Yesterday, we spent some time with the applique quilts from the International Quilt Festival. Let’s keep going…..
The Celtic work and the HAND quilting is astounding…..
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This quilt is a replica of a quilt made in 1855…..how cool!!
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This quilt was inspired by the quilter’s collection of African fabrics and her desire to do hand stitching. Just look at the details in the blocks….
….and the cute border…..
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I believe that Akiko has made several of these quilts and they never cease to amaze me.
There are 1,058 girls, all holding hands…..
….and each with her own expression and hairstyle!!
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Beatrice took the circles to a new level using raw silks and pieced organza circles, followed by smaller charmeuse circles, and topped with even smaller hand-appliqued trapunto circles!!
WOW…..
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The quilting is wonderful, as expected!!
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Now for the Harry Potter quilt that I promised….
Linda and I looked at this quilt for several minutes before we started seeing the Harry Potter details…..
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The inspiration from this quilt was a shower curtain…..see…..we find inspiration EVERYWHERE!!
The fabric choices were wonderful……
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I love the sweet colors in this quilt!!
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The embroidery touches on this quilt add so much to the design…..
That’s the end of the Applique!!
Come back tomorrow and we will move onto the Cherrywood Challenges!!
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