Eye of the Beholder

original applique patterns inspired by the world around us

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Houston International Quilt Festival


  • George R. Brown Convention Center 1001 Avenida De Las Americas Houston, TX, 77010 United States (map)

Join Us at

Houston International Quilt Festival!

We’re excited to be vending at the Houston Quilt Festival, as well as teaching at Open Studios.

Find us in BOOTH 1225

Dates and Times of Festival

All times are Local

  • Wednesday, November 1, 5:00 pM - 9:00 pM Preview Night

  • Thursday, November 2, 2023 - 10:00 aM - 6:00 pM

  • Friday, November 3, 2023 - 10:00 aM - 6:00 pM

  • Saturday, November 4, 2023 - 10:00 aM - 6:00 pM

  • Sunday, November 5, 2023 - 10:00 aM - 4:00 pM


Fill your home with beauty, Create a new, beautiful quilt piece to add a touch of elegance to your life.

Beauty feeds the soul. Beauty inspires hope. When you make an Eye of the Beholder pattern you are spreading hope, because, “Quilting is a creative act of hope”!

And our hand and machine methods makes it so, sew easy! I

Be inspired!

Learn something New!

Find us at Open Studios!

  • Thurs., Nov. 2, 10 am - Noon: Paper-Piecing - Stitching by Number, Stitch/ Sew Studio

  • Fri., Nov. 3, Noon - 2 pm: Quit-As-You-Go, Quilt Studio

  • Sat., Nov. 4, Noon - 2 pm: Mola Making! Kiackass Creative FUN!, Create Studio

  • Sat., Nov, 4: 4 - 6 pm: Trace, Baste, Snip & Stitch Your Way to Hand Reverse Applique & Applique, Create Studio

What’s new?

Daisy Medallion (40” x 40”)

Daisy Medallion XVII (40” x 40”) A brand new medallion created in Banyan Batiks featuring the purity of the sweet, innocent daisy. hand or machine reverse applique with applique.

Deco Diamonds table runner XX (18” x 46”) a pattern for hand or machine inspired by the art deco era, “Your Key to Opulent Dining”.

Deco Diamonds by machine (18” x 46”)

Deco Diamonds by hand (18” x 46”)

“Summertime, and the Livin’ is Easy” is epitomized by this beautiful , Summertime Quilt XIX (50” x 50”). Everything is in bloom and the birds are singing. Instructions are for hand reverse applique, applique, under-coloring and paper-piecing fully explained step-by-step with, color charts and full-size pattern pieces. Summertime Kits are also available.

Evoke memories of cozy love and home with our newest quilt Grandmother’s Kitchen XX (62” x 82”) . For hand or machine reverse applique and applique, constructed with Quilt-as-you-go directions. Designed in fabrics by Island Batiks. Taking pre-oreders for kits and pre-sign ups for our new quilt along.

New Medallions! Spring Rains Medallion XVIII (32” x 32”) A sweet expression of new life ushered in with the early rains of spring. hand or machine reverse applique.

Flying Goose Medallion XIX (30” x 30”) Mr. Goose streaks across the sky. He first appeared with the No. CO Shop Hop in June. For hand and machine reverse applique.

Spring Rains Medallion XVIII (32” x 32”)

Flying Goose, Medallion XIX (30” x 30”)

Molas! Molas! Molas!. 3 mola patterns for you to eperience the multi-layer process. Each with multiple pattern choices so you can either copy a design or use your own creativity to create your own. Festive Blooms (12” x 12”), Mola Magic with Block 10 (12” x 12”), and Sprig Mini Mola Mug Rug (7” x 7'“), as seen on The Quilt Show with Ricky Tims coming up on Oct. 22. Get them as patterns alone or as kits.. All are for hand reverse applique.

Festive Bloom Mola (12” x 12”). Plus we have kits.

Mola Magic with Block 10 (12” x 12”). Plus we have kits.

Sprig Mini Mola Mug Rug (7” x 7”)

Bending Boughs table runner (14” x 36”) has quickly become our top-selling table runner this year., with its sweeping branches.. You can make it by hand or machine with our step by step directions.

Bending Boughs (14” x 36”)

Enjoy the Cool of the Day with our very newest table runner, Woodland Fern, table runner XVI (14” x 56”), a design in Malaysian batiks by Turtle Hand Batiks, for hand or machine reverse applique.

Welcome! Open your Heart, Open your Arms and Open your Home! Hospitality Quilt XVII (50” x 50”) an exciting new collaboration with Cherrywood Fabrics and Siesta Silver Jewelry. Our center Pineapple blocks, meaning an invitation of welcome, so needed after our sequestered season from covid-19, are surrounded by a town, a community of homes, schools and churches. All so meaningful now, more than ever. Celebrate community and welcome with Hospitatlity Quilt XVII!

Nostalgic Beauty, Delicate & Strong! Tulips & Lace (61” x 61”) A quilt of love and springy, Easter joy designed in fabrics by Batik Textiles that can be created by hand or machine reverse applique with applique.

Kits available that take the guess work out for, Flowers in the Wind table runner XV kits (18” x 42”) , Molas, and Mug Rugs.

Great notions , Quilt-as-you-go supplies & helpful tools to successfully create our patterns-

Reverse Applique Revealed Tutorial booklet- Learn the wonders of our reverse applique technique for hand and machine in this handy booklet.