International Quilt Festival 2014

Made it down to the International Quilt Festival yesterday.... lots of beauty to be found!

I loved these red quilts!

But there were others..... I only took a few pictures this year....

.....and this one I took especially for Patty........ 

she would've loved this.... 

another winner!

Go here to see all the winners!

Scraps

I was looking through some fabric scraps the other day...... searching for some to use for fringe on a scarf I want to make that I saw on Pinterest.  Came across this little stack of blocks!

I really used to make quilts!

Seems like another lifetime!

What did you make in "another life"?

                        

A Few More Quilt Festival Pics

Do you see what those are?

  and this is a different quilt (below) by the same artist....

and it photographed like it was different colors...

but in person the one below looked to be one color...

My shot of the description of the top quilt cut off the edge....

but it's twist ties!

The poppy quilt above.......  description didn't explain the background...

I'm guessing the artist wrote in white on the background, 

it wasn't stitched.

I'd like to think it was cheater cloth.... but we all now it wasn't!!!

And, yes, this one looked like a photograph...

I don't think there were as many art quilts as in the past...

I like art quilts....

and

for your shopping pleasure...

Some of my favorite vendors....

 Handbehg Felts

Mary Flanagan Woolens

Pink Eyed Sissies

I failed to mention last post that
this was the 26th year in a row for
BFF Virginia and I to attend together!

More 2012 International Quilt Festival

 Here are a few shots I thought you'd enjoy...... this is a denim quilt.... note the jean waist bands.

 The one below was interesting......... especially from a distance.....

 I love quilts that are cut in strips....

I think I might have one or two unfinished that I could just stop now and cut in strips and call done!

I would've shown you some better examples of that IF photos were allowed.....

It amazes me which quilts you can photograph and which you can't....

 .....look at these two with their ziplock bags peeking out....

...... I have a few more pictures to show you......

................... next post...........

International Quilt Festival 2012

Do you know what is SOOOOOO amazing about these photographs?

The fact that they exist!

98% (my estimate) of the booths at Quilt Festival
have signs that say "No Photos".... which I do understand.

Most of us there don't need a pattern to make some of these things.

But we do buy patterns because we need them quite often and because we can't remember!

This shop (Handbehg Felts)
encouraged us to take pictures
 and go to their web site
download patterns and buy supplies.

I really appreciate that!

I love their stuff!

more pics tomorrow....
including two cute bag ladies...

Tuesday Quilt Surprise

 I thought some of you would enjoy these....

I call it Tuesday Quilt Surprise because I rarely quilt these days and seldom have it on my blog...

But my sister recently made these two quilts and dropped by the other day to show them to me.

I wish I could remember the block names... but, of course, I can't.

This one below.... the fabric in the border and on the back... is from Walmart!

I've made a few quilts using Walmart fabric... they sometimes have the perfect thing!

That always makes me happy!

 These are for designated recipients... my sister is always making someone a quilt.

One of these is for a young man that was ejected from the pickup truck he was driving

and lost his arm.... when he was 18... a couple of years ago.

what is the saying....

When life gives you scraps, make a quilt.

Happy Tuesday!

Scraps

 I really and truly thought I took some full pictures of the red/white/blue Log Cabin quilt above....

but I can't find them! Will need to do that when I'm at my son's house....

I started that quilt for my son when he was a high school senior quite a few years ago and got sick of working on it and put it away for years...

got it out this year and finished it and gave it to my son and his wife for Christmas!

And below are some smaller versions of the scrolled paperback book pages made into a wreath/ornament....

I made some for gifts this year...

 ... and the Christmas fascinators that I made for my friends' party...

I made some more for family on Christmas Eve....

(picture at my daughter's house)

That's my daughter holding Ashley Jo, me, my daughter's mother-in-law, and my son's wife!

Did you make fascinators?

Purple Stuff

I gave

my daughter the purple Log Cabin quilt that

I made years ago... crib size!

Who knew when I made it that it was for my first grandchild!!

 In case you haven't paid attention.... my daughter has done the nursery in shades of purple..

She bought paper mache letters at Hobby Lobby and some scrapbook paper.

I took them home and traced the letters on the backs of the paper and cut it out and glued them on!

We ended up making a hole in the back of each letter and then hung them on nails and using sticky tak to hold it askew!

   Here is my son's dog with my daughter....

he knows she's going to have a baby and he wants to stay right by her!

and here is the A that I made with

all my purple buttons and all of

Natalea's (Kandeland) purple buttons!

Thank you, Natalea!

  I'll show you the other things I made after we hang them in the nursery.... and this letter A will get suspended with purple ribbon. (I bought a stretched canvas, sprayed adhesive on it and then laid the fabric on top.  I printed out an A and cut it out and drew it on the fabric after I glued it down... drew it with a blue fabric marker that washes off.  Then I sewed each button on.  Use a thimble!  It's so easy!