quilt show

I went to the Oakland County Quilt Guild Spring Show yesterday after work. Seeing all the quilts was like perusing the flickr quilting gallery, but in 3-d instead...so inspiring!

Unfortunately the lighting in the display room was horrible and I only had my little point and shoot camera with me, so the photos I did take were not so good. Hopefully you'll be able to see past the blur and wonky colors to see some inspiration yourself!

This was just part of a huge king sized quilt. These triangles are actually about 6" long on each side. Great inspiration for a scrappy quilt!

This reminded me a lot of the Dear Jane quilt blocks but in an updated version. This must have taken the quilter forever!

Part of a large vintage Christmas quilt from the 40's. I really love the look of the watercolor, Georgia O'Keefe style flowers. The centers of the flowers used french knots for a beaded look.

Loved the color combo on this quilt.

This picture definitely does not do this quilt justice. A king-sized diamond double wedding ring quilt. Stunning in person! Loved the bold, bright colors.

A log cabin quilt made with Aunt Grace repro fabrics. Love the classic vintage look of this.

A fish quilt with bright colors. Each of the fish had different quilting designs to give them unique scales.

Love the vintage redwork. I almost bought the quilt kit for this, but decided that I'm done embroidering tons of quilted dolls for now. :)

The Hungry Caterpillar!

My favorite quilt of the show...love this log cabin beach scene. Aren't those umbrellas adorable?

Comments

[abcgirl]

love, love, love the beach umbrellas! i wonder if you could do a whole quilt of those? very inspirational. thanks for the photos!

[Jacquie]

Gosh, thanks so much for sharing these. I adore that hungry caterpillar quilt and those beach umbrellas...how did they do that? Definitely inspirational.

[amandajean]

thanks for sharing the photos with us. I have wanted to make a hungry caterpillar quilt for a long time...a favorite book of my kids' and me. I also LOVE that log cabin quilt. and the last quilt is just outstanding. i can't imagine how many pieces are in that quilt. oy.

[Lisa]

Beautiful quilts! I'm making my first quilt right now, but haven't worked on it for a while - the sewing machine isn't as portable as my knitting needles!

[gardenymph]

Aren't quilt shows so much fun???? I love going back and forth between the vendors and the quilt displays. You're right about the endless inspiration. Glad you had a great time!

[jen]

those are amazing, I love the catapillar, that was one of my favorite books as a child. That updated Dear Jane/applique quilt is just stunning!

[Oiyi]

Thanks for sharing the pics. Such beautiful quilts.

Hehehe...I can understand why you don't want to do more embroidered quilts, but your last one was fantastic.

[amy]

what a beautiful collection! i love the second one from the top, but it looks like soooo much work!

[Wendy]

I love The Hungry Caterpillar quilt! The kids and I got out all the watercolors last week. While they made pictures, I coated sheets of paper with color for collage projects. I think you've inspired me to drag that stuff out soon.

[jessica]

thanks for sharing all the quilt pictures, love the hungry caterpillar quilt, guess that's the mom in me

[jenclairj]

So much inspiration! Thanks for sharing.

[AJ]

I just love the last two. The hungry caterpillar was the theme of my baby shower for my first daughter. The log cabin beach scene is awesome!