May25, 2019
It was an early start today as we are going to Calgary to see the Heritage Quilt Show. The show is staged at the Heritage Village and I was looking forward to seeing the sights of the village. We had made arrangements to meet Susan, our niece, at the show.It was still raining as we drove into the parking lots of the Heritage Village. The show was to display the quilts on large frames scattered on the lawns in front of the various heritage buildings. The show organizers scrambled early to take the 600 + quilts indoors and display them inside the venues in the Village. The buildings ranged from historic hotels and homes of founding families of Alberta, to historic hospitals and stores. They had also erected two large circus type tents, which housed the quilts and also the many types of vendors associated to the art of quilting.
The Gasoline Alley building displayed a large variety of quilts, and Bill and Susan toured the collection of vintage cars and trucks on the three floors. We spent the day walking through the many exhibits, admiring the quilts and learning the different history of the buildings and their contribution to the growth of Alberta.
We toured the grounds until 4:30 pm and then left the Heritage Village to go to Susan’s condo. Bill enjoyed a shower and Susan then gave him a tutorial for some of the work on the blog. It is so nice to have a “techy” to make the work so much easier. We enjoyed a great supper at the Famosa Pizza restaurant and it was then time to say goodbye to Susan and drive the 40 kms back to our campsite. The rain had stopped and we were looking forward to a great drive to Pincher Creek to visit Bill’s sister Willie and her husband Clive at their summer spot in Cowley.
Quilting in a Kayak 