One of the things we did when we were visiting my SiL was go to the Quilt Show put together by the Mountain Laurel Quilt Guild. I've been once before and this one was just as impressive. There were small decorative quilts, like the one below,
and Challenge quilts, like these.
The challenge involved turning to page 25 in any magazine and interpreting what was on page 25 into a small quilt.
There were large quilts,
and medium quilts.
This one was made of tiny triangles
and this one was inspired by a photograph of the maker's father.
This one was made from selvedges,
this one was made from the maker's father's ties,
and this one was inspired by the Pokey Little Puppy.
I was entranced by these small quilts for some reason, maybe the tininess of the pieces? Whatever the reason, I stood in front of them for quite a while and even dreamed about cutting out tiny blue pieces that night.
The only quilting I've done is making some place mats so it would be nice if I could get further inspired by these quilts with tiny pieces and maybe even make one of my own.
Oh Bonny! These are just glorious! Wow, wow, wow!! I love every single one of them! (That photo interpretation though... my goodness! It is incredible!!)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing!
What a great exhibit! I like the "challenge" quilts. I don't quilt (and do NOT need another hobby), but I sure do enjoy seeing what others create.
ReplyDeleteI'm always inspired when I see quilts like these, but I have a feeling that if I tried to make one, I'd lose interest pretty quickly. I think I will stick to admiring other people's work and just keep knitting.
ReplyDeleteI hand quilted with my grandmother and mother when I was very young, but I have done no quilting as an adult. I think the old way of quilting around a frame yakking with a lot of other women is fun, but quilting on a machine is not my cup of tea. These quilts are glorious! They are definitely works of art. I wanted a large quilt for my queen bed until I saw the price. But it is understandable. I can't imagine how many hours it takes to make one of these.
ReplyDeleteThey are all beautiful, but the one of the father! Oh my gosh! THAT takes true talent beyond measure.
ReplyDeleteI'm in awe! I had to laugh at the selvage quilt. How many times have I forgotten to cut it off and found it in something I was getting ready to bind off? Too many times. Now I can call it a design feature.
ReplyDeleteI really liked that creative use of selvedges and now you know to call it a design feature!
DeleteWow, I love that use of ties in that quilt -- very clever! I have sort of done some quilting in the past and have dreams of doing more. I have cross-stitched quite a few quilt/quilt-inspired designs (back in my x-st heyday)!
ReplyDeleteThese are stunning, Bonny! Thank you for taking photos and sharing the with us!
ReplyDeletemy mom and my sister are quilters and I did make a sampler one but the craft didn't 'catch' me at all. I admire all the quilters in the world that do such amazing work!!
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous quilts. I love the one with selvedges. Back in the day when I was taught quilting, we were told to cut off the selvedges as they might add a skewed tension or change the measurement of the pieces in a block. They are often pretty and interesting and I didn't like throwing them away but alas I did.
ReplyDeleteThere are all kinds of quilts and quilters these days. K3N Cloth Tales has a series of videos called Wonky Wednesday where she often interprets a traditional quilt pattern with a minimum of precision and fuss. They wouldn't be for everyone because her focus is not on precision but it might be worth a look. I'm sure there are lots of how to videos around.