So much to
show you, so I will do this in two posts.
The
exhibitions at the Quilt Festival were beautiful this year, the best I have
seen so far (this was my fourth visit).
I don’t use
the word often nor easily, but the red and white exhibition (put together
because this was the 40th edition of the Quilt Festival, their Ruby
Jubilee) was amazing, I could not get enough of it!
Every day I
went to the Festival I made sure to enter through Hall D because then the first
thing I saw was this:
The
inspiration for this exhibition clearly was the Red and White Infinity
Exhibtion a few years ago in New York (click).
More from
the red and white exhibition:
I wasn’t
alone at the Festival , it is always fun to meet up with friends from home in
such far away places!
Back to the
exhibitions: another very special exhibit was this one: the Tristan Boutis
Quilt:
In order to
show the workmanship the quilt was lit
from underneath, something I had never seen before.
Contrary to
how wonderful the exhibtions were, I found the sales booths less so… strangely
enough I did not buy as much as I expected to….
(and back on the plane I spoke to two Dutch quilters who had the same experience).
Fabric wise the choice was disappointing…. Very few repro fabrics, the ones I saw were either too dark (there was a tendency towards primitive work – lots more primitive style booths this year - which probably influenced the fabric choices made by other booths) or the fabrics were already in my stash … but maybe that says something about my stash ;-) ?!
Fabric wise the choice was disappointing…. Very few repro fabrics, the ones I saw were either too dark (there was a tendency towards primitive work – lots more primitive style booths this year - which probably influenced the fabric choices made by other booths) or the fabrics were already in my stash … but maybe that says something about my stash ;-) ?!
Also I
looked out for the more modern fabrics I like: Bonnie & Camille, the new
Cotton & Steel collection etc. but
could not find them…..
So in the
end I only bought a few fabrics, some notions and then decided to fill up my
suitcase with batting, four packages of battings to be precise: two queen size
silk battings and two twin size battings of a blend that I did not know yet:
80% cotton/20% wool.
They both feel wonderful and so now I have a batting stash too!
They both feel wonderful and so now I have a batting stash too!
See you back
here next time for more from the Quilt Festival!
Phyllis
Ik zou zomaar 'slappe knieën' krijgen van al die rood/witte quilts! Erg mooi. Gaaf hoor dat je daar geweest bent. Ik zag op een ander weblog wel veel moderne stoffen? Dat leek mij wel leuk maar misschien is dat een heel andere smaak. Of lijkt het op de foto's leuker. Die boutis is ook erg mooi zeker zo met dat licht!
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Annemieke
Toe maar dat vliegt ook weer even de grote plas over:):):):) weer helemaal opgeladen met quilt ideeen. Bijzonder die quilt over die lichtbak! Gezellig eten. En je koffer gevuld met tussenvulling. Werd je niet extra gecontroleerd wat moet ze met al die tussen vulling die bagage is niet pluis. Jammer dat je je niet hebt kunnen uitleven aan aankoop van stoffen. Maar een lekker uitje heb je maar weer mooi gehad. Leuk.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenPrachtig die rode quilts bijeen! Jammer dat festival tegenviel. Ik hoorde in Utah dat veel zaken niet zijn geweest dit jaar. Hoop dat de rest van de reis het heeft goedgemaakt.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThose red and white quilts look amazing. thanks for sharing your photos.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenLucky, lucky, lucky you! I wish I would have been able to see the original show in NYC and this exhibit looks it would have been a great second choice.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenSuper mooie foto's laat je zien, ook van de rode carrousel
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI would have loved to have seen the red and white exhibit. I'm sure the pictures hardly do it justice! Too bad about not finding exciting fabric at the vendors. Some years are just 'off' years I think.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWat een inspiratie, al die rode quilts! Schitterend!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenPrachtig, die rode quilts. Wat vreemd dat er zo weinig reproductie stofjes waren.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenHoe klein is de wereld toch maar weer. zo ver weg en dan toch weer een bekende tegen komen.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenMooi erg mooi de rode quilts zo.
Rood is niet echt mijn kleur maar als je dit ziet dan wil je.........
De quilt van onderen verlicht komt zo wel heel erg mooi tot zijn/haar recht.
Groetjes,
Marga♥