you came to the North Texas area I would be there in a flash I would love it
I can’t think of a major quilting event that takes place in San Francisco–I think that would be a great place to visit (and quilt!)
Of course I would like for it to come to The Hague in the Netherlands, but that would be too far away for all of you.
I would vote for the one Kathy said; 2 states at once on both sides of the river. With a river near you are bound to have a good flow.
I’d like a Block Party in Paducah! Then I could see lots of other quilty sites!
I’d like to have an event in Tulsa, OK.
Would love to attend a Block Party. How about coming to Phoenix?
Would love to go to a block party in Missouri!! Especially if you have Lynda Howell or Bonnie Hunter. Think it would be great to take a class with any of the ladies.
I would love to have a Block Party in Pigeon Forge, TN.
I would love it if you could come to Canada.
Talulah
I’m in the Chicago area and since the big AQS show moved to Ohio, we could really used this! But the Quad Cities (Davenport, IA) would be great too! only 2 1/2 hours away!!! Please come to the midwest so I can join you!
I think a block party in Augusta, Maine would be fantastic!! There are lots of quilters in this area.
Yes yes YES, come to Iowa……I’ll take a trip to Williamsburg Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa any where really! Lots of Quilters here. Love Quiltmaker! Thanks for a chance to win the sweet goodie bag. janita
How about a Block Party in the Atlanta area? Lots of quilters down here and it could be done in connection with the quilt show at the Gwinnett Arena.
How about Lancaster PA?
Please come to Monroeville PA just East of Pittsburgh PA to the new Expo Center. There was just last week a sewing/quilting show there which I attended. It is a very nicely laid out Center with classroom spaces and good parking. They had a yearly show there years ago and then I don’t know what happened. I suspect the management of the Expo had something to do with it, but there are many great places in and around Pittsburgh PA for a Block Party !
Sioux Falls, South Dakota would get my vote! And, it’s really close to where we live here in Southwest Minnesota. Omaha, NE or Sioux City, IA would also be great choices. There are zillions of quilters here in the midwest!
I would love to do some quilting in Colorado in winter. It’s beautiful and inspiring! Bags filled with quilting goodies are always welcome in my home!
I’d pick Cave City, Kentucky! Not exactly an urban hub, but it’s a lovely place, with lots to do, tons of roadside antique and junk shops, and quilts hung out for sale on farmhouse porches and fences.
I’d like you to have the block party in Mountain Home, Arkansas; or Harrison, Arkansas; or Springfield, Missouri. There that’s three places. BT in MH, AR
I’d like you to have the block party in Mountain Home, Arkansas; or Harrison, Arkansas; or Springfield, Missouri. There that’s three places. BT
Oh, please come to the seacoast area of New Hampshire! It’s a wonderful place to visit to suit everyone’s taste: seashore, mountains, forests, shopping & within driving distance to small cultural cities or the large city of Boston. And lots of quilt shops…including Keepsake Quilting!!
I would love for you to come to somewhere in Alberta, Canada. Thanks for the chance to win.
How about block-partying in almost the center of the continental US: Wichita, KS!? The quilt guild here is 700+ members…enough to fill a block party! Next spring we host Machine Quilters Showcase. I’d love to win your goodie bag. Thanks for the opportunity!
Would love a Block Party in Indianapolis, IN. Looks like a fun event and Indy is an easy drive from Ohio, Illinois, KY, Michigan, etc……
I would love, love to see Block Party come to the southern part of the US. It seems like we miss out on a lot of great quilt gatherings.
The block party is such a great idea and a quilty vacation-worthy drive. You go girls!
Seattle or Portland, Oregon. Both very welcoming cities with lots to do. We’ll even make the sun shine! : )
Coastal Maine would be a lovely spot! Sept/Oct would be an ideal time; can catch some leaf peeping as well!
Would love to see a block party held on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
It would be lovely if you had a Block Party here in New Jersey. Cape May in the autumn is wonderful — plus there are a lot of sightseeing opportunities for non-class time.
Don’t suppose you would think of having a Block Party down under in Australia!! But a chance to win a bag of goodies is on the wish list.
I really would love to come to a block party, if only it was within traveling distance for the average quilter
. How about having one in NYC, it is easily traveled to by car, bus, train or subway from many surrounding areas. Long Island, New Jersey, Upper New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania…. we would love to have you here in our part of the world, please come!! Anne aka Nanny on Long Island.
I am so glad you are coming to the northwest next Can’t wait for this one and you could plan another in a year or so I can’t travel far but know I will love it.
Would love to attend a block party in coastal Maine! Such a beautiful scenic, peaceful area, with lots of quaint towns to stroll through.
I would love to see an event in Florida…Orlando is pretty central for the state.
Thank you for the opportunity to win this wonderful gift bag.
I’d love it if you came to Kansas City — or anywhere in a 4 or 5 hour drive. Looks like everyone had a great time. Thanks for the giveaway.
Please come to Ft. Lauderdale, FL! Don’t let the sunny skies and beach weather fool you. We have a huge quilting community here. Thanks for the giveaway!
Would love to attend one of these events. Will there ever be one in western Canada? That is where I could possibly manage to attend one.
I’d love to go to Atlanta!
I would love to go to a block party so come on up to Windsor Ontario!
If you have to stay in the US then I would say Michigan would be great as Detroit is just accross the river! Both Ontario and Michigan have a number of great quilt shops and great things to see and do!
How about coming to the UK? We’re sadly lacking in exciting events like this.
Why travel so far? Let’s have a block party in Denver!
Looks like it was a lot of fun, too bad I couldn’t make it. I’d love to win one of the prizes. I would like to see a party in the Manchester, NH area or the Maine seacoast area.
Block Party in Pacific NW in March – OH YEAH! Hopefully in Portland, OR… If only the I-5 corridor would stay free of snow, I will be there in a heartbeat!
Speaking for the southwest…how about San Diego, CA? There are lots of locations available for the event. Lots of quilt shops in the area and lots of great teachers. There are lots of near by cities making it an easy destination. Can’t go wrong with the weather or the other attractions in and around the city. Not to mention golfing, fishing or water sports for the spouses. Las Vegas, NV wouldn’t be a bad location either as it would be closer to the midwestern quilters and still within easy reach of the quilters furtner west. Thanks for a chance to win some quilty treasures. Sandi
I would love for you to have a block party in Jacksonville, Florida. It is a beautiful city and has a large quilting community. Thanks for the chance towin a goodie bag. I was very disappointed that I wasn’t able to attend this year.
I’d like to go somewhere in the ohio, kentucky, indiana area! It looks like it was so much fun!!
I would like to attend a block party in Mount Vernon, Washington!
Would love to have an event in Calgary, Alberta. That would be nice and close to home!
I would love to see a Block Party in the S. California area. Perferably San Diego! Like a previous post said it would be a great place for this kind of event. The goodie bag looks amazing, I hope to be the lucky winner!
I would love for a block party to be held in Boise, ID or Baker, OR!! Sounds like I missed a really fun time! Thanks for the giveaway! Good luck, Everyone!!
I totally agree Denver would be a great place for a block party!
I would vote for one in the Pittsburgh, PA area.
It would be wonderful to see you in Portland, Oregon. I wish I could have been there, it looks like a blast. Thank you for a wonderful giveaway.
Seattle or Portland –close to home so I can attend.
Come to historic Sacramento! It sounds like you all had a wonderful, quilt-filled event. Please visit us in Northern California!
Would be totally delightful if you brought a block party to Austin, Texas — Live Music and Quilting — what could be a better combo?
I would love to attend a block party in Manchester or Nashua NH, very easy to get to!!!
How about Shipshewana, IN or Buffalo, NY? Thanks for the chance to win this great goodie bag.
A Block Party in anywhere sounds like a great thing to attend. Thank you for the giveaway and a chance to win.
Have a super great sewing and stitching day!
I would love for the next Block Party to be held either in Philadelphia or in Atlantic City
I would love you to come to New Zealand with your block party but I know that will not happen (sighhhhhhhhh ) but I am coming to San Luis Obispo in 5 weeks time, maybe you will have a block party there or close by that my internet friend and myself could attend.
How about having a block party in the Midwest? We know the way to Paducah, Ky where the National Quilt Museum is located, and the people are “quilter friendly”. Fall is very pleasant in Paducah!
Looks like you are getting lots of votes for the “Midwest”. Quilters in Minnesota are known for our “Minnesota Nice” attitude, so a Block Party hosted in or near Minnesota would get lots of attendees ! Of course that would need to be scheduled in the summer, as we all huddle up at home and quilt when the snow flies. LOL. We appreciate all the hard work that goes into making your wonderful magazines, and gatherings, keep up the great job !
I would love to attend a block party in San Diego, California!
I’d love to see one in CT….pretty central for the northeast…. but anywhere in the northeast would be awesome!!
If there was a block party in Greensboro, NC , I might just be able to get to it!
Come to virginia as Virginia is for lovers and as i am a transplanted Australian i like to think its lovers of quilts and all things quilt related! !!
I would love for you to feature a Block Party in St. Louis. We are right here in the heartland of America and we love quilting!!! People would come from all around! I am learning something new about quilting every day, but it would be an awesome experience to attend your Block Party and learn from so many wonderful people. Thanks for the chance to win a goodie bag. I’d be elated to win!
Wow, neat goodie bag! Really looking forward to finding out where in the Pacific Northwest the spring block will be. Is Alaska in the running?
The beautiful Northwest is a wonderful place to live and to visit. Please bring your next Quiltmaker’s Block Party to all of us quilters here in the Northwest. Thank-you.
as i am new to quilting i would love to see one of these i am soso green with envy
i just love it
The Williamsburg event sounds like it was so much fun! I think most people like to drive so they can bring sewing supplies and/or take a bunch of purchases home with them. So it would seem that somewhere around the middle of the country would be convenient for many people. What about Columbus or Cincinnati, Ohio? Of course I like those places because they are an easy drive for me and because lodging is reasonably priced.
I’d like to have a block party in either Nashville, TN or Callaway Gardens, GA. They are both great locations for an event like this. It looks like such fun.
How about Boise, Idaho. It’s the city of trees with rivers, mountains and lots of neat quilters.
Would love a block party in India but until the quilting scene in india matures and takes shape would love to win a goody bag !
Leena
Looks like you’ve put the GOOD in goodie bags! Since there’s no place like home, New England is the natural choice for the next block party. I live in Massachusetts which boasts the beauty of the ocean, lakes or mountains as well as being completely rooted in history, including early American textiles! Come on home to the place where it all started!
We would love to have a block party somewhere in southeast Michigan. It is amazing to see all our beautiful lakes, quilt shops, and ladies all excited about quilting.
I would love to go to a block party on Long Island, New York………….we have lovely quilt shops and guilds out this way. But I would love to win this goodie bag…………
So sorry to see the Patch Pal coming to an end. This was a very fun and cool collection, but eventually nothing lasts forever. What an exciting goody bag to win – filled with so many quilty treasures. Since I am from CA, I am thinking like San Francisco or even Sacramento. I could go to these cities and would be close to family at the same time. Thank you for giving all of us a chance to win.
Sandi T.
sandit1@sbcglobal.net
It would be wonderful to have one in Lexington, Ky.
How ‘about a Block Party in Arlington Texas?
we would love to see Y’all!!
PLEASE COME TO THE WEST COAST!
I would love to see a Block Party in Greenville SC. This is a great area for shows and guilds and shop hops. I hope I get picked to win. Thank you, Patricia
Dallas /Fort Worth metroplex area!
How about Cincinnati?
Come to Upstate New York and visit Buffalo! We’d love to show you why we are known as the “City of Good Neighbors”!
I would love one in Pennsylvania, or Long Island, NY. I’ve loved seeing other’s blog posts about this fun event. Thanks for the chance to win!
I would love to go to a block party in Paducah, Houston or Sisters, OR. That would be amazing!
I would love it if a Block Party could be held somewhere in the Northeast. I read about these events all the time but it never seems like there is anything in my area, Massachusetts to be exact. I would love to attend but travel can be hard at times. Please consider somewhere in the Northeast for the next block party.
I think Myrtle Beach, South Carolina would be an excellent place for a Block Party, there is plenty to do for the whole family, off all ages and. River and ocean view golf and putt-putt for grandchildren, Brookgreen Gardens, great ocean view restaurants, plantation tours, Shag music, plenty of RV camper space too, I could go on! Scenic views of the ocean and marine and wildlife for inspiration. Great off season room rental rates too!
I would love to have a Block Party in the Midwest, we have a great Embassy Suites here in Omaha, NE and hotel was voted best Embassy Suites in the world.
Let’s have a block party in Portland Oregon. We have a lot of quilters up here!
What fun! I would love it if you brought this to Northeastern Arizona, perhaps Flagstaff or Sedona.
Somewhere in the tri-state area: Northern Va, MD or Washington DC. It would reach a lot of quilters in this area, and quilting is BIG here.
Well I’m in the UK so I don’t know if I can enter but I’d sure like the block party to come here!!!
In Milton Keynes, England. There are a few local quilt shops and active quilt groups in the area.
I’d love to attend a block party anywhere in England. Even better if it was in the Midlands – I’d definitely be there!
I had such a WONDERFUL time at the Block Party and for a first time event you did an OUTSTANDING job. I hadn’t realized it was a “first” until it was mentioned during the event. You all deserve a round of applause!
It would be wonderful if you could come to Western Canada. I would love to attend.
Please come to Canada! How about just over the border at Niagara Falls?!?
Or near Toronto? What a blast that would be!
Central Iowa would be a great place for a retreat!
I’d love to see a Block Party in Atlanta! It looks like you had a great time.
Enter me to win the bag! Thanks so much. Heard about this from Bonnie Hunter.
I would love to see a Block Party in Seattle WA. We have a wonderful quilt guild, and there is a large group of quilters that come for a quilt show from Canada as well as the northwest. Some come quite a distance. We have a Sew Expo at the Puyallup Fairgrounds which many people come to — so we’re just lacking a good Quilt Block Party and if you had it in conjunction with one of these events, you’d have even a larger Block party! You’ll love our beautiful area!
A block party would be great in central Texas. Thanks for sharing all your information with us. This is my first reply and probably won’t be my last.
I would like to go to one in Enid OK.
I would love to have a block party in Salem, OR. But I heard the next best thing is the one coming to the NW, but haven’t heard where yet? Can’t wait, I will sign up as soon as the registration opens.
darn it! yall were so close to me yet so far away…….Virginia does like repeat visitors (wink-wink)! maybe next time I will get to see yall. (mauh) Liz
Would love a Block Party in or near Pensacola, Florida! The beaches here are the prettiest in the world!
Please consider a Block Party in Las Vegas! You’d have so many options for the venue, and staying indoors to sew would be the best option when it’s hot, hot, hot! It’s a great central location for all the western states, too. I’d come from SoCal!
I’d love to see the Block Party in Phoenix, AZ in Feb or March. The goodie bag looks fun.
I would love to attend a block party sounds like so much fun and great learning experience. I’d say come to Southern California.. Sunny and can be very beachy. I’ll mark this page and check for future block parties. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Niagara Falls!! (selfishly motivated – it’s close to home)
Tennessee or Kentucky would be a great location for a QuiltMakers Block Party.
Sounds like GREAT fun.
I would like something in western Canada. I live in Calgary, Alberta–something in the Canadian Rockies would be very scenic.
Come to Chattanooga or Knoxville, TN. Now that the AQS show has exited Knoxville, I have no big quilty events within easy driving distance.
I live in Beaumont, Texas, so I’d LOVE for you to come here for a Block Party, if not here, how about Houston, Texas, I’m only 90 miles from there.
I would love you too come too Erie, Pa.
You could do it at the dock or the beach of Lake Erie.
Would love to see one in St. Louis!!! Although, Williamsburg was a fabulous choice!!!
I’d love a block party in Greensboro, NC! Looks like so much fun!
Boppiesgirl at gmail dot com
I would be happy, if I win this goodies. Why not a German-American friends block party? I have seen your giveaway at Bonnie Hunters blog. Greatings from Germay
I would like a block party in Joplin, Missouri. Joplin could use the business to help it as a city, especially after the largest tornado ever recorded in our country’s history and there are lots of quilters here too.
What a great giveaway! Green Bay Wisconsin would be nice!
Anywhere here in the Pacific Northwest — Seattle, Portland, Spokane … lots of quilters in this area!!
I’d love to see a block party in cary, raleigh, chapel hill NC (I’m in Pittsboro, but that’s a teeny tiny little town about 45 min away)
Sure would love to go to a Block Party but am on a very bad fixed income which even makes it hard for me to go to my quilt shop like I used to do…
Looks like you’ve put the GOOD in goodie bags! Since there’s no place like home, Topeka, Kansas is the natural choice for the next block party. I would love to learn more about quilting. And I would love to get a GOODIE BAG.
Would love to see one in Savannah, GA as it is not too far from home. Shipshewana, IN would be great too. Such a cute town! Thanks for the hosting the giveaway.
I’d like to see a block party in Minneapolis, where I live! I’ll vote for convenience any day. If I have to travel for it, I’d love to see it in Portland or Seattle.
I would love to go to a party in Phoenix, Az….in the winter!
How about a block party in Minnesota!!! It is so beautiful here in the fall!
I would love to have a block party in Tampa. Of course you had a party in Williamsburg after the military moved us to Florida! We used to live in Virginia!
Wow! Would love to attend a boock party! Are you every in Nova Scotia?
How about northern California? I could make it to San Francisco, San Jose or Sacramento.
Giving you a wide range – New England, of course would be a nice place for the next Block Party! While I’m particular to Connecticut, there’s nothing wrong with the other states, and plenty of quilt-related museums too!
I followed Bonnie Hunter on her adventure at the Block Party and hopefully I can make next years event in person! What a blast it had to be!!!
You have fans and followers all over the country and in other countries and continents as well…and we ALL want a chance to visit a “Block Party”! Middle Tennessee is central and within driving distance to a large portion of the US. Nashville is the heart of Tennessee…but you can have the Block Party at MY HOUSE (Murfreesboro) if you want to. Ya’ll come!!!
I think Calgary Alberta during stampede for a block party would be great. Do one of our favorite activities and take in some good rodeo.
How about the somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. When everyone in the rest of the country is tired of excessive summer heat they would love to come to the cooler weather here.
Block parties look like so much fun. I would love to attend one.
I would love to come to a Block Party if it were in Clermont, Winter Garden or Ocoee, Florida!! My husband isn’t interested so I can’t come if it’s much further than that.
Sorry I couldn’t make it. It looks like it was fun. I’d like to see one in Lancaster, PA
I think Sacramento would be an awesome spot for you gals to come next time, mostly because its a quick drive for me, but its also a great welcoming city with lots of touristy things to do!!
Looks like a fun time was had by all! I’d love to see you hold the next Block Party in Seattle, WA (or my current home-town of El Paso, TX).
I think I would love to go to one in PA, so I could go too!
How about the suburban Chicago area? We’re feeling left out since the International Quilt Festival moved to Ohio…..
I would go anywhere! Someday I won’t have to be home for children and I will travel the country going to shows!
Our guild has suffered in recent years with decreased membership. We could use a “shot in the arm” here in Placentia, CA. Our neighboring guilds could join in and would also benefit! North Cities Quilt Guild.
Carolyn
Can a Quiltmaker outside US be a winner of a goodiebag. Perhaps not but you never know. Louise D
Would love to see one happen around my area, but things don’t happen much in the middle of Kansas
thanks for the chance to win a bag!
I live in the little town of Montgomery, TX and would love for ya’ll to have a block party here! Montgomery, TX is the birth place of the Texas Flag and about 60 miles from Houston, so it is a very quaint little town.
I wish there would be a Block Party in Nampa, Caldwell, or Boise Idaho area. There are a lot of quilters in Idaho. Thanks for a chance to win.
Boston, MA or somewhere just outside of there. It’s a great town to visit, and so much history!!!
Hey, don’t forget the West Coast!! How about someplace lovely and peaceful like Cambria, or Santa Cruz? Or Ojai!!
Northeast Pa/New York border would be nice. Then I can be there.
I would love to go to a Block Party someday. I live in Michigan, so some place in the Midwest would be great. Thanks for the opportunity to win another great giveaway.
Beautiful Wallowa Lake, in eastern OREGON.. it is an amazingly beautiful, peaceful place to set up machines in their beautiful lodge!! And, it’s only an hour or two from where I live!
A block party would be great for Rhode Island!
How about giving Kentucky a chance. Lexington would be an ideal location for many surrounding areas/states? It would be thrilling for us!
I’d love to see the Block Party come to Ohio. Columbus is host to the NQA show and does a great job! Plus is’t close enough I could take some classes!
I would like a block party in the Smokey Mountain area. Thanks for the chance.
I would love a block party somewhere in New England! Maybe Maine or New hampshire or Vermont or even Mass.
I would love to see a get together in either Toledo Ohio or Columbus Ohio.
I would love to see one in Ontario Canada, i don’t think there would ever be one in Quebec Canada.
debbie
How about Oklahoma! We have a lot to offer and lots of quilters.
You guys look like you had a blast. I think you should come to Toledo, Ohio! That would be too cool!
I so wanted to come to your first “block party” but just wasn’t able to make it happen. How about having one in the Northern Illinois area? You’d have loads of takers!
Why not have one close to home in Colorado? Looks like it was a LOT of fun!!!
I think Lancaster County, PA, would be a great location — lots of possible side trips to great fabric stores available.
COLUMBUS, OHIO the week before or after the NQS in June!
Columbus is Easy to get to and many quilters will already be here! It is the PERFECT city for a block party!
Paul
http://www.OutnumberedQuilter.com
How about coming to the west coast. The Pacific Northwest (Washington or Oregon) are beautiful in the fall.
The mid-west seems to be forgotten in a lot of quilting things, conferences, market, quilt shows, they are all a drive from mid-central Arkansas. I currently live in Dover, which is 14 miles north of Rt 40, south of Branson 2 1/2 hours, equi-distant from Little Rock and Ft. Smith. I did have the opportunity to make it to Paducah two years ago. How about Branson MO ? Dinners, shows, antique shops, a quilt shop or two .. close to several states .. and there’s a lake ! We could take over the show boat — quilters only !
I love your blog (mine suffers tremendously), your energy and the fact that you can find scraps. I never have any left !
And of course, a Bonnie Hunter class
How about a Block Party in Chicago or Milwaukee?
Thanks for sharing such lovely prizes to those of us who can’t get there.
How about in the Pacific Northwest ?
I would love to see you in Central Kentucky but if you can’t come here – go to Charleston, South Carolina (my home city). I would gladly go down there to attend!!
I would love the block party to be in my town McKinney Tx! Then I could go for certain.
I would love to attend a Block party in the area of the Smoky Mountains
park….especially in the fall….it is so beautiful there.
I’d love to see a Block Party in Ohio – Cleveland would be closer to me but Columbus would be great too – or even Amish Country – those lovely hand quilted quilts would make a good side trip! – Please bring Quilt Block Party to Ohio! Us Ohio quilters are very imaginative and innovative quilters – we’d love it and the hospitality would be great! Love to have you Quiltmaker!
Oh how about Ohio’s Amish country – so inspirational to experience the simpler lifestyle.
I would love to see a Quiltmaker Block Party in Charleston SC!! It is a very historical and beautiful city, with lots to see and do. We are rather limited in Quilt related shops, so It would be awesome to have the party here!!
Houston would be a great place for a block party by Quiltmaker. It looked like everyone had a great time at the Williamsburg party. Spring is wonderful in Texas. At the end of March all the wildflowers are blooming and it is a beautiful time in the state.
I would love to see one of your Block Parties in Wyoming! It is a wonderful place to visit!
How about Fort Worth?
Wow! The block party sure looked like a lot of fun! I am a beginner quilter, and I am just learning about all the fun “get-togethers”. Would you be interested in coming here? I am in Vale, OR, but Ontario, OR or Baker, OR would be fun too! In fact, I could probably travel a short distance to attend one of these.
And, Oh, by the way….May I please have a goodie bag?
How about coming to Kansas City or even Des Moines. Anywhere within a four hour drive would be great. It looks like everyone had so much fun.
Come to Salem, Oregon——it would be easy for all the small farm communities instead of traveling to Portland.
I think Kansas City Mo or Ks would be good its right in the middle and well close enough I could entertain attending.
It sounds like you had sew much fun!
Would love to have a block party visit near Bethlehem/Quakertown.
We are just outside of Lancaster, have lots of quiling heritage and an amazing love for quilts. Lots of shops in area that would enjoy opportunity to meet lots of quilts at once. Almost like having a traveling mini-quilt show.
Would be great to share this opportunity we fellow quilt guild members.
stitchfully
Joanne
Wyoming definitely needs a Block Party!
I think you should come to Dallas TX!
I would love to have a block party at Salina, Kansas. I would love to be able to go to one. Also Omaha,NEB or Council BLuffs Iowa would work for me also.
Oh, please come to the San Diego or Los Angeles area! And I’d love to win the goodie bag!
I’d love a Blockparty close to home near Baltimore, MD so I could attend, but I’d love to actually attend one anywhere.
How about coming to Long Island, NY. We have several large quilt guilds and many hotels with conference centers.
England!
Anywhere within a 300 mile radius of Ann Arbor, MI would be fabulous!
Love to see one in Green Bay or Milwaukee, WI! Great giveaway!
Kansas City? Oklahoma City? Any place in Texas? Anywhere I can drive less than 10 hours to attend.
I could go if you were in Traverse City Michigan!
Please come to Florida…northeast Florida to be exact (for sure you could have Nancy Mahoney come and play…she wouldn’t have to travel far..lol). Loads of quilters here who would LOVE TO PARTY with YOU!
A block party in the Smoky mountains — Tennessee or North Carolina — would be wonderful.
I would love to see a Block Party happen near me in Greenville, SC. It would be fabulous…thanks for sharing.
Tulsa, OK would be good. Oklahoma City would be better. Even north Texas. I could drive and do some quilty stuff I’ve never done before. Thanks for the chance to play!
How about Raleigh, NC?
Since I live in Western Idaho, I would like to see one in Eastern Oregon or Washington or even Idaho.. willing to travel ..
I think the crossroads of America, Indianapolis, IN would be a great place for the next block party.
Come to the Smoky Mountains! Gatlingburg/Pigeon Forge or Knoxville TN. We love quilt shows and shop hops and I seek out quilt shops whenever I am out of town on vacation. Would love your goody bag. Thanks!
I would love for the Block Party to come to DC!
Little Rock Arkansas would be great for me
would love to win this bag of goodies!!
Karen
I would love to come to a Block Party in Kansas either in Topeka or my local small town – Holton. Thank you to everyone for the opportunity to win this goodie bag.
Sheila
Portland ME in the Spring or Fall would be a perfect place for an exciting block party.
I would say Toledo, Ohio, also known as the Glass City, would be great. There’s a wonderful art museum, theatre, restaurants, etc. Lots to do!
Come to my home, of course!! Phoenix, Scottsdale, Glendale, or Peoria comprise the metroplex in Arizona. Reading about all the fun, wonderful experiences, great classes, talented instructors on Bonnie Hunter’s blog, and now on yours makes me want to go so bad!! That fantabulous goodie bag would help soothe my sorrow in the meantime, LOL! Choose me, please.
Portland ME would be perfect in the Spring or Fall season.
Wish I could have been in Williamsburg, it’s one of my favorite cities & my cousin’s wedding reception was at The Hospitality House, great choice for your event! I live near Chicago, but love to travel to new places, why not host a block party in the southwest.
Portland ME would be perfect place for an exciting block part; especially in the spring or fall!
The West Coast! Southern California in particular would be a great place for a Block Party! But a goodie bag would be the next best thing.
Thanks
Hope you do it again next year at Williamsburg… didn’t make it this year, but would love to next year! It has been about 25 years since I visited there and would love to return with a quilting focus!
How about Atlanta, GA area, or Chattanooga, TN!!!!
Would love to have a block party come to the Pacific Northwest, Seattle WA or even Vancouver/Victoria BC
Would love to see a block party in Salt Lake City. It could be held at the Grand America which is the same venue where “The Sewing Summit” is held. It’s beautiful here in the fall and spring. It’s a beautiful venue, and we have lots of quilters in our area and surrounding areas. It would be some BLOCK PARTY!!
I think a block party in Cincinnati, Ohio would be a great idea! We have a spacious convention center and lots of hotels. There is such a rich history here and Quiltmaker’s next event would be a welcome addition.
Huntington WV in the fall! So many quilters and beautiful time of the year. We have an excellent LQS too!
I woul love to go to a block party in Springfield Massachusetts! Thank you for the chance to win!
A Block party anywhere in Pa. would be GREAT! Have machine will travel!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the chance to win a gift bag. I would REALLY love it!
Come to the Emerald Coast of Florida…it’s beautiful here…
I would love to attend a block party, but I think it will be a long time before one will be held in Norway…
I would love for you to come to the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. Beautiful scenery, wine country, the Falls, and lots of great quilters.
Central Indiana would be a nice place for a block party. There are over 180 quilters in our guild! Guild nearby are active and interested too. Fall in Indiana couldn’t be prettier. Please, draw MY name, I would love to win.~
Oooooh … a Block Party in the southwest would be so fun! I wish so much I could have been at the party in Williamsburg. Sounds like it was LOTS of fun! Thanks for this great giveaway.
HI! How about the Rocky Mts. in Bozeman,Mt.!
Know the LQS would make you Welcome!
Thanks so for sharing!
I would love for you to come to Sacramento, California or further north. I would even go as far north as Portland, Oregon just to attend!
I think Alabama could overflow a Quiltmaker Block Party venue! But I’ll watch for any central states happenings and do my best to be there. What fun!
Such fun! I think this would be a great event for any quilter. Portland, Oregon would be my choice. Then I could visit family and have the time of my life. Thanks so much!
I would love to see a block party in El Paso, TX in the Fall! All those rich Autumn colors, school events all leading up to the holidays! We have just the right weather for such an event! Thanks for the chance to win!
I would love to attend this event next year if it is somewhere close by. Williamsburg again would be wonderful.
We’ve got lots of quilters in Salt Lake City, have the block party here! Thanks for the goodie bag giveaway!
I can not imagine a better place than the Gateway to the West, St. Louis, Missouri. There are so many other attractions here, that you could extend your stay by a few days and enjoy our beautiful fall or spring weather.
We’d love to have you come to the Gulf Coast. Any spot from New Orleans to Mobile to Pensacola. Think of us when the rest of the world is cold and snowy.
Somewhere in the northeastern US – like Portland ME, Manchester NH or Boston. I live in eastern Canada so these would be driveable for me… Thanks!
San Diego CA, I could see my sons and quilt at the same time!
Oh, Tacoma, WA in the summer time, of course. The Pacific NW has the Puget Sound, Rain Forest, Mt. Rainier and about 56 Quilt Shops in western WA. Did I say Quilt Shops? Temperature in mid 70′s and NO high humidity.
I was born in the South but am adjusting to the NW after 30ish years and loving all the quilt shops and time in my quilting haven.
My vote is Tacoma, WA.
How about a Block Party in the Philadelphia area? Attendees would have easy access to an international airport, rail line and lots of public transportation options. We have a myriad of quilt stores within an hour, many area quilt guilds and lots of historical sites. Am so glad for a second chance to attend!!
after seeing Bonnie Hunter’s pictures on her blog of the Block Party and Williamsburg, I”d like to make the trip. But if you are looking for another great location, how about Pittsburgh? And thanks for the opportunity to win that gift bag!
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My first choice – Portland, OR! I’m hoping to go next year. Otherwise the Sacramento area would be awesome – then I could go with my mom.
We would love to see you in Illinois, there are some great quilt shops all around
and a great place to stay in oswego, il Double Dutch Manor..
Indiana is cool and of course i would travel to Iowa too….
thank you for a chance to win..
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Why not Greensboro NC or Winston Salem NC so Bonnie won’t have to travel so far? She needs a break and it would be nice to have it in Sept or Oct, when the leaves are changing..beautiful to see!
Becky
How about the pacific north west, close to the border so more Canadian quilters could take part. Then we could have some great retail therapy at the same time. Marilyn in Canada
Would love to attend a Block Party somewhere near my hometown of Gray, Grorgia!
I would love to attend a Block party in either Gatlinburg, TN area or Myrtle Beach, SC preferably in spring or fall.
My first choice for next Block Party would be Cinci but if you go back to Williamsburg next year I’m there by hook or by crook. It looked like a lot of fun.
I wish I could be there, it looks like great fun! Thanks for the chance to win.
Wow. Such fun. I’d love to have a block party in Winchester, VA
Party time….in the Pacific Northwest!! My vote is Seattle please!
Somewhere near my hometown of St. Clairsville, Ohio
I think an excellent location would be the Pacific West Coast any where from Vancouver, BC down to Portland, Oregon. A perfect time would be from mid April on. Any chance of snow is gone for those who would travel by car.
Oh, definitely Springfield, MO!
How about Chicago? Looks like everyone had a fun time. Thanks for the chance to win the goodie bag.
I would love to see the block party in Maryland ( Frederick area) or Gettysburg, Pa. Thanks for the wonderful give away! Hope I am the lucky winner!
It looks like the Block Party was loads of fun! How about having one at Omaha, Ne since its in the middle of the country!
In north Iowa or southern Minnesota!
I agree with the person who said Smoky Mountains. It is always cooler than. I live in Virginia but the Smokey Mountains are closer to me than Williamsburg!!! Would love to win the goody bag!
Looks like a great time. Would love to try it. The Saratoga/Capital District (Albany) area in New York would be a very good spot. There are a lot of big hotels and convention centers, plus it’s close to the Albany International Airport. Not much is held here for quilting and sewing – it sure would be a welcome treat! Thank you!!
I’m not picky, I’d pretty much like to go to a Block Party anywhere but if it was in Phoenix I wouldn’t have to travel. But if I did have to travel, I’d like to go to one somewhere in the Great Smokey Mountains
mostly because it’s beautiful and cool 
I love the seacoast of southern Maine/New Hampshire. Quilting and the beach! What could be better?
Block parties look like great fun. Another vote for one in the UK.
How about a block party in San Antonio? We’re the fiesta capital!
I’d love to see a retreat on the shores of Lake Michigan in Indiana! Swim,quilt, just have fun!
Canada, Southern Ontario would be good!
How about Pittsburgh?? There are a lot of us “quilters” here!
How about somewhere in the Midwest….WI, MN, IA, SD, NE….you get the picture
It is kind of centrally located for the whole darn country!
Thanks for the opportunity with the giveaway!
For 2013, same place, same time please. I’m so sorry I missed it!
How about Erie, Pennsylvania? Then I could visit my best friend *and* the block party together. I might even be able to talk her into coming with me!
I have never been able to go on retreats or anything like that. It would be wonderful if you could make your next Block Party in Fort Worth, Texas!
I live in nw Montana and would love to have one in kalispell Montana , but Spokane,WA would be good too ,. Area,
Any chance of one in Europe so it wouldn’t be as far for me to get to? I can always hope
Well, since y’all are nice enough to ask, perhaps you can come to me here in the heart of Texas. We could have us a nice big ol’ block party!
A block party in the Huntsville, Alabama area would be great. Love your magazine, I have used many of your quilting ideas to finish quilts.
I’d love to see one in Utah since I live here but I’d go to one in the Sacramento, California area too since I have family there. Thanks for the opportunity!
Maybe in the Philadelphia, Reading, Harrisburg area of PA? Lots of shopping could be done in this area!!
We’d love to have you here in Missouri (SPRINGFIELD, Jefferson City, Columbia, St. Louis, Branson – ya’ll)!
Why not Sister’s Oregon! Either before or after the Sister’s Outdoor Quilt Show would be a perfect time for a block party, quilters come from across the U.S.A. and around the world. The Quilter’s Affair classes are the week prior to the show in the Sister’s High School so the town is already filling up with quilters who would love to attend a Quiltmaker’s Block Party!
I think Little Rock, AR would be a great place. It’s a great city and lots of quilt guilds in the surrounding towns.
Every body wants to have a quilt party in their state & so would I. Boise ID is a great place to have that party. Would love to have the goodie gift bag.
I’d love one in Vermont around VQF so I could go ‘home’ and have family watch my kids so I could attend!
I would like to see a Block Party on Long Island (NY), and if not there, then how about Manhattan, NY.
How about Clayton, NY in the heart of the Thousand Islands region of Northern New York state? It’s just beautiful there in the summer! Or closer to home for me would be the Pittsburgh, PA area…
I would love for you to come to Canada’s Maritimes, anywhere there and I would be there!!!!
Well, since you guys are located in Golden, CO I would think a nice retreat in the mountains of Colorado would be exiting.
Wow what a goodie bag! Several ideas are going through my mind: First choice would be here Winnipeg Manitoba Canada but that probably wouldn’t be practical * North Dakota would be great or * Minnesota * somewhere warm in January or February so we Northerners get away from the cold. 3 of us travelled to florida last january to take a class with Bonnie.
Whoo hoo! Come to Portland, MAINE in the Spring, Summer or Fall. It’s beautiful and a lovely, friendly city to hold a Block Party. There’s tons of quilters and yummy lobsta’. Thanks for the chance to win a goody bag- but maybe you’ll come to Maine!
How about Phoenix, AZ in the winter.
It would be so exciting to see a Block Party come to the Southern Tier region of New York….possibly in Binghamton, NY! Nothing would make me happier!
Anywhere in the Northwest would be great!
I have never been to a Block Party so why not have one in central Oregon -like Bend. Everyone knows how to get to Bend, Oregon.
I would love a chance to do it in Williamsburg, VA again. I wanted to go this year but could not get the time off. Otherwise, St. Louis would be a wonderful place to do it as is fairly middle of the country but not so populated it would be hard to get around.
I would love to see one in the Seattle area (if you can’t do Vancouver, BC, Canada). It’s only a few short hours from the border! Thanks for the opportunity.
Florida would be a great place for a block party.
I would love to have a block party in the Chicago area or northwest Indiana. I’d be there for sure – especially since I’m retiring soon – lots of time for quilting!
Would love to attend my first Block Party in Cleveland, OH. Lots of quilters in this area as well as in the surrounding states, and plenty of great things to do (think Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland Museum of Art, West Side Market, etc.). Thanks for the chance to win!
I would so much like to attend one of these Block Parties…..#3 Kathie must live in my neighborhood. Come to our Quad Cities or come closer….I would travel 300 miles to enjoy all of the quilting information and goodies you all shared.
Traverse City, Michigan! It is beautiful all year! Lots of water sports, golf, skiing, wineries and a casino!
How about one in Michigan?
Please please how about New England?
Sharon
North Carolina! Lots of nice places for events like that. I’d love to attend.
After following Bonnie Hunter’s blogs about the Block Party, I’m ready to travel. Reading all the comments was fun BUT my vote is for NASHVILLE, TN.
I would love a Block Party in Columbus, OH any time of year. Thanks for the opportunity to participate in this giveaway. How nice of you to spread the fun from the Williamsburg Block Party.
Portland Oregon……please.
I would love to see a block party in Oklahoma or Texas!!
The most beautiful, but not too hot place for a block party is Park City, Utah. The beauty of those mountains is pretty hard to beat. It is only a 45 minute drive from SLC airport. Those goody bags look great.
How about Las Vegas!!!!! Great hotels, great rates, inexpensive flights, not too far to drive from So. California, No. Arizona, So. Utah. All around great location! And the big added bonus – I could go!!!!!
would love to see one in Baltimore, MD…we’re in the midst of the War of 1812 bicentennial (up to 2014). The British marched up the road where we used to live (it probably wasn’t paved at the time…sorry). Would love to be entered in the ‘goody give-away’. Please consider a historical trail series from the home of the Star Spangled Banner!!!
How about a block party in Des Moines, Iowa? We have many quilters here and many new people learning to quilt. Iowa is a great place to be.
I would love to attend at Block Party. We have been on the road RV’ing for 58 days and I have been following Bonnie Hunter on her blog. I missed being in Williamsburg by a week only because we had to be in New York state for our son’s wedding! That, of course, is more important…
I would like to see a Block Party in Grand Forks, North Dakota or
have it nearer to my home in Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA!
Buffalo, NY a beautiful historical city on the rebound!! Come see why people who live here love it And we’re close to Canada !!
Would enjoy seeing a block party in Fort Dodge Iowa.
Somewhere in New England would be grand! How about VT?
Have a block party in Texas! Why not….it would be fun. Judith, Texas
If you could get Bonnie Hunter at another Block Party pick Seaside Florida.
How about somewhere in Central California….Sacramento, or the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the foothills, or Tahoe or Reno Nevada, but I would go anywhere in Central/Northern California. And, thank you for the chance to win one of your fantastic totes!!
A Block Party that is anywhere but where I am right now……I love to travel and quilty traveling is the BEST!
Would you also come to Germany? I would love to have a Block Party in Cologne, where I am living by kind of close.
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Thank you for the chance to win.
Doris
I would love to see a block party in or near Seattle Washington. There are lots of quilters here in the north west
My first choice would be Portland, Oregon because it’s close, we have lot’s of great quilt shops and a bazillion quilters. It’s a beautiful city even in the summer with many fun things to do here. Second choice is Seattle because it’s about a 5-6 hour drive and I LOVE to visit Seattle. I also like the Park City, Utah suggestion because I got married there!
I would love to have it held in the Lancaster PA or Shipshewana IN area.
i live in maine, so anywhere in maine, or possible new hampshire also. if only i could travel. but not right now, especially with four kiddos. maybe down the road in the future.
Please, oh please, host a block party in Grand Rapids, MI or Traverse City, MI. Traverse City is a beautiful small city with many activities (for when we aren’t quilting) including many opportunities for wine tasting. Grand Rapids has several quilt shops and a wonderful downtown area with walking paths along the river, many restaurants, and fabulous spaces for classes and demonstrations. After all, aren’t we hosting AQS this year?
I’d love to see a block party in the Midwest–maybe Kansas City or Omaha! A central location would be great for those of us who sometimes feel a little left out that many workshops/retreats/etc. are on the coasts.
Would love to see a Block Party in Georgia. Especially beautiful McDonough GA.
A block party would be great anywhere–there is so much to see in the USA! Winning the goodies would be great, too! Appreciate the effort in hosting an event like the Block Party.
Sarasota, FL…what a dream to have your block party there. I’d be there with bells on!
Have you ever visited the Seattle area? You would certainly have a large turnout here!
I’d love to see a Block Party event come to the North Florida/South Georgia area.
I would love to see a block party in Toronto, Ontario! I would be there in a shot!
Would love to see you come to Texas. Looks like it was a blast.
I would like to go to one in either Charleston, South Carolina, Atlanta, Georgia or Asheville, North Carolina, or even Knoxville, Tennessee.
Come to England for a block party!
Anywhere in northern IL. I’d make the trip, without a doubt.
I would love on in the MIDWEST, maybe MPLS……..that would be great…….I would love to be a winner.
I’d love to have a block party in Tucson Az.
I bet you could hold one in every state and have a great turnout!
Would love to have a block party in Houston in the Spring – that way it will help feel our time after the Int’l Quilt Show in the fall.
Oh, please have a block party in the San Francisco area! I would love to attend – and win the goody bag!
I would love a block party in Washington state. The one you just hosted looked like a lot of fun. I hope you will consider our state for a block party.
How about a block party in Biloxi or New Orleans???
I’d love to see the block party in Washington, D. C. Just an hour from home.
The wine country of the NY Finger Lakes! Hammondsport, or Corning, or Watkins Glen, or Ithaca, NY! Thanks for the chance!
Pick me, Pick me!!! Looks like some awesome goodies to make something quilty. Somewhere in Missouri or Midwest would be great for a Block Party. Looks like tons of fun.
Love to see one in Greenville SC or Asheville NC.
Destin, FL!! A block party there would be awesome.
Somewhere in the Midwest would be best (Wisconsin/Minnesota). However, since I can afford neither the travel or the cost of the Block Party, a goodie bag will have to do!
How about New Orleans? Yes, we do make quilts down in the Big Easy! And there are at least six quilt shops within an easy drive.
I vote for the North East, I am in lower NY so anywhere within a few hundred miles would work. PA, NY, CT or Mass would be absolutely wonderful.
I agree with Janice! bring that block party to Pittsburgh PA – the Monroeville Convention Center is great – lots of free parking and easy access to the interstates!
How about Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Just kidding. But it would be great near any big quilt show. Maybe I come over and will visit.
Anywhere in Ohio would be great, because that’s where I live! Thanks for the chance to win one of your goodie bags! :0)
how about a rip roaring Block part in Connecticut ☺
The Great State of Texas – we host the Intl Quilt Show – lots of quilters in this area
How about Michigan’s Upper Pennisula? Maybe Sault Ste. Marie? Both Canadian and American quilters could attend.
How about Chicago, Illinois?!
Block party in Sacramento, CA!!
Would love to see a Block Party in the Spokane, WA area!
Tulsa Ok would be a great place to have the next event. We live in Checotah, Ok. Home of Carrie Underwood.
I think Nashville would be a great place to have one. Or New Orleans.
Nebraska is the place to be and with the International Quilt Study Center we have a great place to see everyone. Come to the midwest and see all our wonderful quilts.
Oh how I would love to attend a Block Party in Shreveport La. or Dallas Tx. .
Sure wish I could have gone to Block Party in Williamsburg. It was too far away.
Sure hope that I win the goodie bag. It will be sew much fun to see what I can make with all the goodies.
Thanks, Nancy
Would love to have you come to the Los Angeles area for a block party, you would have so many quilters fighting to come see you. We have lots of quilt guilds here and quilt stores. Please some see us.
I’d love to see a block party in Columbus, Ohio. It’s centrally located and has great facilities for such an even and it’s easy to get to.
I would love to attend a block party. Maybe in the southern states Birmingham al or pigeon forge tenn both have great quilt shows so the quilters are here we just need a big event to get all excited.
Come to Kalamazoo, Michigan!
I yhink Omaha, Nebraska would be a good place for a block party. I know there are a LOT of quilters here and would welcome others from everywhere.
A party. Oh let’s do. Lets have it in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
Always up for a sewing do. Shirley
I would like to attend a Block Party in the Boston, MA area. August 9th is my birthday so maybe I’ll be lucky and win the goody bag.
I would love for quiltmaker to have a block party in Buckhorn Onatrio Canada
For all the quilters in the surounding areas to come to.
I’d love to see a Block Party in Portland, OR.
I think the perfect place for a Block Party would be Australia! Lots of wonderful quilters here ‘down under’, and as our seasons are opposite to the US, you could escape your winter and arrive in a gorgeous Aussie summer to warm your bones! Any of our capital cities would suit me, as any would still be much, much closer than the US! So, to be a little more specific in my suggestion, I vote Sydney Australia.
Chicago would be a great place to have this.
What a great opportunity to have it in Wyoming….we have the Tetons, Yellowstone Park , Devils Tower….so many place and sites to see.
I would love to have the block party in conjunction with the San Diego or Long Beach quilt shows. Come see us in sunny Southern California!!!
MY HOUSE!!!! Seriously, you would love Middlesex, Vermont (not top sex, not bottom sex, Middle sex!) But if that won’t work, I would gladly go to Manchester, NH and so would lots of others since the airport there is a hotbed of good airfares.
Guess the chances of you coming to Grapeland, TX are pretty remote but a girl can dream! I love to travel when the fabric budget allows so with plenty of notice, I can be just about anywhere. A goodie bag would certainly tide me over while I’m saving!
I vote for Iowa, too!! Anywhere close, just save a spot for me!!
Please come to the U.K. distances are small compared to the U.S.A. and you would have many interested visitors.
I vote PORTLAND, OR. Lots to see and do and LOTS of quilters here!
would love to attend one…how about north central TX, the Dallas Fort Worth area? Huge airport to bring in everyone needing to fly in and on interstates north/south and east/west for the drivers. And lots of great quilt shops as well.
Orlando, FL is a great place for a party, especially a BLOCK PARTY! C’mon down!
I think Nebraska would be a greatplace, Cozad with Prarie Point junction, or Grand Island with Material Girls Fabrics, or Lincoln with the Quilted Kitty, lots of great shops, great people in Nebraska.
Shari
Chicago, please!
Please come to the western Chicago suburbs like the Naperville area of IL. We have fantastic shops and prolific guilds here and are easily accessible by both car or plane. The Midwest is the perfect place for a Block Party!
Canton, Ohio. Any spouses coming tagging along could be entertained at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Northern California! Pleeeeeeese!
Would love to go to a block party in Maine.
I would love to go to a block party once in my life. Hugs Jofrid
I would love to go to a block Party in Wayne, Ohio. They have a wonderful small quilt Shop and we could have so much fun!!
Minnesota would be the perfect place! Driveable for Canada, Wisconsin, the Dakotas, Iowa, etc and LOTS of quilters live here! Great things to do and see and lots of places to eat. Great facilities in Minneapolis and St. Paul!
Although I would travel to Iowa, Minnesota would be better. I followed Bonnie as she documented the days on her blog and a tear would roll down every once in a while as I wished it was me.
Would SO love to have a Block Party in my neck of the woods !! Lake City or Live Oak, Florida !
I wish I had known about the block party in Williamsburg! That sounds like a good place. But since you have already gone back east, how about on the west coast? Seattle? That would be fun! How much does it cost to attend?
My pick would be the Atlanta, Georgia area… I know several friends who would attend and I definitely would attend… I would have liked to have gone to the Williamsburg one but since I and a group of friends went to Paducah this year, I couldnt do it. But since Atlanta is so close to where I live and yet, it has major airports nearby, etc. it would definitely be a good choice.
My vote goes for somewhere in the New England states!
I love block parties! wish we had them here. Thanks for the opportunity to be part of one!!
I would like it to attend a block party in Madison, WI.
This I pad put a capital letter to begin my email address but it is not a cap. How about Marietta/Kennisaw Georgia. I have a great friend who has a large quilt shop there. Lots of quilters! They would have a huge turn out. She is a great event planner?Cottontailquiltshop.com
Robin will leave the light on for you.
Come to Denver, Colorado! You will LOVE it and we will love you!
I’d love to have a Block P’ty in Canada, specifically PE. Thanks.
I think Williamsburg was a perfect place but I was out of state then. Would love to see one in North Carolina. I am a beginner and have only made a couple so all advise is welcome. I think I could learn a lot from going to a show. Please try Charlotte or Raleigh I live between them. Of course Asheboro wouuld be great too.
Would love a block party in Denmark, or anywhere in Europe. There is much inspiration on the internet, but what a joy to meet your gifted designers and teachers IRL!
Cool giveaway!!!! How about having one of the block parties on Cape Cod!!!! What could be better quilting, quilters, lobsters and the beach!!!! Sounds like a great plan to me!!!!
I would love to go to a block party in Ithaca, NY or any where in the Fingerlakes area of Central NY State!!
I’m doing a “quilt in a box” challenge with others in my Guild right now. I’m sure the Block Party was just as much fun, if not more. It is wonderful that we are provided opportunities to meet quilters from all over. We need one in Raleigh, NC. It would also be so much fun to get one of these totes, first to share at “show and tell” and then to play with all the neat stuff in it.
Wow! You guys are really coming to the Pacific Northwest! Thank you! I vote for the Oregon Coast! See you soon hopefully!!
It would be great to have it back at Williamsburg again since I live in Northern Virginia and may get a chance to be there next time. I am sure wherever it is held a great time will be had by all and if it is close enough I will set the date and hopefully not miss it. Thanks for the chance to win the goodie bag.
I would love to go to a Block Party, sounds like it would be fun, fabric and new friends. It would be nice to win the basket of goodies and have my own block party with my friends.
Thanks for the great giveaway!! Would love to win it.
Surely everyone who quilts would enjoy having a block party “close by”, so how about one in Portland, Oregon?
How about a block party in Hot Springs, AR?
I vote for South Carolina or North Carolina. We have a lot of quilters in these areas and I know it would be well attended.
Somewhere in NC, or Phoenix, AZ (and I can see my granddaughter too), or Tampa, FL where there are other people I love and would like to see too. Catch my drift – if I travel, I’d like a 2 for 1…I would have 2 reasons to go to 1 place.
Hello looks like everyone is having a great time! I would love to see a Block Party in Northern Wisconsin. We could rent a retreat and have some great chatting time, learn something new, go check out the quilt shops all that good stuff. I am by Hayward, Wi and we feel ignored way up here! =( Did I whine enough? All I have is wild life to keep me company….. need some new, fun, quilting friends!
Thank you for the opportunity to vote for the next location of your Block Party. How exciting! I would love to have the you come to the chicago area as I am a new quilter who is looking for ideas-tricks-help in learning quilting. Your Block Party sounds like the best place to absorb and learn from the many teachers available
Having a Block Party in the Pacific Northwest (Seattle or Portland) would be wonderful! Even better would be in the early fall in Sisters, Oregon. Beautiful weather, scenery and quilt, quilt, quilt until you wilt! Sue in Oregon
I would love to attend a Block Party in Bakersfield, CA. That would be just awesome!! Waiting to hear when and where!!
I would love to have a Quilt Block Party near me, in Little Egg Harbor Township, on the coast of the Jersey Shore. I am only 30 minutes north of Atlantic City. Just came from a Quilt Odyseey in Hershey PA, so one close to home would be great… A quilt weekend would be fun…
Houston, TX would love to have a block party!
I would love to go to a block party in Southern California. Pick any place or city, it would be great!
Portland, Maine would be a great place to have it.
Australia would be great to have a block party. But shall settle on Chicago. I have never been there nad would love to visit this magnificent city.
I would love to attend one in Colrado Springs or Denver.
Would love it to be in Nashville, TN at the Gaylord Hotel with the beautiful atrium. It would be wonderful and so much fun!
How about somewhere in Alaska? A block party Alaskan cruise? I would love to show off my state!!
I almost want to suggest someplace really boring so I’m not torn between the location and the quilting… But the Oregon coast or mt hood would be great!
Sounds like this event was a hit and that people will flock to it where ever you decide to have it next year! Personally, I’d love for it to be in Ohio…Dayton, Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo. There are lots of places to choose from. Thank you!
I would love to see a block party in Dallas, Texas Or perhaps in one of the little towns in around there. The fall months can be especially nice here and there are many quilters in Northern Texas alone that I am sure would enjoy coming out for it. Thank you!
How about coming to Dallas, Tx ya’ll, we would give you a big Howdy! We could throw a big Block Par-tay!!
Would love it down here in the south! There are very few quilt things way down here. If you have it in Augusta, GA, the hubbies could go to the National and see where the Master’s is held! Or at least Atlanta, GA. Myrtle beach would be nice too. Lots of golf course there also. Just want something close enough to drive to so I can take my machine.
The Oklahoma City Metro area would LOVE to have a Block Party!!
Too bad that I live that far away right now… I miss the time when I used to live in the USA… if I would still li
I’d love to go to a Block Party somewhere beachy! Outer Banks in North Carolina!
How about the heart of Amish country, Lancaster PA?
Too bad that I live that far away right now… I miss the time when I used to live in the USA… if I would still live there, I’d love to attend such events… thanks for the chance to win (oh, and please don’t count my first comment #449… I hit the enter button by accident…)
Waco, Texas…half way between Dallas & Austin with a newly renovated convention center.
How about OK or TX. Nice central location.
The Midwest! Anything within a five hour radius from Chicago would be great!
Thanks.
The East Coast (Williamsburg) got just had a party. The West Coast (Portland, OR) is getting one the next one, so how about in the middle? Minneapolis/St. Paul, especially in the fall is perfect.
Please come to the Pacific Northwest, we seem to miss so much.
Haven’t had the chance ever to do the neat things you folks do in the East.
We sew a lot of quilts!!!
I’d love to go to Pittsburgh PA for a block party!! Not all that far for me, but I bet a lot of PA quilters would travel for it. AND I’d really love to win a block party goody bag. Thanks for the opportunity!
Knoxville TN would be a good place for a block party! Thanks for the giveaway.
I would love to go to a Block Party in Pinehurst, NC. There’s lots of golf courses for the spouses while we are quilting. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Bonnie Hunter’s blog posts throughout the event and wished I was there with all of you.
I would love to see a block party in central or western NC.
Midwest is always nice, early summer or early fall are great
What’s not to love about Western North Carolina.? Asheville would be great place to have a Quiltmaker Block Party. The home of the Biltmore House, The Grove Park Inn, The American Quilter Alliance. The Folk Art Center and the list goes on.
And a very active quilt guild.
Also we have a Airport. Gotta love it..
With this being said, where ever you choose I am sure those who attned will have a grand time.
A block party in Birmingham would be great for the southeast quilties!
Tell me more – this sounds like a ton of fun!!!
I would love to go to a block party too! What fun my sister and I could have! Why not come to Shreveport Louisiana and we will meet y’all there !
I live in Minneapolis – but Quad Cities would be a nice drive and centrally located for the Midwest!! Come soon please!
I live in New Zealand, and would love to go to any block party, anywhere!
Midwest would be my choice – then I could drive & shop on the way.
Love all the interest this has generated.
I think Manchester, NH would be a great block party spot!
How about Coming to Columbus, Ohio or Shipshewanna, Ind?
Please host a block party in Lincoln, Nebraska!! Home of the International Quilt Study Museum and several great quilt shops!
LOOKS LIKE FUN…
Would love to have been able to attend! Would love also to win this great selection of fun stuff!
I would love to have a Block Party on our wonderful Mississippi Gulf Coast. We do quilt way down here and it would be a great place for it.
Gainesville, Florida
There are many Guilds in and around Gainesville, the Interstate goes through it, and it’s a college town too.
I live in Massachusetts and grew up in Lowell MA, where there is, as you know, a wonderful historical quilt museum. I would love to see a block party in Lowell to honor all the women who worked in the textile industry in Lowell in the 19th century!
Southeast PA is ideal for a block party. Plenty of great fabric stores, great guilds, from Lancaster to Philly. And great tourist places.
I think you should have a block party at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, in Michigan. Picture this: the movie “Somewhere in Time” meets “How To Make An American Quilt”! Could be really memorable!!!
How about San Francisco, California? And then back to Williamsburg the following year? Equal time to both coasts! Thanks for the chance to win!
I would love to attend one of your block parties. I’m in California, but would love to visit you in Colorado where all the action begins! I was happy to be a participant in the block exchange in Williamsburg and can’t wait to see the 8 blocks headed my way as a result! Please pick me, pick me to win the goodie bag!
I was lucky enough to attend the block party in Williamsburg and would travel to the ends of the earth to attend the next one! Many thanks!!!
Corrected e-mail address….in my haste, I made a typo…
Oh- Williamsburg is a one of my favorite places, I would have loved to join you! Another great place is Salt Lake City- lots of quilters, lots of great things to see, lots of fun! Won’t you consider coming this way?
A block party in historic Savannah, GA or Charleston, SC would be super!
Florida sounds like a great destination for a Block Party…along the Gulf Coast I can think of many great locations: Pensacola, Panama City, Tallahassee [not on the coast but close], St. Pete, Tampa, Crystal River…. If the Gulf is not your cup of tea, along the Atlantic: Jacksonville, Daytona, St. Augustine…..or if the ocean makes you seasick, Gainseville, Ocala, Orlando…..Florida is a great state for adventures!
I would love to have a Block Party in the Boston MA. area. There are LOTS of quilters plus a great venue for tourist attractions. Great seafood!
I would love it there would be one in either Lebanon, pa or Harrisburg, pa…I cant travel far but would love to be able to attend one.
Anywhere within a days drive of western PA would be okay with me, but have you considered Lancaster PA? It is a destination for quilters anyway, and that way they could kill two birds with one stone, so to speak! And if it were to be scheduled in the spring, at @ the same time as the AQS show, it would really be a once in a lifetime trip!
Would love to see a block party anywhere in the northern New England area – Boston, Portland ME, or NH – but especially in Manchester, NH (several great seminars/ quilt shows are already held there).
Salt Lake City has a HUGE number of quilters, and it would be a blast to have a Block Party come here!
I know you have one planned for the pacific northwest, but those of us in the SF bay area would love to have one here!
Please come to the Chicago area. We have so much to see and do for quilter and easy access from anywhere via plane or car! We would love to have you!
I would love to see a block party in Decatur or Arthur, IL. There are many quilters in this area. We had a great time on a shop hop this past month. There are several quilt stores in the area, which would be a big plus for a block party!
A BP in south Mississippi would be a HUGE hit !!
The Houston, Texas area would be nice!
I’d love to see a Block Party in Nashville, TN!
Knoxville or Chattanooga or Nashville TN would be soooo convenient for me to go!!! I would love, love to go to a block party!!!! And what a great giveaway — gobs of fabrics and goodies, wow!
I live in Iowa, but anywhere in the US would be a great treat for me.
Come to Atlanta, Georgia! The weather is great nearly year round and there are a variety of activities for every interest, restuarants, and quilt shops galore! Let me know if my quilting friends and I can assist in anyway and/or host. Thanks for an opportunity to win the goodie bag – YAY!
How about Southern California, along the coast in July. The weather is perfect and tons of quilt shops in So. Cal. But really, I would travel anywhere!!! I would really love to check out the contents of one of those goody bags…..
How about “coming home” to Pennsylvania? Gettysburg would be a great tie in to your books.
I too would love to see the Block Party come to Nebraska. We have a very active State Quilt Guild to work with & lots of wonderful vendors. We just had the annual State Quilt convention in Omaha w/ lots of space. Also 40miles to the West is Lincoln w/ The International Quilt Museum next to the U of NE Robert Hillstead Gallery & another museum downtown w/ some very famous quilts on display. If flying in people can use the OMA or Lincoln Airports. Elinor Burns enjoyed coming to NE last Nov for a retreat and I think everyone would enjoy the Midwest. (Otherwise Portland OR, where my daughter lives so I could also visit her!)
Great giveaway!!!! You ever coming to Michigan? What fun!!!!!
I think upstate NY would be a great place for a block party!
I would love to have a block party in the Atlanta area. Many quilters in the state of Georgia
I would love to see a block party in San Antonio Texas!
Since the closest “big city” to me is Little Rock, maybe that would be a good place? Or Dallas? Or St. Louis? Nashville is within driving distance too! I would love to attend one and I would love to win this gift bag. I just got my new issue of the magazine and I love it as I love all of them.
Indianapolis, Indiana; Cincinnati, Ohio; Tucson, Arizona; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Boston, Massachusetts, would all be great cities for Block Parties. These are all cities I like to visit or have lived in.
How about Pittsburgh, PA? Lots of interstates come together there, and there’s lots of other fun stuff to do. Failing that, I’d vote for Canada, simply because Canadians are so polite.
A Block Party in CT would be perfect, but anywhere in New England would do nicely.
Lots of quilters here in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Would love to see you have a show here. Also would love to win a goodie bag.
Looks like you had a great time! I would love to see a Block Party in Wisconsin!
Would be really great to have a block party in Oklahoma City, OK. It is the crossroads of the US.
Would love to see a block party in the Minneapolis/St Paul area. Easy to get to plus lots of quilt shops in case you need more fabric….
Would love to win but even better would be to see a block party in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana or Wisconsin … or you could “tie” your event to the 150th anniversary of Gettysburg next year and do something “Civil War” related. Just a few thoughts ….
Would love to see a block party in London Ontario CANADA.wouldn’t that be fun!!!!! The goodie bag looks marvelous!
How about the good old Midwest in Chicago. I’d even go as far as Indianapolis. Thanks for the opportunity to win the goody bag.
I think Madison WI needs a Block Party! Looks like fun was had by all. Nice list of partners. Thanks for the links to their pages.
Northern California would be wonderful for a Block Party. Getting a goodie bag would also be terrific too. South Lake Tahoe is a beautiful place to see and the weather is so soothing for quilting.
Philly has great airport connections, is close to Lancaster, and has loads of quilters!! Pick us.
Oh a block party in Cincinnati Oh would be perfect. we are close to three states, Oh, Indy, and KY many quilters in this area! we would love to have you.
As I scrolled down through all the entries I saw one (at least) that suggested Sioux Falls, SD. I vote for Sioux Falls too, then my friends and I could all attend without having to “road-trip”. Sioux Falls is very lucky to have 3 quilt shops in our city and at least 8 more shops within a hundred mile radius. Come to Sioux Falls, we would love to host all the quilters!
Those of us in Oklahoma would love to help host this exciting quilting event. We ask you to consider our central location, large airport and hospitality.
Rochester NY would be wonderful! With our long, snowy winters up here, we are quilting fools!
Portland, Oregon, would be a great place for a Block Party! At the right time of year, no one would be distracted by the sunshine! We’re known for being a coffee and foodie haven, having great public transit, and we’re some of the friendliest people you’ll ever meet. I’m a native Oregon and would be happy to give you a tour!
Your block party looks like so much fun, but think of how much more fun it would be to have a block party in paradise – Santa Barbara, California.
Block party. How about my house in Ohio.
This Block Party looks and sounds like so much fun*
How about one in Alberta Canada?
Near Canmore, Rocky Mountains?
There is a World Class Quilt Shop there.
Your Goodie Bag Looks Scrumptious!
Houston in winter or Skagway, Alaska in summer.
I agree with Joyce! Portland Oregon!
Albuquerque, NM would be a great place. There are lots of great things in the area to see and lots of quilters!
I would love to have the Block Party in the middle of the heartland or in Kansas City, MO or Kansas City, KS. There are some great places that could host the events.
Would love to have a quilting block party where I live but it is way to far out in the Calif foot hills for anyone to come.
Would love to win a goodie bag as the nearest quilt shop is 45 miles away.
Hi,
Please come to the beautiful Northwest! Portland Oregon.
Portsmouth, NH, would be ideal, but I saw another post asking for Portland, ME, which would work for me, too!
I’d go to a Block Party in the Fort Worth/Dallas, TX area for sure!
Perhaps a block party in the middle of the country would draw people from many states. How about Kansas City?? I’m sure there must be some places here that would meet the criteria you need for hosting classes, etc.
Thanks for the opportunity to win a goodie bag–as a person who lives “in the sticks,” getting quilt goodies without a 45-60 minute drive would be wonderful!
I would love for it to be here in St. Louis, but if not here, then Chicago would be ideal!
Thanks for the great pictures and the chance to win!
Portland, Oregon would be a great place… or Seattle. But I’d have a better chance of getting to Portland!
I’d love for you to come to Kansas, but August here can be brutal!!! Somewhere here in middle America, & if it must be August, go north!
Save a gift bag for me, please, since I couldn’t attend the block party.
I would love to go to a block party in Bellingham Washington because it is near the Canadian border and it is close enough for me to be able to come.
Would love to see you come south–Atlanta would be a great spot. Looks like you had lots of fun and I would love to join you in the future. Goodie bag looks like fun too!
I’m really hoping that the “rumor” is true and that you’ll be holding a Block Party in Portland, Oregon, next spring. That would be wonderful! If that happens, you will have hit both coasts (admittedly, both coasts cover a lot of territory!) and I would hope the next one would be scheduled somewhere right smack in the center of the USA. Wherever it ends up, I know all the lucky attendees will have a ball! Thanks for the opportunity!
Anywhere in Utah or Las Vegas would be real attractive to me. Thanks. It sure looked like fun. There’s nothing better than a quilting retreat!
I would love to have a party in northern IN/southern MI; perhaps Shipshewana, IN or South Bend, IN.
How about somewhere in PA? Thanks for the chance to win.
I would love to go to a block party in Little Rock, Arkansas
How about Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey, PA!
What girl doesn’t love a party. I’m a Carolina girl and a Block Party down south would be the best!! Thanks for a chance to win a fabulous goodie bag!! Keep quilting on:)
I would love to see a block party in the Chicago, IL area. It looks like it would be alot if fun.
I’d love to go to a Block Party; hopefully someday funds will permit. Somewhere scenic would be great.
Madison, Wisconsin- a reasonable drive from eastern Iowa, Minnesota, Milwaukee & Chicago metro area!
This year was the East coast, so how about moving one time zone west and have the party in the midwest? Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis/St. Paul would all be great locations.
Anywhere in Oklahoma would be great for me. It looks like it would be a blast. Thanks for the giveaway!!!
Looks like it was a lot of fun! Wish I could have been there ~ Thanks for the chance to win – looks like a great prize package!
I would love a block party anywhere in Victoria, Australia and I would be there in a flash with my quilting shoes on!
I would love to go to a Block Party in beautiful Lake Tahoe, California!
WoW I have never been to anything like this…would love to go someday, in the mean time would love to win this “goodie bag” . Thank you so much for giving us the chance to win !
Sounds like you had a great time! And if you had a participant from Canada all the way down in Williamsburg, just imagine the response you’d get to a block party all the way up here in Canada. Since all our provinces actually have a winter, there are lots of keen quilters up here! I think the next block party should be in Kelowna BC!!!
Alaskans would love to have one! I know a bunch of us would fly to Seattle if it was there or at least on the west coast.
Where? Dallas, Texas. But Waxahatchie would be OK, and I live in Gun Barrel City so that would be ideal, real small town however. Now wouldn’t you like to have a party in Waxahatchie just for the fun of saying it, lol.
It lookalike you had so much fun.i would like to see one in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
I think the Phoenix, Arizona area would be great, especially in March. All the people living in the colder climates will love Phoenix that time of year. However, you definitely don’t want to have a Block Party in Phoenix is August. Everyone would melt!
I would love to attend a block party in Augusta, Maine in the summer. Not too far of a drive to the coast for those who want to extend their trip and visit the beautiful coast of Maine…..
Ontario, Canada would be great. Maybe somewhere near Toronto. There are a lot of quilters up here that would love to see you.
Please please let me be the one to win the goodie bag!
I would love to see one in Illinois maybe Peoria or Springfield would be great. Thanks for the chance to win.
I live in Burbank, CA but anywhere in the Los Angeles area would be great. I would love to attend!
Oh Wow! Columbus, OH would be a good spot for one.
I would love to have one in Northern California, near the San Francsico Bay Area. Thanks for the giveaway
I would like to have the next block party in Rochester, NY and I know a lot of local quilters who would love it too!!!!!!!
Big D (Dallas, Texas) Yee Haw!!!
Joy
mfflquilter@gmail.com
I NEVER win anything, but maybe this time. I love Quiltmaker magazine!
Jacksonville, Florida! Would love the have a Block Party here!
I love Quiltmaker…thanks for the chance to win!
I would love to go to a block party,
maybe have a block party in every state in the big USA. That would be some thing too see.. Thank You..
How about the Central Coast of California? San Luis Obispo ….Happiest City ! Perfect weather, a little wine tasting and the friendliest of people! One of the best places for quilters to visit! YES!!
How about Omaha Ne…center of the universe, pretty much! Very close to the quilt museum in Lincoln also!
Near the border – you would get more Canadian quilters that way, especially in the Great Lakes region. New York or Vermont would be ideal to get quilters from the Toronto to Montreal corridor. There’s a lot of us. I attended your first Block Party in Williamsburg, and it won’t be my last. I had a wonderful time! Thanks again, Pam
I vote for Pensacola, Florida. I will bring my goody bag (that is it I win).
I know it can`t happen , but you asked where I would ” like ” it to be . I would ” really like ” it to be held in AUSTRALIA , Yeah . I followed it through Bonnie`s blog , it looked like such fun . Thanks .
Would love to win a goodie bag. Why not come to Birmingham, Al for a Quiltmaker Block Party.
I would love to see a block party held in the Charleston, South Carolina Area. We have some really nice quilt shops in the area and lots of great sight seeing.
Thanks for the chance to win a tote bag.
I also vote for Manchester, NH or the seacoast of Maine. A comfortable drive for many people, including me.
I would love to see you come to the Midwest! Maybe Mpls/St. Paul, MN or Des Moines, Iowa. We midwestern gals would love to go to a block party!
How about Waterville, Maine…or anywhere in Maine for that matter. The weather is beautiful. Please come……..
The Great Smoky Mts, Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg TN
I would love to see the next block party somewhere near Atlanta-maybe even the Blue Ridge Mountains. Even Savannah or the Smokey Mountains of Tn would be great! Not to steal any thunder from those who are in the midwest, but these areas would be perfect for me : )
How about a block party in Madison, WI. Thanks for the chance to win!
I think a block party would be so much fun! I live in the North Bend/Issaquah/Bellevue, Washington area, and don’t know as there has ever been such an event locally!! I’ll enjoy reading about it till it hopefully comes some day!
I would love to attend a block party in the Midwest. First choice, Minneapolis. Or Duluth. Or Chicago. Thanks!
I’d love a Block Party in NJ or even NYC (but motel/hotel fees there would be out of sight). LOL Short of that, Williamsburg sounded very inviting. I had two friends who attended and gave it raves. Also Bonnie Hunter is one of my favs as far as teachers/designers go. Thanks for sharing the pics. There are some also floating around the net, did you know?
Kansas City MO would be a perfect place for a Block Party – lots of quilters and quilt shops for people to visit.
I would love to have the block party in Panama City, FL.
I would love to attend a block party in Northern California, specifically the San Jose/San Francisco area. I’ve enjoyed reading all about it from you and Bonnie Hunter.
Since I live in northern Alberta, Canada I’d love to see an event in Calgary, Alberta or in the Pacific Northwest would also be nice.
Would have loved to come this year, maybe next time!
Elaine S
I would love to attend a Block Party somewhere near the beach in Florida either late fall or early spring. Doesn’t that sound like a good idea?
A block party would be amazing to attend. Please conside the midwest – Minnesota/Iowa/Missouri.
I would love to have you bring the block party to Springfield, Il…. And I would love to win the goody bag
I’D LOVE TO SEE A A BLOCK PARTY IN BUFFALO/NIAGARA FALLS, NY. WOULD LOVE TO SHOW THE LADIES NIAGARA FALLS AND ALL ITS WONDERS. SPRING, SUMMER OR FALL. IT’S BEAUTIFUL HERE. OF COURSE EVEN WINTER IS BEAUTIFUL HERE TOO. WE DON’T GET AS MUCH SNOW AS EVERYONE THINKS.
Hey lets have it in our own back yard in Colorado. The Ranch in Loveland would be an awesome venue.
I think Wasilla Alaska is the perfect place for a block party. Just think of all the people who have always wanted to come to Alaska-it’s the perfect excuse!!!
A quilt block party in NC or east TN would be great
Let’s have a block party in Atlanta! Take care!
I think anywhere in Canada would be a great idea. (Perferably Ontario)
OREGON COAST IS A GOOD PLACE FOR ANY QUILTING EVENT, COOS BAY, BANDON, FRORENCE ARE ALL GREAT TOWNS WITH GREAT QUILT SHOPS. I WOULD LOVE A GOODIE PACKAGE AS ANY QUILTER WOULD. JUDE
I’d love to see the block party in Kansas, as I might be able to convince my DH to let me attend if it were local!
We are a small town in Oregon–Clatskanie—but we have 3 quilt groups! We would love to have you come over for a block party!
Come to La Crosse, Wisconsin! We’re located right on the Mississippi River. We have great restaurants, lots of hotels, terrific quilt shops local and on the way, and wonderful people. We will make everyone welcome! Come to Wisconsin.
I would like to see a block party in the Chicago, IL and Milwaukee, WI area. I would love to attend one. Thanks for the chance to win a goody bag.
debbie
I would love a quilt block party anywhere in New England! The fall would be the perfect time!
I think a block party in Houston, TX or on a cruise ship would be A-W-E-S-O-M-E!!
I’d like to go to a Block Party in San Francisco. It’s a beautiful place and would only be enhanced by quilting.
Bonnie sent me here to try to win some fabulous treasures for my quilting addiction. Hope I am lucky enough!!!
I recommend Portland, Oregon in the summertime! Thanks for the opportunity to win.
How about in the southern tier of NY or north eastern PA? If not how about the Boston/Providence RI area?
I would love to see one further south – maybe Atlanta!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
I’d love to have a Block Party in Savannah, GA! I’d even help make arrangements and set up and everything! I’m so sorry I didn’t make it to Williamsburg…sigh.
Hi:
I would love to have one right here in good old Colorado! Or I could think about being forced to go see the in-laws in Utah if I had a good enough reason to. LOL
Thanks for sharing with us.
Vicki
You just have to come to the land of cheese, beer, Brewers, Packers, Badgers and Bucks
Would love to have one in Clearwater, Fla. Beautiful spot!
I wish you could have a block party in Greensboro, North Carolina. I could go then because I wouldn’t have to worry about the expense of a hotel room. Please try to have one here.
It would be wonderful to have it in New England. How about Portland, Maine or Manchester, NH?
I would L♥VE to attent such a fascinating event. Please consider San Antonio, Texas for you next party. So many quilters in this area and would only be a 150 mile trip one way for me. A g♥♥dy bag would be wonderful!
Eastern North Carolina would be superb.
How about a cool northern resort on a lake! I’d be ready to quilt and sit on a deck at sunset.
It would be great to have a block party in southern Ontario Canada.
We have a lot of great quilt shops here.
How about right in the heartland of America…Des Moines, IA! They host AQS in Oct. and there is a big turnout and I can get there in an hour
. Looks like something every quilter should attend with lots of fun and fellowship.
I would love to have a block party also in San Francisco….what a great giveaway….
Bring a Block Party to Anchorage, AK, please. Or, if that is too far away for everyone, somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. Then I would be able to join in the learning and fun!
Could I interest you in an oceanside retreat in lower Delaware? Plenty of hotels and restaurants and quilters! I’d travel as far as Baltimore–also a great place for quilters. We could do you proud.
I would love it if you would come to Portland, Maine. Lots of wonderful quilters here in the Pine Tree State..
I would love to see a Block Party come to Atlanta, Georgia. There are lots of quilters in and around our state. Thanks for a great giveaway.
I would love to see you come to Paducah, Kentucky or Murray, Kentucky. There is tons of fantastic quilters here! It would be so much fun!!!
How about Kansas City, Mo. You can get Missouri and Kansas at the same time.
JackieGross
Please somewhere near North Alabama
Northern Michigan would be a wonderful idea ! ! ! !
How about in Michigan? Lots of pretty places..
Going to a block party would be fantastic, but alas, not in my future. Attending vicariously through these blogs entries will have to do!
Hi June – Please bring a Block Party to Chicago, IL (or a Chicago suburb…there are MANY!!) we’re really centrally located when you look at the “lower 48.”
Anywhere in Michigan, preferably close to Ann Arbor!!
I wish I could have come to Block Party – it was just the other side of the tunnel. Maybe next time.
Nancy in Virginia Beach
A block party in Northern Michigan would be wonderful. It’s a beautiful state and there are lots of quilters here.
Michiganders would love to have you visit our fair state! It’s so close to Ohio and Indiana, both great quilting states AND Ontario. Wouldn’t you like to reach out to your canadian readers? Check out the AQS show at Grand Rapids, MI this month. I will be.
How about somewhere in the Midwest – the Quad Cities IL and IA or Madison, WI? I would LOVE to attend!
Well, since you asked…how about somewhere in the Rockies, or maybe the Yellowstone area! Then I could combine my two dream vacations into one!
I’d love a block party in the Pacific Northwest, ie BC Canada. But would travel south too for a chance to attend. Love the travel bag, thank you for the chance to win!
How about a Block Party in Santa Fe or Albuquerque, New Mexico? It’s a vacation destination area with mild weather and sunshine 350 days a year! Six quilt shops are located here and many quilters. Thanks for offering the give away.
Anita in Abq.
Hi,
I would love to come to your activities but I live in a small town in Australia and I do not have any money for travel. I absolutely love your givaway items. Please let me win, I have never one anything except a frozen chook many decades ago at a chook raffle.
thankyou Cheryl
How about North Texas, Dallas/Fort Worth?
A great place would be somewhere in metro Atlanta. We have lots of quilters here and in surrounding states. Keeping my fingers crossed.
I would love to see you go to Atlanta Ga or the Midwest. Someplace that’s got a major airport (cheap flights in). I would love to be able to take some classes from these great teachers. It looks like you had quite the time in Williamsburg.
Would like to go to a block party in Mississippi or Alabama!! But a goodie bag would be pretty cool!! (Pick ME please!!!)
Please come to Kentucky!!
I’m sure it would never make it to Mississippi, how about Nashville or Louisville!
Kansas City is the perfect place for a Quilt Block Party! There are quite a few Expo Centers in the area to choose as a location! I’m going to go out on a limb and say quilters from Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa would love to attend!!
Think about it!!
I would like to see the blockparty coordinated with the summer quilt show at the capitol in Denver. Then I could visit both on my yearly visit to Colorado.
After reading Bonnie Hunter’s posts about the Block Party, I think New England in autumn would be a beautiful place to hold another event. How about the Berkshires?
The foliage is spectacular and the weather is perfect for quilting.
Love Quiltmaker magazine…one of the few I still buy. Thanks for the chance to win the “goodie” bag.
Montana is probably out of the question for a Block Party. How about Salt Lake City. I think I can catch the stagecoach and make it.
I’m a Georgia girl and we don’t get big shows. Having it here would be peachy!
Thanks so much for all the wonderful pics. I hope to be able to attend in the future. Looks like everyone had a great time! Thanks for the opportunity to win the gift bag, love surprises!
Block party in Kingston, Ontario! Lots of great sight-seeing in Kingston and quilt stores, too!
How about a winter show in Phoenix, AZ. Get everyone out of the cold and into the pool with lots of fun!
Well, the Philadelphia, PA area would be very convenient for me, but someplace like Florida in the winter would be nicer!
Oh, I’d like somewhere close to home! Maybe Kansas City or Omaha or Denver………….
Really wish I hadn’t had to miss it. Looks like a lot of fun! Thanks for the chance to win some of the goodies!
Minnesota !!!!
I would love to attend a Block Party somewhere in about a 5 hour radius of Pittsburgh, PA. Pittsburgh itself would be wonderful, of course! ;> I attended a Quilt and Sewing Expo this past weekend here in Pittsburgh and I got to see a couple of the Patchwork Pals in person. There were some other great quilts from the pages of Quiltmaker, too!
I would love to go to a block party in Portland, Maine! Or Portsmouth, NH or Dover, NH, or any nearby city. I’m sure there are lots of quilters around here. Thanks for the opportunity to enter, too!
Would love for you to host one in Indianapolis, IN. We are a great crossroads of the Midwest and within hours of several other large cities!
I think Seattle would be a great place to hold the Block party. You can be sure many Canadians from the BC west coast would attend. What a great group of gifts you are offering….would love to win.
Dianne in BC
Kansas City or St. Louis would be nice. I’m about half way in between. Columbia MO would be even better as it’s just up the road
Any chance you will do something like this west of the Rockies? I would like to win the goodie bag!
I live in Dayton Ohio and we are spoiled with a variety of wonderful quilt shows within 150 miles or so! I would love to have a Block party in this area too. Come on over!!!
I’d love to see a block party in Kansas City, Missouri.
I think Berea, Kentucky would be a great place to hold a Block party. It has a strong local flavor of craftmanship and would provide a beautiful setting for the party.
Rexburg, Idaho all the way!!!!
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I would love to see block party come to the West Coast. Northern California would be best but anywhere along the coast would be great.
Calgary, AB!
Having the “Block Party” here in Kansas would be the greatest! Spring or fall would be good for favorable weather.
I’d sure love to have a goody bag.
How about Redding or Sacramento, CA? We’d love to have one on the West Coast.
boston of course! cradle of liberty, home of the freedom trail, fenway park, uss constitution, bunker hill, nearby lexington and concord, fanueil hall, union oyster house, old north church; plenty to see and do, lots of yummy new england seafood, north end italian neighborhood, chinatown, home of harvard, mgh, plenty of other renown institutions….and most important, my home town!
Portland, Oregon, would be the largest city near me. I’d love to come to a block party.
Definitely West of the Rockies. But, where ever you plan it, make it near a major airport so it’s easy to fly in to attend.
I would love to have a block party in Nashville or Knoxville area. I was not able to come this year, so winning the goodie bag would be wonderful!
chattnooga tenn. of course
Madison Wisconsin wins my vote!
I would love to have a block party in Charlotte, NC. I would really like it to be in Mooresville, NC, but I am not sure my little town has a good space to have it!
I would love to go to a block party in South Central PA. We have lots of quilters here!
Come to Toronto, Ontario, Canada for a block party! Would love to participate! awolk at rogers dot com
Southeast Missouri or St. Louis, Missouri
Any place where quilting is taking place would be a GREAT place to have a block party=)
I think you should have it in Portland, OR or Seattle, WA. What about Sacramento, CA? Thanks for the chance to win the goodie bag! Looking forward to one closer in the future!,,
Anywhere in the Midwest would be OK with me. But for now, a goodie bag would be the ticket!
I am soooo easy! I’m in the very southwest corner of New York State, and any of these three would be a great location — Buffalo, Cleveland, or Pittsburgh!
Somewhere along the Mississippi Quad Cities or St Louis would be nice.
Would love to have you in Northwest Ohio (Maumee, Toledo, etc.). We have many darling quilt shops, and many would love to attend.
Please come to the Pacific Northwest. There are a lot of quilters here! Seattle/Everett area. Also, our Canadian neighbors to the north who I’m sure will participate! Thanks for the generous giveaway!
Erie, Pa would be awesome! Thanks for the opportunity to win! Love the magazine!!
I have lived this block party vicariously through Bonnie Hunter’s blog and caught myself wishing I could attend a quilt maker block party sometime. How about having a Canadian adventure? Come to Calgary, Alberta for our annual Festival of Quilts … One of the best outdoor shows I know of. thanks for having a great block party this year and mnpany, many thanks too Bonnie Hunter for posting all about it !
Dallas or Fort Worth would be wonderful.
Please, please come to northwest New Jersey!!! We have many wonderful quilter who would love this!!!
Here in Lowell, MA, home of the New England Quilt Museum! Or in Jacksonville, FL cuz then I could combine it with a visit to my bestie’s house, and maybe even convert her into a quilter!
Dallas/Ft.Worth area or somewhere in Texas.
A block party in Casper, Wyoming, would be great!
I would actually like to go to Williamsburg for a Block Party next year since I didn’t get to make it this year. But, if I had to make another choice, I think I’d like to go to Colorado, to the Rocky Mountains…where the air is fresh and clean and have a “Rocky Mountain” high… so said John Denver.
Maybe next Block Pary I can go! It looks like everyone had a so much fun!
Well, I live on the beautiful central coast of California but I would go all the way to the beautiful coast of Maine for a Block Party! Thanks for sharing your gift bag
Austin, Texas
Houston, Texas
Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas
Or even in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – This way I can bring my cousin with me..
I think holding a block party in sunny California would be awesome, preferably Sacramento. It has several wonderful venues to hold the event and is home to many interested quilters. Thanks for your consideration!
Hey come visit us in Columbus, Ohio. We havelots of quilt shops and we are home to NQA.
It sounds like you had a wonderful and successful event. I’d like to see one held in Detroit. It’s an easily accessible city in the Midwest and sure could use an economic boost too! Thanks for a chance at. Great giveaway.
Love to have it come to the Quad Cities(davenport-Moline area) or Indianapolis, In, or Paducah Ky. any of these would be great. would love to attend one.. would love to win the goodie bag I will keep hoping..
thanks,
Wow, what wonderful goodies. Thanks so much for thinking of us. Yes, I’d love a chance to win.
Ilove Bonnie, & QM Would love to see you all in the midwest, MN or Iowa preferably.
We have a lot of quilters here! Come on over and see us, pretty please?
I’d love to see a Block Party in the Midwest–how about Chicago or Detroit? Thanks for the chance to win a GREAT goodie bag!
How about Cape May, NJ? Lots of fun touristy things to do as well as the block party.
It would be great to have a block party at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, PA. Lots of room with great lighting! Oh and so many places to stay.
How about a block party in Kansas City, MO
I’d love to see a Block Party in nearby Louisville, KY. We would have a great time in that city! Easy travel for teachers and long distance quilters too. Also close enough to Paducah if someone wanted to visit Quilt City USA on their way to or from the Block Party. Thank you for a chance to win the goodie bag!
I’m in the midwest and attended a retreat in Chicago a couple of years ago that was very similar to your block party in Williamsburg. I’ love one in the middle of the country again and liked the St. Louis/Kansas City areas idea. I’d love to be able to drive to another event.
I think your next stop needs to be McKinney, Texas! Would love a chance to learn from such awesome teachers! And if you don’t pick McKinney, Texas then would you please go to my favorite place on earth? ALASKA! I’d even fly there and my quilting buddies in Alaska would feel like they had won the lottery!
I just saw the ad in Quiltmaker that you are coming to Pacific Northwest for a Block Party. I plan on attending. Just waiting for more details. Would love to see it in Spokane WA!!!!!!
I would love to attend a block party in the Corbin/London KY area. We are located half way between the cities of Lexington KY and Knoxville TN.
The Mountain Laurel Quilters would love it!
I’d love to see a block party in Victoria, BC Canada..or anywhere on Vancouver Island. I’d be there for sure!
I’ve never been to a block party. Could you bring one to the Raleigh area of North Carolina?
I’m a USN veteran who has stage 4 Leiomyoscarcoma cancer and getting out going to quilting events are fun a helps me with my illness. I would love for you to come to the Aurora Colorado area, seeing i can’t travel. I would love to get
a goodie bag. Thank you.
“By the time you get to Phoenix, I’ll be quilting”…but come in the winter when everyone else is freezing and we are wearing flip flops…you’ll be happy to be here
You could have a Midwest block party, Kansas City, Missouri, is okay…. But I’d love to go the Northwest, Northeast, any place cooler that here! Thanks for doing a give-away!
I would like to have you come to the Southeast…like Mississippi, Alabama, or Georgia. I’d love to win a goody bag,
I would love to have a block party in Albuquerque!
I would love to attend a block party….how about one in Asheville, NC?
It sounds like a wonderful time! I love Williamsburg and wish I could have enjoyed a quilting event there. How about someplace cool next time? Is any place cool in the summer? Duluth? LOL
I would love it if there was a Block Party in Southwestern PA. You would be so welcome in Cranberry Township, PA (which is just north of Pittsburgh with the turnpike and interstate highways for those traveling by car from the north, south, east and west.
Tampa Florida would be great!
Thank you fr the chance.
Philadelphia, please, please!!!
Would love to attend a block party in St. Louis, Missouri!
Tulsa needs a block party! Thanks for the fun give-a-way!
I would love to attend a Block Party in the Tacoma-Seattle area.
How about a little Minnesota nice? We’d love to have a block party!
Anywhere is good – how about cyberspace somehow?
I would love to see the Block Party come to Syracuse, NY area. It looks like a lot of fun and I hope I can go to one. Thanks for the chance to win a goodie bag.
I would love a block party in Nebraska, Omaha and Lincoln would draw more people due to the International Quilt Study Center in Lincoln!
How about the Nashville area? We have a very active quilting group called the Tennessee Valley Quilting Association.
Hey, we need a Block Party in Minneapolis, MN, home of the greatest quilt shops and quilters (not biased am I?). Nice location for our neighbors the Canadians to attend as well.
I think a block party in Gettysburg, PA would be great! It would attract alot of folks along the east coast.
My vote for the next block party is Minneapolis MN…loads of eager quilters in MN, Iowa, Wisconsin and “The Dakotas” who would love a road trip for a block party!!
I would really like the state of Illinois (Chicago area) to host a block party. The city is beautiful and quilting is a passion for many who reside close to Chicago.
How about Northern California? I live in Sonoma County, CA and it seems like us folks on the northern West Coast don’t have many opportunities!
My vote is for Columbus, Ohio
I would love to see you come to Albany NY or Manchester NH as New England has some great quilting people.
I would LOVE to see a block party in Evansville, Indiana or Louisville, KY. I’m close enough to either location to drive there!!!
What an awesome opportunity to win prizes. Thanks to all the donors too!
I’ve read many of the comments —- looks like you could have a Quilt Block Party every week in some part of the world and it would be well attended — I vote for the midwest — preferably someplace in Michigan! I love Williamsburg and can see that you all had a great time.
Why not think about Kansas City or another great midwestern location? The gulf coast would also be great or oneof those great Texas cities—San Antonio is a great city!!
Keep us posted; you have some enthusiastic readers–I will enjoy your photos and comments–thanks—-s
I think a block party in Louisville, Ky would be a great idea, especially if it was in May…just in time for the Ky Derby. We have some really nice quilt shops, accommations and a block party would be a great fun thing to add to the other festivities.
How about coming to California? Looks like Fun!
i would like to see a block party in springfield, illinois!
Welcome to the Jersey Shore! I’d love to see a block party here. Nothing like a Jersey Tomato, a stop at a U- Pick farm to pick your own strawberry’s, blueberry’s or whatever happens to be in season at the time. Oh and don’t forget we have the best diner’s ever.
All the things one needs to have a GREAT BLOCK PARTY
Patty
I would love to attend a block party in Ontario, Canada, near Toronto or Niagara Falls or maybe Buffalo, New York. It looks like everyone had such a good time. We Canadians can party too!
I saw a Sioux Falls, SD; Omaha, NE; Des Moines, IA; I would add Denver, CO as that is as close of a drive as Omaha, NE for me. But Cheryl was right, there are plenty of quilters out in here in the Midwest that would LOVE to PARTY HARDY with Quiltmaker’s Block Party!
Please come to Philadelphia Pa. We have great history and wonderful quilters. My great grandmother was a quilter and I always said when I retired I was going to learn to quilt. My hours as a nurse did not allow me to take classes until then. I have a quilt she started and her material. Right now I am working on a quilt for my sister in a nursing home. I love quilting!
BOSTON!!! This would be great in Boston. Then you could take a side trip to Cape Cod or Maine.
)) But wherever you go next time, hope I am there. Thanks for the giveaway…. Mary
I would love to see one in Cleveland, Ohio!
Oh what wonderful goodies. Hope my number / name gets drawn!!!!
I can’t wait to get the magazine. I have moved, and not sure If its going to catch up with me. I may make a trip to the store soon!
I would love to see a “Block Party” here on the coast of Maine. We just had a State Quilt Show, which had some remarkable quilts but nothing beats a National Quilt Show with teachers and stuff that we only see in magazines. Come and enjoy some lobsters and blueberry pie.
The perfect spot for a block party is Southern California, somehwhere different like Palm Springs in the winter or perhaps Ontario, CA. Everyone loves to come to Palm Springs in the winter.
Please come to Historic Fernandina Beach Amelia Island!!! It’s such a quaint place and the small guild of 30+ members has such a huge hospitality. It’s a beautiful place to visit and only about 30-45 minutes from Jacksonville Florida. Even though we are a small coastal community Quilting is big here.
Thanks for your consideration
V/R
Brenda Randell
I think a Block Party in the oldest city of the US would be fantastic!! How about St. Augustine Florida–after almost 465 years we should have partying fine tuned big time!!!
I’d have to vote for Portland Oregon; West Coast needs a block party!
I would love to have a Block Party in the beautiful Bluegrass State, Kentucky.
I would love to see one on the east coast. Lancaster Co, Penn gives lots of access to quilt shops, so that would be fun. I would have come to the one this year if I could have gotten leave from work. Thanks for the chance to win a bag.
I think the next Block Party should be at Carmel-by-the-Sea in California. Beautiful beaches, wonderful sight seeing, great shopping and close enough to my home so I could attend!
Please, please, please come to Portland, Oregon. We’ve got lots and lots of quilters who would like to play together.
I would LOVE to attend a block party. Maybe you’ll consider somewhere in the midwest for next year. I’m already saving up for it!! The bag of goodies looks great! Would love to win it.
I agree that Portland Oregon would be a GREAT place. Only 4 hours drive for me.
I would go to a block party in TX- Austin, Fredricksburg, Corpus Christi.
I’d like the event to be in New Orleans! This way it’s almost in my own back yard! But Williamsburg is pretty wonderful too!
How about Atlanta, Georgia!
i would love to see a block party in the Pacific Northwest where humidity isn’t an issue. We have beautiful green summers here and quilters galore.
I would really like it if you came to Arizona – Tucson would be nice but I will drive the 110 miles to Phoenix! One of these years I would love to attend.
Looks like everyone had such a good time. Would love to win all of the goodies. Thanks for the chance.
I’d love to go to classes in the Pacific NW, such as Seattle or Portland in April or May or the fall months late September or late October. Loved this post and will be looking forward to more about your time in the east!
It would be wonderful to have a block party in Muskegon, MI. We have Lake Michigan and sand dunes to get your creative juices going!
I think a block party should come to New Orleans. I grew up there, and there are many inspirations in the French Quarter, from architectural details to lush gardens, to inspire quilters!
Would love to have a block party in Southern Utah, and I would love to win the goodie bag. Thanks for the chance to win.
Anyplace there aren’t meals to cook, dishes to wash, or messes to clean up! Goodie bag, take me away!!!!!
I would like to see the next Block Party held here in Greensboro, NC. I would love to take classes or go to quilt retreats but I don’t like to drive far by myself and finances
are tight these days. Besides, Greensboro would be very close for Bonnie Hunter to
teach. I’d love to take one of her classes.
A Block Party in Montana would be great, but probably not possible since we are so “far” from everything. But I would certainly make the trip to either Portland, OR or Seattle to attend one. The picture show that everyone had fun and made a lot of beautiful blocks!
NW Arkansas would be a great location! So many new convention centers and hotels abound. Lots of guilds here and small groups, too. I would love to have all those goodies in the bag!! Thanks for offering them.
Must be Los Angeles. We need a turn too.
We have some great quilters in Steamboat Springs, CO. and would love to host a Block Party. Steamboat is a great place to visit.
Anywhere in the Northeast please but not in the snowy winter! Thank you for the chance to in these wonderful treasures!
How about Reno NV or Lake Tahoe in summer!
There are a lot of people in Western Canada who would attend a Block Party; especially with Bonnie Hunter but if not a lot of us could come to the Pacific Northwest….please
I would just love to be able to go to a Block Party! Some day when my ship comes in I will be able to do all these fun things! =D
How about a block party in western Canada or Washington state?
The Pacific Northwest would be great!
Oregon.
Seattle pretty please!
Houston would give y’all a Texas-size welcome!!!
Oh, please schedule one for Columbus, Ohio. It’s not an exotic place like Jackson Hole, WY, or Prince Edward Island, or SLC, Utah, but it’s close to home for me and I’d love to be able to attend a block party. Thank you for offering the giveaway.
I would love for there to be a block party in Montana!
My first choice is New England, second Colorado, and third is Texas/Oklahoma. Thanks for giving us a way to help you decide. Looking forward to seeing who wins the very generous tote and goodies. Suzanne in Maine
I’m new to quilting, so I’ve never been to or heard of a block party. I would like to attend in the Houston area. One can never get too much help and/or info!
Williamsburg! a delightful place to visit. I have some wonderful treasures from there acquired on several trips. Well! the best place would be the Pacific Northwest, in summer or fall. It would be wonderful to visit anywhere you wanted to pitch your tent for this kind of gathering. It is just a little further for some of us.
Seattle!
You NEED to bring a block party to Australia! Preferably to the nation’s Capital, Canberra AcT so I can enjoy partying with my quilting friends, but Sydney would also do since its just a few hours up the road. There are lots of quilters Down Under, don’t forget about us!
Chicago is a lovely city and is very accessible for many Americans.
I would love to get to go anywhere fun! and easy to drive to. Williamsburg is a great place. Paducah is lovely. So is Colorado! Would love to win the bag, thank you for giving us a chance. Sara In AL
Paducah, KY would be nice.
I would like to go exactly where the next Block Party will be – Portland OR. Right in my backyard. Whoo hoo!
A block party anywhere would be fun, preferably on the west coast, San Diego, San Francisco, Love the goodie bag, Thanks for the giveaway.
Western Arkansas would be a great place. Thanks for a chance to win.
OMG I love good quilty goodie bags and this one sounds amazing. Oh, how I’d love to win one. The bag alone is spectacular and I so love going to guild meetings, sew-cials, retreats and shopping with cute quilting bags.
SewCalGal
http://www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com
Please concider the Seattle area. We have such a huge quilting community here complete with world class quilt museums and great companies like Kona Bay, Connecting Threads and Martingale among others. I volunteer to help you with anything! The goody bag looks wonderful and generous! Thanks for the chance.
It would be great if there was one in the Orlando, Florida area.
Anywhere in LA, Orange or San Diego area would be awesome! The weather is fantastic, and there are so many shops to visit. One day I’ll make it to a Block Party. It’s a dream….
How about Oregon? The Northwest is beautiful, colorful, back to nature, and not that hot in the summer. We have many quilt shops and the Pacific Ocean to inspire everyone.
Anchorage Alaska would be a great place Quiltmaker’s Block Party. There are so many excellent quilters in this fabulous state. Summer or winter, we’ll come to the party!
How about Kalispell,MT. I love a chance for a Goody Bag!
I vote for Denver or anywhere in CO.
Thanks for the opportunity for the goody bag.
I would love to go to a block party in Canada. How about Saskatchewan?
Billings, MT, Rapid City, SD or Denver Co are all within descent driving distance for us in Wyoming!! Thanx for the give a way.
How about a Block Party in San Antonio, Texas? We have beautiful weather, the glorious Riverwalk, the historic Mission Trail (of course including the famous Alamo), a world class cooking school, fabulous quilt shops & restaurants of every type~~the best food ever!
Come on down, we’ll make you feel right at home!!
I would love to attend a block party. Fayetteville or Rogers, AR would be perfect. Also think that Branson,MO would lots of attractions. Goodie bags are always fun.
It would be great if the next one were held in Columbus, Ohio. I would be thrilled to win the goodie bag. Thanks for the chance.
We would love to have a Block Party in San Diego CA – “America’s Finest City,”
I would love if this event could come to Vienna, Austria as I am not able to come to the US!
Would be fun in West Coast, Oregon or even Nevada. Thank you for sharing a goodie bag!
Seattle would be Amazing, but if not here Minnesota is good too so I could visit family too.
I would love to see this event in Washington state.
I would love to have one in Hilton Head, SC or Savannah, Ga. The lower southeast does not have very many exciting quilting events!
I would like it to come to France!! I think you may like it too LOL
I would love to see a Block Party in Springfield, MO., because that is the closest city to me. Spring or Fall would be better, though, to avoid hot temps!
Thank you for the opportunity to win the goodies!
What about an event in the San Francisco Bay Area? There are lots of beautiful places to see and wonderful quilters to meet! K-
Please come to PITTSBURGH, PA area for a block party. We have been voted the most livable and friendliest city in the country. We have the 3 rivers to enjoy, many ethnic and cultural activities to see, and we are located in the tri-state area which also encompasses Ohio and West Virginia. Fall is a great time to get away to our beautiful city. We have many enthusiastic quilters in the surrounding areas.
San Diego would make a great location for a Block party–weather is always great and there’s so much to do all over the county!
a block party in beautiful downtown seward, alaska! ideal! quilters around the peninsula would be estatic!
Melbourne Australia would be a fabulous city to hold the Block Party. I would love you to come “Down Under”.
loved all the post from Bonnie on your great event in Williamsburg! Would be so excited to win gift bag! Come to Georgia!
Looks like everyone had a great time!! Mountain Home Arkansas or even Springfield Missouri would be great! The sponsors were very generous indeed.
Hi I would love for the next block party to be in Wellington New Zealand because I am so envious of the classes people in the States get to go to with Bonnie and I love her blog. Failing that Midland Texas where my daughter hopes to settle in soon if she get her work permit that is.
Helen
Grand Rapids, Michigan has some wonderful facilities. Good place for a block party!
Hi It would be great if you could come to Australia; there are lots of quilters here and you will find us all very hospitable. I have room for two people to stay at my place
thanks for this great giveaway. Sam
I wish it was Ashville, NC, or the beautiful North Carolina mountains, Shelby NC would be great too………
June,
I love all of the inspirations. I always look forward to the issues of Quiltmaker and especially the 100 block issues. I would love to see the block party come to South Carolina, Greenville especially. Thanks for all you do promoting the love of quilting.
A Block party would be great in WV in the fall. the trees are a beautiful sight to see. I am a new quilter and would love to win one of the goodie bags.
A block party in Charleston, WV would be wonderful. I am a new quilter and would love to win a goodie bag.
Ditto either Phoenix or San Diego. It will be great no matter where you choose to go! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
I’d love to join a blockparty in the netherlands, europe. Or UK if that is easier for you to organize..;-)
Love from the Netherlands!
Come to Vermont. We have 4 beautiful seasons.
How about coming to Texas for a block party! The Dallas/Fort Worth Area LOVES quilting!! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
What about a block party in Florida in January or Februrary? Those from the colder climes could enjoy warmer weather and those of us in Florida could ‘swing’ on by.
Great that you came to Virginia but unfortunately that week didn’t work for me. Would love one in Charlottesville, VA in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains! Love all things quilting and how awesome would it be to win!! It sounds like everyone had a fantastic week in Williamsburg.
Great giveaway! How about a block party in Central New York? Syracuse, Rochester or Albany – - any of those would be great!!!
Milwaukee, WI
It would be great in the midwest.
I think Indianapolis, Indiana is a great place to have a block party!!!!! Great antique st0res, great quilt stores. Awesome people who quilt!!!!!!!!!!
Oooooh, please consider coming all the way to Melbourne, Australia. You’d have the whole country wanting to attend! Would you bring Bonnie Hunter with you? Please?
Thanks for the give-away.
How about the beautiful DeVos center in Grand Rapids MI? Take a peek at the U Tube video produced by people from Grand Rapids to get an idea of how beautiful MI is.
Indianapolis is a great place for Block Party!!!! So many things to see and do, and everything close by! And LOADS of quilters!! Pat
Oh! Oh! Pick me! Pick ME! *yelled out like Horshack in Welcome Back Kotter*
LOL
I would LOVE to see a Block Party in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada!!! Wouldn’t that be a hoot ‘n a half, eh?!??! *grin*
Rosa Robichaud
Saint John, NB
Canada
robich@rogers.com
How about coming to Indianapolis, IN- the crossroads of America- and near enough for me to get to!
I second the suggestion of a block party in Philadelphia PA or Atlantic City NJ. You can’t lose either way…history and the shore.
It would be great to have one in Ohio that would be close enough for my sister and I to drive to — thanks for the giveaway!!
Holmes County Ohio, with its Amish quilting community, would be perfect for this event.
Would love to see a Retreat in the middle of the US – Iowa or Minnesota, thanks.
I would love to see one in the Heartland Come to the Omaha / Sioux City area! We are just crazy for quilting!
Ohio would be a great place for a block party. Thanks for the chance to win. Jan
I would have loved to attend Williamsburg but it wasn’t in the cards this time. It would be great to have one in Knoxville, TN. We have a big convention center that AQS had shows at for the last few year and we are convienent to I-40/I-75 and I-81 is not far. Please, Please consider having one here, it would be great!!!!
We would love to have you come to Charlotte, NC. It is a beautiful city with much to do.
Please consider Lexington, KY. It is centrally located on very accessible freeways. Lots of quilters would be able to attend. My wonderful LQS *Sew a Lot* is there. (I could be selfish and suggest Richmond, KY 20 minutes south of Lexington with the beautiful Eastern Kentucky University campus, but Lexington has a lot to offer too).
How about here in the Atlanta, Ga area. We have a really huge quilting community in this area.
I would love to see a block party somewhere in Central FL!
Anywheres in the New England & I’m there! Thanks for the chance.
How about coming to central Michigan? We have a wonderful quilting community and our state has such beauty with our beaches and great lakes. We would welcome you with open arms.
I can think of two wonderful places for the block party. Pittsburgh being one, but the Pacific Northwest would be another beautiful location for it.
Please come to the UK, introduce us to a Block Party. I know we would LOVE it!
I’d love to have one in Portland, Maine with all tha Vacationland has to offer, but anywhere in New England would be fabulous too!! Looks like all had a great time.
There are lots of us quilters between Philadelphia and Washington DC. Best place for a local block party would be Wilmington, Delaware. I even have a venue picked out – the Wilmington Water Front. If we need a break from the sewing machines, we could stroll around the waterfront and visit the outlet shops nearby. There are plenty of restaurants and parking. And I could finally participate in a Quiltmaker Block Party!
Northern Virginia or the Washington DC area would be great! Wonderful quilters here and lots of historic areas nearby for side trips.
I would love to attend such a fantastic event …come to Alberta, Canada
Lancaster, PA would be a grand place for a Quiltmakers’s Block Party! I would so live to have been able to participate in the one at Williamsburg, my favorite place in my world (I am not well-travelled!). But family obligations come first. Another great place for a QBP is Philadelphia, PA! Lots of history, museums and architecture for inspiration, and, of course, a mass road trip to the famous Drygoods Stores in Lancaster County as an option! Lunch at the Reading Terminal Market a must-do!
Would love to see a block party in Madison, Wisconsin.
Would love to have a block party in the Minnetonka Minnesota area with all my friends from the Twin Cities.
Anywhere in Nebraska would be great.
Pick us! Dallas/Fort Worth or Austin Texas!
Janice
I would love to attend a block party in Milwaukee.
Knoxville, TN Perfect place for a Block Party!
I would love to see a Quiltmaker Block Party in Memphis, TN – home of Elvis and Graceland, in the springtime the whole city erupts with color azaleas, dogwood, redbud, daffodils, tulips, you name it it’s blooming!
I would love to see a Block Party somewhere in the northeastern part of the US. Perhaps the Lancaster County, PA area or more perfectly on Long Island, NY! We have 5 quilt shops here on the island all within 30 minutes of each other. We also have some of the most beautiful beaches in the world! Thanks for the opportunity to win one of those fabulous goodie bags.
I would love to have a block party in our northeast part of Iowa or southern Minn. We have many quilters in our area. Our part of the country is beautiful with the Mississippi close by, hills and Eagle cam in Decorah, Iowa. Please come and see our party of the country and our happy quilters are ready to party. Joyce
Charleston, South Carolina would be a great place for a block party! The food here is fabulous, weather is beautiful, lots to do and see, great shopping, good hospitality…..wonderful collection of quilts at Charleston’s museum….oh please come here! I think this destination would be a good draw for a block party!
I think a block party in SE Iowa sounds like a great plan (not self-serving at all…lol). Looks like a great time was had by all!
I missed out on the BLOCK Party since it was on the opposite side of the USA. I have read that you are coming to the Pacific Northwest. I presume that will mean a big city like Seattle or Portland. But I live on the opposite side of Washington State. So 1 hour from me is a nice place that I love to Shop and go to the Spring Quilt show. It may even be that week in March 2013. It is the Tri-Cities, Washington. That is my VOTE for where to have this next Block Party. Thanks for the GIVEAWAY!
Would love to have the Block Party in North Texas. We are a friendly bunch and would have so much fun!
I think Seattle would be an ideal location for a Block Party. There are SO many quilters out here in the Pacific Northwest that would love to attend this big event! It’s beautiful out here.
Silsbee,Texas would be a geat place for a Block Party. Tons of awesome quilter’s here in “Deep East Texas”. We are always looking for a good reason to party! Not, really. We party for no reson at all. Please pick us!
How about the Omaha / Lincoln / Kansas City area for a block party? Thanks for the chance at the goodie bag!
Wow, what a great time it looks like. I am a follower of Bonnie K. Hunter and found your blog through her. I would love a chance to attend a great show like this and Little Rock, Arkansas would be an awesome location.
Thanks for the opportunity to win all the goodies!
PITTSBURGH! Quilters could make a mini-vacation out of it and see the beautiful city after the block party. The Monroeville Convention Center is a perfect spot – right off the turnpike, several great hotels, the mall and Joann’s right next door. Definitely, Pittsburgh!
I think Memphis, TN would be a good place for a block party. It has a lot of sights that should interest many people.
Oh, Quiltmaker, Ohio would love to host a block party with you! We have city blocks and we have country blocks!
Need a block party somewhere in the mid-South; Nashville, TN; Birmingham, AL Chattanooga, TN, Knoxville, TN; Gatlingburg, TN
I think Greenville, TX would be the best place for a block party. It’s so hot outside that an indoor party with lots of goodies would be fantastic!!
Wow, over 900 comments!
I’d love to have a Block Party in Asheville, NC, perhaps in the fall when the leaves are at at their peak? Or spring, so lovely. There are so many wonderful artisans, musicians & wonderful places to eat… The Folk Art center on the Blue Ridge. And charming.
Thanks for a chance to win!
I think Colorado would be the idea place. So many different type of things to do and see. Some of the greatest quilt shoppes to visit.
I would love a block party in the quad-cities (Davenport Iowa) or Madison Wisconsin. I live in between or even closed in Dubuque Iowa. You would love where I live in Galena Illinois.
I would have loved to been at this show. I think it was great that it was a place where there is so many other things to do and see to have a vacation . I would love to go anywhere in the fall.
What fun all these other places would be, but my suggestion is NASHVILLE, TN!!! Close enough to Paducah for a side trip, and there is so much to do here in addition to quilting! I would love to have the Quilty Pleasures “Goody Bag” because one can never have too many quilty pleasures!
Please come to the West Coast, specifically San Diego! The weather here is great and there’s so much to see and do.
North Iowa, many avid quilters live here. Thanks for the chance to win.
I would love for you to come to Pittsburgh PA! I was displaced from my job and I’m hoping to supplement my disability income with selling quilts. I’ve made 6 and gave 5 away to family and 1 to a girl that is terminally ill. I guess I won’t make money that way! lol That’s okay there’s still time! I would love to win one of your giveaways!
Dallas or Houston would be great, and closer to home!
I would love to have one in Western Canada for all the Canadian Quilters.
I would love to see a Block Party in the midwest…Illinois, Indiana, or Iowa would be perfect! Thank you for the opportunitiy to win goodies!
I sure wish I could have gone. Sounded so wonderful. I’ve never been to the East Coast and I enjoy historical sights and sounds. Maybe Seattle or Portland would be closer and more possible for me.
That sure is some beautiful fabric and I sure hope I have a chance to win!
Thanks!
What fun it would be to come to a block party. What about the Phoenix area?
How about a block party in Meadville, Pa. We are the place where the zipper was invented! Why not Zip on over! I would love to add this beautiful gift to my stash!
I would love to have you come to the Eastern Michigan area for a block party. We have a lot of quilters who would love to attend.
The Midwest would be wonderful…in fact, I’d like to suggest Madison, WI.
It would be great fun to attend a block party in Minneapolis MN or Williamsburg, Iowa. Thanks for the chance to win the goodie bag from the 1st Block Party!
Too many entries to read all the suggestions but I would like to recommend San Antonio, TX. Sorry I missed Williamsburg – as a Wm & Mary graduate, that city is very dear to me – so glad you all enjoyed it.
What a great giveaway! Thanks!
Somewhere in the South; Alabama, Tennessee or Georgia would be great.
How about coming to Kingston, Ontario? That would be fun! Thanks for the chance to win.
Sounnds like it was a wonderful time for all! I’d love to have a block party here in Canada, specifically Woodstock, Ontario, which is a hotbed for quilting.
Please allow me to extend the invitation for you all to come to Colorado Springs Colorado. I feel this would be the perfect place for you all to come. Thank you for the chance to win. Happy quilting to all.
I would love one in Reading/Hershey PA area. I can’t fly and can only drive short distances to due Reactive airway disease so would love one I could drive to. thanks for hosting the giveaway.
How about a block party in Sacramento CA……
Ditto what KT (1st post) said: Block Party in Portland, Maine! Summer is good, but anytime is OK – just Come Here! Please!
I live at about the midway point between San Francisco and San Jose, California, so anywhere in the SF bay area would suit me! Thanks for the chance!
Oregon, Arizona, somewhere on the west coast? Help us out here please.
I would love to see you come to the Quad Cities (Davenport, Iowa) or maybe Dubuque, Iowa. Galena, IL would also be a great place. Thanks for the chance to win.
Northeast in the fall. Some of the most beautiful colors on earth. I have visited Williamsburg in the past, I can’t imagine a more perfect place for a retreat.
Love Love Love Quiltmaker Magazine. Love quilting. Please consider Nashville Tennessee as a fun location for an upcoming Block Party. Thanks for asking.
Hi, Well Block Party certainly sounds like fun and I am so sorry I missed it, but I think it would be even more fun if you did an exciting overseas adventure and brought it to Australia – preferably to Sydney, but anywhere on our eastern seaboard would be good. I’m not greedy!! So now that I have missed it, a goodie bag would make up for my disappointment!! Have a great day all. Cheers and God bless, Kate.
Come to Wisconsin! The Great River Road along the Mighty Mississippi
through La Crosse, WI was recently named the most scenic highway in the country beating out California and Hawaai so it is a must see. Lots of friendly folks and thousands of quilters live here. Minneapolis is less than three scenic hours away. The sights of Summer and Fall are incredible.
How about Minneapolis? I’m in North Dakota, so that would be close enough!
Hi! Just thought I would put in my 2 cents worth of candy thoughts; As far as I’m concerned SLC, Utah would be a great place for the next Block Party… we are in the middle of the country… lots of airplanes, trains, buses… cars… we would welcome everyone! The weather is pretty…. (even when it snows!) whyyyyyy not?
New Orleans, Louisiana. Come for the food if no other reason. It may be hot in the summer, but this year the whole country has been a toaster and everyone here already has Air Conditioning.
Thanks for sharing
How about coming to Canada’s capital? We would love to have you visit Ottawa! Thanks for the chance to win a goodie bag!
I would love for the block party to come to the Quad Cities. You get to see both Iowa and Illinois. Thanks for the chance to win.
How about a Block Party in Seattle? Thanks for the chance.
Come to Kansas City! Everything’s up to date in Kansas City! There are lots of quilters in this area who would love to attend a Block Party. Thanks for the giveaway.
Somewhere a little closer to Baltimore!
I would love it to be in Seattle or Portland, hope to see you there!
I would love to see the Quiltmaker’s Block Party come to the San Francisco Bay Area in beautiful California. We have a lot of Quilt maker’s in our area, as well as tourists from all over the world who I’m sure would be interested in the Quilting world. Thanks for the opportunity to win one of the tote bags.
A block party would be great in Lancaster, PA!!!
I would love to attend a block party in Virginia Beach!
Would love to attend anything quilty…recently disabled so I spend my days quilting in bed….would welcome anything to help me continue to quilt to live and live to quilt!
Marietta, GA right outside of Atlanta. Cartersville, GA would be even better.
I would love to go to a block party. Thank you
ooo oooo how about the Boston area? We have all these New Englanders that love to quilt. That would be fabulous!!!!
How about the beautiful Okanagan Valley…. Penticton, British Columbia….one of the top 10 destinations to visit!!! I visited Williamsburg last summer…really enjoyed it there!!!
Pick me Pick Me! I would love a block party bag.
I hear you are going to have one on the Pacific Coast and I think the Seattle area would be a great place. We have so many quilters in this area it would surely sell out.
I would love a Block party in Missouri or Illinois: St Louis, Branson, or any of the Illinois locations listed such as Chicago or Metropolis, Il (across the river from Paducah).
Selfishly, I would like the next party to be in Springfield Missouri, because then I could go.
Yea lets stay here, maybe in the mountains to beat the heat. Lots of people would travel to Vail or something for a quilty vacation and us poorer people who cant afford to travel to a coast would get to go. Looks like it was fun and interesing, sorry to miss it.
I think Williamsburg would be lovely again; I am only sorry that I could not make it this time.
The Philadelphia, PA area would be nice!
Would love to attend a block/ Quilting is a special thing to do. A lot of people can’t even sew on a button. Making a quilt for my new great grandbaby now.
I would like a block party near the south eastern part of Pennsylvania in the fall.
Wow! I have never seen so many comments for a contest! This is one wanted package!
Please consider Atlanta, our Quilting community is the BEST!
Since gas, as well as a whole lot of other stuff, seems to be inching ever higher in price, a central location within the midwest would be amazing. Perhaps northern Indiana? But, if you have one this-a-way it would probably be best to have it during our non-winter months. Sometimes travel gets tricky around here!
How about coming out West for the next block party? San Francisco’s Bay Area has great weather just about all the time!
How about Duluth Minnesota?! It’s a beautiful place in the summer time!
I would love for you to have one in the Catonsville, Columbia, Towson, Baltimore, Maryland area. Yay, that would be so cool. Thanks for the opportunity!
Way up here in Big Sky Country –
the winters are long and summers are sunny!
Quilters abound, and would get pretty funny -
If a Block Party were held
in OUR CAPITOL, honey!
(that’s Helena, you know….)
Pretty please and thank you very much!
It would be great if you could come to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada or to some place in North Dacota, USA
Would love to see a block party in Anchorage Alaska!
Short and sweet~~~PICK ME!!!!
How about the Rock-n-Roll Capitol of the world? Cleveland, Ohio!!!
Short and sweet~~~PICK ME!!!!
OHHHH!!! Please come to San Diego!! We have a HUGE quilting community here and I know there would be a great turnout.
I’d love to see you come to the Northeast. New York City or Boston would be wonderful! Connecticut would be smack dab in the middle and could provide lots of things to see and do in the down times (if there are any down times?!) .