Sew Many Places with Jim

As the owner of several niche travel companies, occasionally I see an opportunity for two of the companies to cross over. Our garden tours company, Tours In Bloom, will begin combining some quilting and garden tours starting this fall. We will be bringing our travelers to visit flora and fauna in exotic areas of the world, and incorporating quilting ideas, photography, design, color and what you can do as quilters to incorporate the natural beauty you see in plants and flowers into your work.

The idea came to me when I was in Costa Rica a couple years ago, and having just visited the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney, Australia, during or quilt expedition a couple weeks ago, I was reminded of how attractive this combination works.

MORNING DEW

Stay tuned, we will be announcing these tours within the month! Right now, we are considering Ireland, Hawaii, Victoria B.C., Costa Rica, the Amazon, the Galapagos Islands,

TRUMPET FLOWERS

These trees are pretty amazing!

EXOTIC FLOWER AUSTRALIA (almost looks like a bird!)

Through the flowers we will see, there will be opportunities for applique ideas!

CACTUS FLOWER

The photography opportunities will be mind-boggling, and it will help us concentrate on the small details of our quilt projects.

A COLOR PALLET FOR A QUILT

If you would like to visit any special gardens, please let me know, we may just add it onto our list of destinations!