Amazingly, this was the 50th anniversary of the International Quilt Festival and there was a special exhibit featuring red, white, and blue quilts.
Let’s have a look at several of them!!
“Quillusion” by Rene Dubbeld
I LOVE the piecing on this quilt and how the blue center moves!!
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I once tried this block in a quilt but felt like it wasted too much fabric. But, man do I like this version….
“Wheels of Freedom” by Ann Biro
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This is another design that I have always wanted to try…..
“1910 Revisited” by Andrea Perejda
The geometry would be difficult but it would be fun to try!!
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The quilting adds so much to this next quilt….
“A 1915 Variation of a Goose in the Pond” by Tamy Morris, quilted by Eva
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This New York Beauty variation is also on my “to-do” list…..
“American Beauty” by Rebecca Collis
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“United We Stand: by Andrew Lee
Andrew is a two-time combat veteran with PTSD and he created this quilt to bring light to careers that cause people to process traumatic events, such as firefighters, police officers, nurses and first responders. The quilt has 20,020, 3/4-inch finished squares and took 687 hours!!
Look at it again in a smaller view…..
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The design on this one is great….
“Finding Galaxy” by Charlotte Gasker
I LOVE all of that space for quilting!!
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The “circles” in this quilt appear and disappear as I look at it….
“Celestial Magic” by Nechama Cox, quilted by Rachael Kim Komet
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It’s In Our DNA” by Kathy LeBlanc, quilted by Carol Dickson
There were numerous displays with a variety of smaller quilts….
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The main display was spectacular…..
…but sadly, it made it hard to see the quilts, especially the ones on the inside. There were MANY that I wanted to get “up close and personal” with!!
Come back tomorrow and I will give you a “walk-around” video tour of this big display!!
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The quilts in this exhibit are made by a 22-member group (called the Patchwork Divas) that produces exchange quilts based on 19th-century designs. The group started in 1997, focusing on creating antique quilts with reproduction fabrics, and has broadened its scope in the last 25 years!!
This first quilt was made thru a star block exchange…..
“Stars All Around” by Peggy Morton, quilted by Elizabeth Miller
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I love the Wheel Of Fortune block and especially how this quilt is set….
“Spin The Wheel” by Ramona Williams, quilted by Melba Drennan
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This quilt was inspired by the New Jersey Quilts Heritage project….
“Pies & Tarts” by Marilyn Mowry, quilted by Sheri Mecom
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This quilt was from the book “New Jersey Quilts: 1777 to 1950…..
“Daybreak” by Betsy Chutchian, quilted by Sheri Mecom
I love the Mariner’s Compass blocks!!
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This “postage stamp quilt” is made up of thousands of 1-inch squares…..
“42 Cent Forever Stamp” by Jean Johnson, quilted by Sheri Mecom
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I love the brown tones in this quilt. The exchanged blocks sat in the closet for 15 years because she thought it would take too long to finish. We have all been there haven’t we???
“Western Sun” by Karen Hodges
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This was the maker’s first quilt made with the Patchwork divas…
“Hugs All Around” by Angie Jeanfreau, quilted by Charlene Smith
The title reinforces the friendships made with the group!
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The quilter said that it was easy to construct and hard to pick fabrics!!
“Scrappy Thief” by Carol Staehle
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I love a string star design and the pink background fabrics really set off the stars…..
“String Stars” by Annette Plot, quilted by Pat Madrid
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Finally, I love the subdued nature of the colors in this quilt….oh….and all of the flying geese too!!
“Fancy Blind Geese” by Linda Cordell, quilted by Dana Goyer
Come back tomorrow and we will look at the quilts celebrating the 50 year anniversary of the International Quilt Festival….you DEFINITELY want to see them!!
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