At the quilt show I saw over a hundred beautiful quilts, but of course I can’t load on 100 photos, nor would anyone want to look at that many, so I chose some of the quilts that appealed to me the most. I happen to love appliqué and one-of-a kind quilts made from someone’s imagination. Not all of these quilts are unique, but many are. To see some of the special features up close you may have to click on the photo to magnify it.
The eagle quilt has two features that I found interesting. One is that the tip of one wing is loose and actually flying off the quilt. The wing feathers are individual pieces of fabric. For the back feathers, a lot of quilting (sewing on top of the material) gives the impression of feather shapes. The second special feature is in the quilting itself. Notice how the surface of the water has waves sewn into it. The water that is closer to us has the waves wider apart and then as we look at the distant water, the sewing lines are tighter and seem to make a ripple in the water.
This one is an African village done with typically “African” print fabric. The background is pieced together with small squares, but then the village and its people are cut out of separate pieces and sewn on top (appliquéd): Each of the dresses and bodies of the people are cut out and stitched on top. I liked this one because it reminded me of a Brueghel painting, African style.
Anything from the sea is all right by me.
The beauty of appliqué – you can put your cut out pieces anywhere you want. These fish are “out of the tank.” It makes them look as if they are just arriving to join the others. Lots of action here.
The shaping of the moose, making it appear to be 3-D, is done with various tones of brown. Each piece is sewn on separately. A lot of work! And look at the many tree trunks sewn into the background.
My favourite little birds. Quail and their babies. Each piece done separately and stitched on.
I had a close look at the turtle at the bottom of the quilt. It’s odd-shaped sections are sewn on top of the lighter green. The jellyfish are extraordinary with streamers of fancy threads sewn on with yet other fancy threads.
In case you’re a landlubber, I put in one quilt that shows a land-based scene.Once you start looking, you’ll see more and more things that you might have missed at first glance. How many hedgehogs do you see?
I like the African one best.
Why am I not surprised, Mrs. Mali?
Those are beautiful quilts! So tell me, what has this inspired you to do with your next quilt? I can’t decide which one is my favourite. I do like the “Out of the Tank” quilt, but I have a soft spot for the quail.
I know what you mean. I have more quilts for another post, and all of them are amazing in their own way. I think what I’d like to do is an underwater quilt that is like an underwater photo done by Victor Tribunsky on one of his travel blogs.
Fantastic, these quilts.
Have a great weekend,
Pit
P.S.: Coincidentally, I’ve just seen other fantastic quilting here: http://tinyurl.com/qe4c6o8
Thanks for the link. That seahorse quilt is really great!
I’ve never seen quilt images with such depth. Fantastic!
They were all very well done.
Decisions…I think the turtle and jelly fish take the blue ribbon for me. So much skill and patience in creating these gorgeous works of art.
I love the underwater ones too.
Reblogged this on purpleborough and commented:
Lovely! I plan to share a couple of quilts…one in particular on Wordless Wednesday!
Thanks a lot for the reblog. I’ve visited your blog too. Very nice.
These are lovely. That must have been a fun day.
Really great day!
Those quilts are incredibly nice! Hard to pick a favorite!
When I saw them I had the urge to hurry up and go home to sew.
They are all pieces of art and I love them all. But guess which one I like best? You know it !
I can’t decide what you would choose, since there is no dog quilt.
Morning Anneli! My favorites are # 2 and 4. Beautiful!
Good morning, Sherry. Thanks for checking in and making a choice. I don’t really know what I’d choose, but I do like that African one.
The one in the forest with the mushrooms, does this ring a bell?
Of course!!!!!
These are so beautiful and so unique. They are different from what I would expect. The jellyfish one is truly amazing, but I am ignorant about what goes in to making a quilt!
I didn’t really know much about quilting a year ago and still have a lot to learn about it, but I’ve taken a few courses that were a lot of fun and now I’m addicted.
Land life is my choice, I’m for hedgehogs.
x
I like them too. They’re so cute.
Like travelling through an art gallery, with an interpreter. Enjoyed your choice of quilts with explanation of their intricacies. Superb.
I’m just passing on what I learned. Quilting is quite an art form. It’s not just little old ladies sewing by the light of a coal oil lamp. So much to see and learn and enjoy.
I always enjoy going to quilt shows to see the handiwork that goes into them. Always amazed by them. Thanks for sharing!
It was really inspiring to see these quilts.