Quilting Adventures - Exploring the Hill Country

Take Time to See the Spectacular Texas Hill Country Scenery!

You've probably noticed a proliferation of wildflowers in the imagery throughout our Quilting Adventures web site. We've chosen to emphasize this Texas Hill Country stereotype, because it is exactly what we hope you'll see during the early March timeframe of our seminars!

We never know for sure when the flowers will burst forth, but at seminar time the Texas Hill Country is likely to greet you with a spring thunderstorm or a grand display of wildflowers.


As you cruise over the gently rolling hills of the backroads in the Texas Hill Country you really will see rail fences, stone walls, iron gates and often a cattle guard as entrances to even the smallest of "ranches". And you will often find these entrances decked out with other reminders of years past such as cattle brands, wagon wheels, and even an occasional antique wagon.


		While it is highly unlikely that you will encounter snow during our seminar weeks, we have been known to get snow in the coldest winter months.

We can almost guarantee that you'll see at least one gorgeous hill country sunrise or sunset while you are here. The Texas Hill Country skies are often clear and sunny during the daytime followed by star-filled skies at night.

As you can see, all of this adds up to some excellent opportunities to practice your photography skills and capture some inspiring scenes for an upcoming quilt!

Speaking of photography, we share a full-size version of this image and several others on our Hill Country Photographs page, along with detailed instructions for printing the images to fabric.

Experience Texas Hill Country Hospitality!

If you are like Barbara and Sue, whenever you travel you look for quilting and fabric stores, quilting events, antique stores, art venues, and maybe even gardening events. So, here is a quick list of events and places that we believe you'll want to visit if you come to the Texas Hill Country.

Local Quilt Guilds
First things first, here are a few local guilds that will make you feel welcome. Please visit if you are in our area.

Guild	Meeting Time	Meeting Location
Hill Country Quilt Guild (Kerrville)	Third Monday 9:30 am	Zion Lutheran Church 600 Barnett Street www.hillcountryquiltguild.com
Vereins Quilt Guild (Fredericksburg)	Third Saturday 9:00 am	Gillespie Country Extension Office 95 Fredericksburg Rd.
New Braunfels Area Quilt Guild	Third Saturday 9:30 am	New Braunfels Presbyterian Activities Center 373 Howard St.

Local Quilt Stores
Barbara and Sue are lucky to have the innovative Creations in their backyard, so they can always drop in the store to see the latest products and inspiring new quilting samples. It is worth a special trip to Kerrville - just to visit Creations. There are also several other quilt stores in the Hill Country that you might like to visit, so we've put together a list for you.


Creations	1013 E. Main, Kerrville	www.creations-online.com
The Sewing Circle	1810 Junction Hwy, Kerrville	no website available
The Quilt Haus	651 N. Business 35, #510, New Braunfels	www.quilthaus.com
Gifted Quilter	1917 Dutton, Ste. D, San Marcos	www.giftedquilter.com
Sew Special Quilts	24165 I-10 W. Ste. 421, San Antonio	www.sewspecialSA.com
Pocketful of Poseys	311 E. Highway St., Fredericksburg	www.geocities.com/pocketfulofposeys

Antiquing the Texas Hill Country
If you love to antique, you'll enjoy the 150 year old homes turned into shops in the small town of Comfort. Nearby Boerne is also filled with wonderful antique stores. For unique gift shopping as well as antiquing, try Gruene or Fredericksburg.

Natural Attractions
Want to enjoy the natural beauty of the Texas Hill Country?

We have several favorite spots to suggest. Consider Enchanted Rock State Park outside of Fredericksburg where the walk is either gentle or ambitious and the views are grand and sweeping. For a closer look at native flora of the Hill Country, try the Cibolo Creek Nature Center in Boerne and the Riverside Nature Center in Kerrville. Uniquely, Fredericksburg offers The Wildflower Seed Farm which has taken to heart Lady Bird Johnson's love of Texas wildflowers.

Uniquely "Texas" Attractions
Interested in something a little different?

The Museum of Western Art, formerly known as the Cowboy Artists of America Museum, in Kerrville provides an opportunity for visitors to relive the Western heritage through great Western art. If you are in Kerrville, don't forget Sue's favorite - Kerrville Arts and Cultural Center (KACC). Consider visiting Bandera, Texas - the heart of Texas cowboy lore. Rustle up loads of information on the Bandera Texas Convention and Visitors Bureau website.

Area Tourist Bureaus
Rest assured, there are many more things to do than we can keep up with and list here! If you are coming to the Hill Country, we recommend that you visit the following web sites to get information on what is happening in the Hill Country and even more great places to visit.

Kerrville Convention and Visitors Bureau	http://www.kerrvilletexascvb.com/
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce	http://www.fredericksburg-texas.com/
Boerne Chamber of Commerce	http://www.boerne.org/
New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce	http://www.nbcham.org/website/visitor/
San Marcos	http://www.toursanmarcos.com/

If you are flying into Austin or San Antonio and want to explore those areas, an Internet search on "Austin, Tx" or "San Antonio, Tx" will give you loads of options.

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