Today's QuiltCon review is a look at quilts in the Small Quilts category. According to the QuiltCon app, 43 quilts were displayed in that category.
Whenever possible, when I ran into a quilter whose quilt was hanging, I invited them to show me their quilt so I could take a picture. One of the first people I saw was Sarah Muslim Lefebve, a member of South Florida MQG.
Sarah's quilt is delightful, colorful, and well-suited to its name: Goodie Bag. Using a fabric charm pack from last year's QuiltCon swag bag/goodie bag, she made this 16" X 20" quilt. Love it!
Another maker I rounded-up for a quilt picture was Pip Porter @mizrini from Adelaide, Australia. Pip made this 60" X 60" Red and White Study 1 that was in the Use of Negative Space category.
From leftover bits, she then made 4 X 10 = 40 a 16" X 16" quilt in the small quilts category. Didn't she get lots of mileage from red and white improv piecing?
Rachel Singh made The Chaos in My Head, a 28" X 26" quilt that demonstrates a great use of bias tape. I noticed a lot more quilts this year included use of bias tape. This one was domestic machine quilted.
Is Neon a Neutral? was made by Jessica Easterly @jesasterly
Square Peg in a Round Hole was made by Dawn Johnson @positivedawn. It's 25" X 25" and was machine pieced and domestic machine quilted. I always marvel that a quilter can figure out how to hang a round quilt.
It's been quite a while since I've seen a pixelated quilt at QuiltCon. This is Paradise in a Can by Erynn Truex @true.threads.quilting.
At 20" X 35", that's a lot of tiny pieces in a small quilt! Machine pieced and longarm quilted.
Over the years, I've found that wall-sized quilts are difficult to give away. No one wants them because the colors aren't right, or don't coordinate with their decor, or there's no place to hang them.
On the other hand, lap-sized or bed-sized quilts are always accepted with open arms. Colors don't matter. Looks don't matter! In the end, it can be used. Have you discovered that too?
Linda
This has been such an enjoyable view of a few of the quilts, thank you. Lots of colour and pattern here, I particularly enjoyed seeing the quilts made by Pip, from memory her parents still live in Auckland, in fact I think she once told me they were here in Howick - I could be mistaken.
ReplyDeleteThat was fun! I wish quilts made with Irene Roderick's guidance didn't so reliably look like hers. I have her book and will (eventually) try to use her techniques without creating an Irene-look-alike. We'll see if I can succeed. May be that her style is just so unique that her techniques don't translate well to another look.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing my quilt. I like to make small quilts as a way to try out a technique.
ReplyDeleteI am mesmerized by Paradise in a Can. I love the use of different thread colors in the quilting and subtle effect that has on the overall look. This quilt may make me consider taking a workshop on pixellation at QC in the future!
ReplyDeleteWow! what a great selection of amazing quilts! To answer your question, I don't often make quilts larger than a placemat but smaller than lap quilt, unless it is a specific baby quilt. For all the reasons you have mentioned. I once made a baby quilt and the mother of the babe decided to use it as a wall quilt - that's about my only wall quilt :-)
ReplyDeleteHi! I'm glad you enjoyed seeing these quilts! Thanks for sharing your perspective on the size of a quilt. I agree that baby quilts are small, but a good size to make and use. How flattering though that one you made for a baby ended up on the wall. Mom liked it a lot! I hope you didn't have to make another quilt, for the baby to use!
DeleteI love seeing the small works and getting a sense for their scale. Some really wonderful quilts in your selection. Thanks again for sharing. I had to chuckle at your comment about never being one to use botanicals because floral and leafy prints are what brought me to quilting in the first place and now I've returned to that love after dabbling with modern styles. My shelves are stacked high with large scale prints that are mostly botanical in nature. I love love them.
ReplyDeleteWonderful quilts. I'm partial to Fiscus Elasticus. All that hand stitch! How did I miss these updates??? Going back to catch up now. I put up a post on the Daytona show, too, if you get a chance to visit.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting to read how many quilts were in each category. Back and Forth really catches my eye in this grouping.
ReplyDeleteYes, I don't usually do wall quilts, for the same reasons. But I sure love the La Croix quilt--very cute.
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