At the door they suggested that we head directly to the kid's booth. After a minor meltdown due to the overwhelming nature of the event and a lack of food (which was remedied) we made our way over there and Petunia (which is what I call my daughter online) got to draw on fabric and received a "Future Quilter" pin.
The amazingly lovely lady named Victoria who was, at least partially, in charge of the kid's booth made this quilt. I'm particularly taken with the quilting that she did on the black fabric.
Again, I'm drawn to black fabric and these leaves with their multi-dimensionality and haphazard balance, which really impressed me.
And then, because of the black fabric and bright color but, more personally, because of all the cancer that's been in my family, including my own, this was my absolute favorite quilt at the festival. There is a letter 'U' actually sewed into the quilt underneath that asterix, which is pinned over it.
You can see a detail shot below this. I am not super impressed with the quilt itself in any way but I love the idea of doodling on fabric and making it into a quilt. And, thanks to Vicky at the kid's booth, I know how to make that happen.
There were a number of quilts that I wasn't so into but Petunia LOVED and insisted on having a photo of. This would be one of them.
On the other hand, I LOVED this one. I hope to make quilts like this some day.
I also loved this and the following. I have a thing fro bright, kid-themed things. And I have a thing for space.
This one appealed to my photographic self and my more subtle self who also enjoys mono-chromatic color schemes, not just bright, bold, and obnoxious ones. I might save the crazy quilting technique for when I have a little more time on my hands though.
Bright, bold, 3-D. Not my favorite but I like a lot of different aspects of it.
Same with this one. I like the beads.
And I love the colors and techniques in this one.
This was a cute Noah's Ark quilt. I wanted to remember this quilting design with the circles and waves. I also wanted to remember what the rainbow thread looked like. I've been wondering
Petunia and I really liked the bright quilt behind her. I also liked the dragon even though, as an artist/drawer, I feel like the dragon could have been depicted better. Maybe I just don't like that particular look for a dragon. But I love dragons.
Gorgeous art quilt. Need I say more?
I imagine I would make things like this some day.
This one blew me away. It's more of a non-traditional approach to traditional patterns I think and I love it. I hope to make quilts like this too. I also hope to make batik fabrics like the ones used in it.
Closeup of the awesome quilting and the artist statement.
I saw a number of different variations on this sun theme that I absolutely love and must do something with.
I liked this one even though I don't like pink or florals very much. Petunia LOVED it.
Harry Potter themed quilt. Yes, I'm that type of geek. I love it.
Those suns I was talking about.
This will have to be part of my outer space series with which I intend to begin my quilting obsession.
My favorite colors. And I just love these abstract quilts. Oddly enough, I wasn't as taken with the peace symbols in the center, which don't show up distinctly in the photo as they did in person. I prefer completely abstract.
I'm not 50 yet, I've got a ways to go, but this quilt spoke to me nonetheless on many levels. And I think it's beautiful.
I felt like I needed to document these techniques even though I thought this was too over the top, even for me.
Um, yeah. Petunia loves the pink, floral quilts that I find somewhat repulsive.
I was drawn to this quilt even before I read the artist statement below.
I love the modern edginess of this one even though I find the colors and patterns jarring. The fact that I find it jarring and a little hard to look at might be part of the reason I like it so much. I feel like it pushes my boundaries or something.
I really love this pattern even though I don't particularly care for the colors and fabrics used. It doesn't look nearly as lovely in the photo as it did in person, by the way.
Again with the suns. And the batik. And the cool quilting.
I LOVE this quilt. I really love all the white on black quilting details. Detail shots below.
Black and white seems to be a thing with modern quilters right now. I approve.
At the same time, I have mixed feelings about this quilt. It's the problem that I have with many quilts. It's just too busy and repetitive. I love the individual squares. I love the offsetting of the rows. I just wish there were places for the eye to rest. Some large black sections would be great. An entirely white vertical row. Something. But still, I like it.
You know how I said that printed fabrics didn't inspire me? Well, I'm eating my words now. I bought four fat quarters at the show and a jelly roll of hand-dyed batik with a free pattern. Two of the quarters were for Petunia, she picked them out. The blue stars and blue Christmas pattern are mine though. There are a few prints that I'm a total sucker for and these are them.
We took a break and visited the splash pad near the Palmer Event Center.
The lady who took this seemed surprised that I would want a photo in front of a quilt whose owner I didn't know but I thought it was really pretty and I think it made for a great photo.
Again, a little too busy for my tastes overall but a beautiful quilt that matched Petunia well.
I liked the colors of this one and Petunia wanted her photo with it.
This one caught my eye almost immediately and we had to go back in a third time specifically to take a photo of it. I feel mixed about it but still love it, if that makes any sense.
Right before taking the photo of the rainbow quilt above, Petunia had forgotten the rule and touched a quilt. She was very anxious about having broken the rule and ran and hid here behind the pillar.
The solution to her anxiety was to unfold and fold our fat quarters over and over.
This is the jelly role that I purchased. It was an impulse purchase brought on by the fact that the vendor didn't take cards for purchases under $20.00. Plus, I really liked the free pattern that came with it. I have ideas for changing it up a little bit but even if I don't, it will be good practice for me to just put a nice big quilt together for the first time.
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