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
Some really interesting construction techniques here, and equally fascinating quilts. I too don't understand the mindset that has to insert political ideology into what has traditionally been considered a decorative art, but then I'm old fashioned that way.
ReplyDeleteWow! You really got with the blogging once you returned home! Thanks for the quilt show :D
ReplyDeleteThe featured quilts are mind blowing! Especially Yvonne-Quilting Jet Girl! One of the reasons I I dropped out of modern Quilting is because of the political statements and bias. It has no place in this venue! Or any other artistic venue! We create to escape the daily harsh reality of life. We don’t need to see it here as supposedly an artistic form. Thanks for sharing Linda!
ReplyDeleteI completely agree about several QuiltCon quilts being "mind blowing." And I understand your disappointment with QC's and the MQG's inclinations to allow any quilt to be shown. I feel the same. A quilt show is an artistic venue, and should not be a means to start or maintain divisiveness. I'm grateful I'm free to walk past those quilts, and focus on a quilt's creative aspects.
Deletegreat samples of the work from the show!
ReplyDeleteHow fun to find quilts that make you look and look to appreciate the methods- even when you aren’t exactly sure how they did it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful works! Very interesting there were no sizes listed!!!
ReplyDeleteI follow Yvonne Fuchs...She think she has described how she does the seams on those quilts in her blog but I have not tried it. I do like it though.Looks like a workshop calling to me....
ReplyDeleteKillifish was the above anonymous...SFMQG had her on a zoom lecture a few years ago I think.
ReplyDeleteLove the mid-century mod house!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you shared these because they are a few I haven't seen before. Construction techniques are fascinating on several of them.
ReplyDeleteYou could spend a lot of time puzzling out how some of these were pieced! I see Grandma’s shadow- what a great entry. I, too, to notice, remember, and remark on design and workmanship in a quilt at a show.
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