WARNING -- lots of pictures -- few words! While cleaning up my iPhoto files, I came across a lot of pictures from quilt shows and I just love the variety of quilts and techniques. Since I don't have a lot of progress to show from this week, I thought I'd share some quilts that I think are lovely -- and that provide inspiration to me.
Check out the first quilt. If this doesn't prove that all kinds of disparate fabrics can be used to create a spectacular quilt -- I don't know what does! There are calicos, florals, lame', plaids, etc. And the design works -- at least for me.
Striking!!!! Colors, design, values all work.
I hope you can see a close of up this quilt. It was amazing. I would never ever consider undertaking a piece like this - but I can certainly admire it!
This was a close up of the trapunto and quilting. Check out the threads used for the quilting as well as the embroidery that was used to enhance it.
Hollis Chatelain. Need I say more?
Loved the quilting on this one. Check out that detail...
Just loved this one! Process is not hard -- but the choice of fabrics is spectacular. Notice how the motifs flow from one block to the other in a positive-negative way.
Beautiful, right? Guess what...it's the BACK to the quilt below.....
Jaw-dropping!
These little babies finished at 1.5", I think. Isn't this something? I know some of you have made this or a similar quilt before. Kudos to you!!!
Same here. Different quilt -- different year. Same amount of detail.... Wow!
I couldn't leave this quilt when I saw it. These little logs are satin and finish at 1/2" each. This is from the late 1800's I think (won't bet my first born on that) and had been put up and was perfectly preserved. The light just shimmered off these fabrics. I can't tell you how many times I kept coming back to this. I bow to this quilt maker.
I loved this. I keep thinking about what I want to do with my ethnic (particularly African) fabrics and I keep coming back to this. I think the string blocks were brilliant and a great counterbalance to the ovals.
Just love it.
This was a striking quilt. From a distance, it appeared to be simply a blue/white quilt. But up close, the "blues" were all over the place and they worked. This is definitely on my "to do" list.
I love quilt shows. I like the samples. I love the vendors! I like seeing the "in" techniques/colors/fabrics (can you tell that small intricate pieced quilts were vogue one year?). But I get most of my inspiration from walking around the exhibits and marveling at the creativity, patience, color sense, and talent of quilters when I see the finished product. As you can imagine, this is just a little sampling of pictures I've taken -- and doesn't include all those wonderful quilts where photos aren't allowed.
What about you - what do you enjoy most at quilt shows? I hope this has been a week of great inspiration for you!
