I didn't take my camera, but did have my phone, so I took some pictures of things that caught my attention. I forgot to note the names of the quilters, however, and can only identify a few of them from the program. I need to remember to take pictures of the tags before I take pictures of the quilts!
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| The small bow ties made great use of scraps. |
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| This one may have been My Scrapbook of American Quilts by Dollie Blevins. It certainly looks like each block is a small version of a full-sized traditional-pattern quilt. |
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| Happy by Rosemary Switzer and quilted by Neva Muirhead. What a great name for such a fun quilt! It made both Val and I smile. |
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| This is Jacob's Dragon by Shelley Clauss. I took this to remind me that not all pattern pieces need to be the same type of fabric. |
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| Not only did this one make wonderful use of scraps, it looks like a basketweave (you may have to enlarge the photo)! |
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| Farm Animals on Parade - another one by Dollie Blevins |
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| This one was my personal favorite. Still Crazy After All these Years by Patti Ford What a wonderful collection! |
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| I don't usually pay attention to cat quilts, but this one made me think of my mother-in-law; I knew she would love it... |
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| While Val isn't a quilter, she said she found lots of inspiration. So I guess the show accomplished one of it's missions! |
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| This one made me think of my mother - I had a quilt that had the embroidered flower basket on it (I have no idea what happened to it) - and the flower basket is one of the first patterns I ever embroidered when she was teaching me that skill |
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| I thought it was also a wonderful use of vintage handkerchiefs! |
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| This was even bolder in person than in the photograph. I thought it a clever use of commercial panels, but I'm not sure I could get to sleep with it in the room! |
After a couple of hours at the show, we went over to Sushi Tao for a Japanese-style lunch. It was delicious and I want to go there with Dave some time.
All in all, it was a good day!