One of several reasons I attend QuiltCon is to see how modern makers design original quilts often utilizing innovative techniques. Thus, the photos I took are of quilts with a unique aspect to them.
Here are some my favorites in the Piecing Category that, by my manual count totaled 55 quilts.
I enjoyed the story that went with this quilt... how the maker's husband always has to touch a cactus when he sees one: Ouch, it's pokey! Sarah Schreiner, @schreiner.sarahm, Colorado
Out of Step, Linda Steele @lindasteelequilts, Australia
Mid Century Nights, Cole Whitaker @colesquilts, Washington
After reading that the maker learned to quilt from his grandma, and that this is her mid-century modern house, I was charmed. See grandma's shadow inside?
Snow Stakes, Roberta Lagomarcini @robertalagomarciniquilter, California
Colors of the Sierra alongside highway safety department snow stakes. Inspiration in the everyday.
Roundabout, Liz Young @foreveryoungquilting, Canada
This was longarm quilted.
Jo explains that temperatures are in eight segments (sabbats) beginning October 31, 2022 with the Pagan New Year to October 30, 2023, and represent her ancestry. It was longarm quilted.
Domestic machine quilted.
Witches Sabbat Temperature Quilt, Jo Avery, @joavery, Scotland
2718, Yvonne Fuchs @quiltingjetgirl, California
Even after looking closely...
She states: "These 2" finished blocks started as 5" squares!"
Emilie's quilts always fascinate me because she uses ONLY upcycled fabrics. This one includes clothing, pillowcases and bedsheets, and batting is an upcycled flannel sheet. It's domestic machine quilted.
I have to pay attention to how to use upcycled fabrics in a quilt because that's this year's Central Florida MQG Challenge - 2nd Chance Fabrics. I hope to make a quilt with my Dad's plaid sport shirts.
... I can't figure out how she made it.
This is a close-up of the lower left side.
Jumping to another category - Small Quilts - Yvonne's Half In Half Out quilt was similarly made.
Dissonance, Emilié Trahan @mili.tra, Canada
I enjoyed viewing the 55 quilts in this category, though I spent no time looking at those with visutal or overtly descriptive political and cultural statements. At least three quilts displayed the foul four-letter word. Individuals must have a reason for needing to put that on a quilt, but I'd be hard-pressed to understand or agree with them.
Also, this year NONE of the quilt information, either on the description card or in the QuiltCon app gallery, included quilt dimensions. I really miss knowing the size of a quilt because when looking at photos only, viewers can't appreciate the scale of what they're seeing.
Next: QuiltCon Raleigh, Part 3. Linda
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