Quilts & Friends at IQF

Well, I have spent the past 4-1/2 weeks showing quilts from the International Quilt Festival in Houston and you wouldn’t think that there would be much left to show…… you would be SO wrong!!

However, it is time to move on to other quilt-related things, so here are the last few quilts that I want to highlight from the show…..

I enjoyed these two versions of a similar quilt from Hope Wilmarth. First the monochromatic interpretation…..

….and then the technicolor interpretation…..

The miniature exhibit was called “Honey I Shrunk the Quilt” and, as usual, I don’t have any idea how this quilt was made…..

Look at the scale AND the quilting……

Simply amazing!!

There was a wonderful exhibition honoring the late Congressman, John Lewis.

Several of the quilts depicted one of his well known sayings

….but my favorite quilt was a portrait of his mother……

The colors and fabrics take me back to another era!!

One of the most fun things about this show was being joined there by friends. My ever-faithful traveling partner, Linda, joined me for a 7th show, but this time we were excited to include another mutual friend, Rosie!!

We had SO much fun together.

It was also exciting to catch up with Christina, a friend from home who had moved…..

I also had the opportunity to meet up with some of the women from the “Global Quilt Connection”…….

I felt TOTALLY out of my league as I talked with women who are legends in the quilting world…..

…but they were all so very encouraging!!

BUT….the biggest excitement of the show was when a total stranger called out my name and said….”Frances, I have been following your blog and I appreciate it so much!!”

I don’t think that my feet have touched the ground since!! Thank you, Gemma, for making my show experience just that much more exciting!!

I have one more thing to share tomorrow. I did a lecture with Ricky Tims and, as usual, came away encouraged and excited with new ideas. Be sure to come back…..

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