Yesterday we looked at some of the quilts in the National Quilt Museum exhibit, “New Quilts From an Old Favorite — FOOD!”
Let’s check out a few more today…..
I love the use of the “Corn and Beans” block.
I first found this block while making a 50th-anniversary quilt for my parents and trying to come up with a block to represent their annual garden. Mine was a little simpler….
….but seeing these brought back fond memories for me!!
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I love the plaid tablecloth created with nine-patch blocks. And the colors are fantastic as well!!
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These “Baltimore Album” blocks are the tastiest I have ever seen!!
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She put her love of quilting AND ice cream to good use!!
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The pineapple blocks are great, but the orange peel and pickle dish blocks on her head are fun additions…..
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The third-place winner was…..
“General Sews”…..oh my….the creativity of quilters is outstanding!!
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Second-place went to……
I LOVE the way she used the “Snails Trail” blocks to turn into shrimp!!
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The blue ribbon went to…..
The border is made up of “The Thrifty Wife” blocks, but I honestly didn’t notice them. I was too busy looking at the detail in the quilt.
It is all raw-edged appliqué and the details are amazing. Look at the number of pieces in the cup handle and cookies….
She did put tulle over the top before quilting. I believe that the great effect of this quilt was achieved because she didn’t try to quilts around each individual piece of fabric, but used a diagonal grid instead.
This made it almost impossible to realize that it was not a whole cloth!!
The exhibit was sponsored by “Royal Dansk” cookies, and it probably didn’t hurt that she included one of their cookie tins in the piece…..
AND, you have to see the pins on the pincushion….
SOOO creative!!
This exhibit was fun to see, especially the creativity that quilters bring.
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One of my favorite things about quilting is motivating others and helping them in their quilting journey. As part of this endeavor, I LOVE to present programs and workshops to groups and guilds around the world. All of my programs work well with Zoom meetings, and I would love to speak to your group.
You can find out more at this link…..