2023 Quilt Tours Brochure - Catalog - Page 47
Enjoy the colors of San Antonio’s riverwalk before attending America’s
largest quilt show, the Houston International Quilt Festival.
DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY
DAY 1 ARRIVE SAN ANTONIO – TOUR BEGINS
Welcome to our historic downtown San Antonio
hotel, just a short walk from riverside cafés and
charming adobe shops filled with colorful local art
and antiques. Later, meet your Tour Manager and
travel mates at our evening Welcome Meeting.
DAY 2 SAN ANTONIO
Houston,
Texas
“Remember
the Alamo” with our guide as we learn
about Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie at the historic
fort. Next, board our private riverboat for an
excursion down the Paseo del Rio, cruising under
a canopy of cypress trees and arched footbridges.
After a casual lunch, our local expert will guide us
through San Antonio’s newest arts and entertainment neighborhood, the Pearl District. You’ll have
free time to explore the artisan shops of La Villita
before savoring dinner at one of the colorful
restaurants lining the historic River Walk. B
DAY 4 SAN ANTONIO - HOUSTON
In La Grange, we’ll visit the Texas Quilt Museum
where the 19th-century brick interiors display
quilts from Texas and around the world. Get your
creative juices flowing browsing hundreds of bolts
of fabric and endless choices of yarns at The Quilted
Skein. Tonight, walk across the skybridge that
connects our hotel the quilt show to get a first look
at Houston’s much-anticipated International Quilt
Festival on Preview Night. B
DAY 3 SAN ANTONIO – FREDERICKSBURG
This morning, we’ll visit Creations Quilt Shop.
Shelves and cabinets are filled with fabrics, including
Texas prints and hand-dyed and marbleized fabrics.
Antique spool cabinets overflow with specialty
buttons, trims, notions and patterns. Later, we’ll
travel to the Bavarian village of Fredericksburg to
see “gingerbread” houses and explore shops of
fine crafts and bakeries that specialize in strudels
and German pretzels. BD
Louisiana
Texas
Fredricksburg
La Grange
Old Town Spring
Houston
San Antonio
Gulf of Mexico
Texas Quilt Museum
River Walk, San Antonio
DAY 6 HOUSTON – OLD TOWN SPRING
Spark your creative passion admiring the displays
at the Quilt Festival, then step away for a break and
travel to Old Town Spring. Enjoy strolling grassy
pathways and Victorian-style restaurants after
Oklahoma
shopping for quilting cottons
at the local fabric
Arkansas
shop. Share memories of your incredible journey
at tonight’s customary Farewell
Dallas Dinner. B D
DAY 5 HOUSTON
Immerse yourself in the opening day of the
Quilt Festival’s dazzling displays of prize-winning
quilts. Hundreds of vendors’ booths await with
products from around the world: fabrics, notions,
antiques, books, ribbons, buttons, wearable art,
needlework supplies and more. Your Tour Manager
will give you insider tips for viewing the exhibitions,
taking classes and shopping the mega-merchant
mall, all without wearing yourself out! B
DAY 7 HOUSTON – TOUR ENDS
This morning, visit the International Quilt Festival
one last time just in case there’s room left in that
suitcase for another fat quarter or notion! Swap
addresses with new friends before saying goodbye
as travelers begin their journey home. B
SHOW & CLASS INFO:
For information regarding classes and events,
please visit www.quilts.com.
HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL
QUILT FESTIVAL
LATE FALL, 2023
$2,515 Per Person/Double Occupancy
$850 Additional/Single Supplement
YOUR VACATION INCLUDES
6 NIGHTS
Hotel accommodations, including baggage handling
8 MEALS
American breakfast (B) daily; 2 dinners (D)
SIGHTSEEING & ACTIVITIES
Guided sightseeing with your Tour Manager as outlined in the day-by-day itinerary; visits, admissions
and special features are shown in bold.
DEPARTURE TRANSFER
Return transportation to Houston area airports
(IAH) | (HOU)
PROFESSIONAL TOUR MANAGER
Full time throughout the trip
TOP-RATED HIGHLIGHTS
• Kick-off Welcome Reception
• San Antonio River Walk
• Historic Menger Hotel
• The Alamo Visit & History Talk
• San Antonio Narrated River Cruise
• Pearl District History Walk
• La Villita Artisan Shops
• Creations Quilt Shop
• Fredericksburg Day Trip
• One Quilt Place Fabric Shop
• Buc-ee’s Country Store
• Texas Quilt Museum
• The Quilted Skein Yarn and Fabric Shop
• International Quilt Festival Multiday Admission
• Sneak Preview Admission
• Old Town Spring, Texas
• GRS Creations Quilt Shop
• Customary Farewell Dinner
• Eight Meals: 6 Breakfasts, 2 Dinners
HAND SELECTED HOTELS
SAN ANTONIO: The Historic Menger Hotel
HOUSTON: Hilton Americas Houston
Call 1.800.346.9820
www.CountryHeritageTours.com
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