Have you noticed how Pictorial Quilts have become all the rage? As proof, pictorial quilts comprised two of the largest categories at IQF. These are some of the ones in the “small” division…..
The artist’s statement for this first quilt was so cute…. “This started out to be a cowgirl quilt. Then I decided it needed a fence, a horse, and a couple of kids. As the story developed, the little girl had an attitude because she was mad at her brother for hiding the carrot and teasing the horse. All the horse wants to know is “Where’s My Carrot?”!!
Can’t you just see her mind creating the story as the quilt grew?
This next quilt was quite small and I loved the bounty of ribbon flowers.
This is how I want my flower gardens to look…..a cacophony of colors!
This “sisters” quilt came from a photo that sat in the maker’s studio for 10 years…….
I can certainly identify with this statement. Sometimes you just have to wait until you are ready to use that one inspiration!!
This quilt makes me want to go hiking again…..
…while this one makes me long to return to Venice……
The reflections in the water were so well done and the quilting was unbelievably tiny…..
This next quilt was made with professionally printed fabric and then quilted with Isacord embroidery thread. The thing that made this quilt stand out to me was the 3-dimensional look to the dog……
It looked as if she was about to hop out of the quilt and join me on the show floor.
Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry has re-invented herself over the years and this new technique is one of my favorites. It contains all sorts of fabrics, including hand-dyed, painted, digitally printed, and professionally printed.
The incredible part of this piece is the feeling of hair on the deer…..
It looks so soft!!
OKAY….come back tomorrow for the rest of the Small Pictorial quilts!!
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The photo of ‘Woodland Stream, early spring by Sandra Mollon is beautiful. I was fortunate to attend a 4 day workshop earlier this year when see was in Australia. She is an incredible quilt artist.