Buongiorno Quilters!
It's been a while ~ last week marked four months in the remodeling phase. In the quilting world that translates to four months since I've gotten my quilty on. With the advent of the Road to California Quilters Showcase two weekends ago, I was able to remedy that.
Here are the quilts that caught my eye this year:
Here are the quilts that caught my eye this year:
Disclaimer ~to my untrained photographic eye, there is no way to take a good photograph of a quilt at a quilt show. I do my best to reduce the awful glare/light from above. As you all know, these pictures do NONE of these pictures justice.
I think I want a whole slew of these in my front yard. Samba Zinia was stunning in person. Grace J Errea of Amazing Quilts by Grace used her own "Heat-Set" machine applique technique to create this quilt which was inspired by zinnia's grown in a corner of her garden.
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| Samba Zinia by Grace J Errea |
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| Capturing Brittany by Lenore Crawford |
This one made me laugh. I thought it was a mistake, possibly left out while the behind the scenes crew was setting up the quit show. Once I read through the placards describing each quilt, I knew this was no mistake. The Real Quilted Northern was made by Jerry Kay of La Mesa, CA and her rationale was, "The TV commercial showed little old ladies with knitting needles and I wanted to show the "real" thing."
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| The Real Quilted Northern by Jerry Kay |
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| Citrus Slices by Marie K O'Kelley |
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| Dans les Bains de Maroc by Robin Gausebeck |
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| First Lady Celebrity Quilt - Flying Geese Quilters Guild |
It was a wonderful quilty day at Road to California with Zina and Tami. Now that the Long Beach Quilt Festival is no longer, we are considering what's next - there are plenty of small quilt shows and shop hops to keep us busy for months to come. Now we just need to go!
Ciao~
Susan
