Yesterday we saw a number of larger pictorial quilts. Today let’s see some of the smaller ones.
FIRST PLACE….
“El Legado de Los Maestros” by Eva Garmendia
This quilt is NOT painted, but uses only fabrics. The photo is of the library of the Mafra Palace in Portugal. However, the quilter paid tribute to Jinny Beyer by placing a page from one of her books on the book stand!!
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SECOND PLACE
This quilt is by Kestrel Michaud who also had quilt that was a big winner. Her applique process is very detailed and realistic!!
“Bremen Town Musicians” by Kestrel Michaud
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THIRD PLACE…..
“Is My Planet Broken” by Dale Stuart
This quilt has many exciting parts, but I absolutely love the hair…..
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I love the whimsical nature of this next quilg…..
“Joy” by Leslie Rose
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I love the simplicity of this quilt….
“Nantucket flyer” by Theresa Olson
This quilt was made in memory of the days when the maker and her husband would put bikes in the back of his small airplane, fly to Nantucket, and ride bikes around the island for the day. Such a sweet memory!!
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Look at the details in these gentlemen’s boots….
“The Haskell News” by Amy Cavaness
I feel like I once knew those men!!
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“Wetland Romance” by Kathy McNeil
She painted the background fabric and then appliqued the other elements in place.
Did you notice the cute frogs in the border?
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The final one for today was this amazing piece…..
“A la Deriva – Adrift” by Esther Delgado Pico
The original artwork was by Eric Zener and was meant to invite you to enter a moment of inner piece.
Come back tomorrow and we will spent more time in the small pictorial quilts!!
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I LOVE pictorial quilts. I am amazed at where people find inspiration and how they turn that inspiration into amazing quilts!!
The category we are looking at today is the “LARGE” Pictorial Quilts…..
Prepared to be awed!!
FIRST PLACE…….
These two quilters have had quilts in Houston for as many years as I can remember. All of them include children and dogs….a fun combination…..
“Joyful Spring” by Hiroko Miyama with Masanobu Miyama
This quilt is REVERSE appliqued with over 4,000 pieces, 1,900 leaves and 300 apple tree flowers…..OH MY!!
I love how they did the leaves, grouping them together with various colors!!
And look at the joy on this child’s face….
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SECOND PLACE……
This quilt is inspired by the spiral column in a cathedral in Ferentino, Italy……
“Ferentino” by Janet Fogg
It was hard to tell, but I believe that the columns were hand painted…..
It was a striking quilt to see up close!!
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THIRD PLACE…..
This quilt is an interpretation of the “Beauty and the Beast” story…..
“Oak and Rose” by Becky Prior, quilted by Jackie Brown
There were many techniques involved….hand applique, embellishment, embroidery, painting, inking, drawing, Broderie Perse and reverse applique!!
I love that she used whatever technique she needed to achieve the mastserpiece!
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“Weir Fishing” by Debora Barlow
This quilt was started in 2019 with dyeing fabrics and collecting organza. In 2023, she started working on it again, using cotton and organza for the transparency in the water, and then using hand-applique to add the birds.
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This fused mosaic applique contains more than 40,000 1/2-inch squares!!
“Serenity” by Anita Armstrong
There are so many whimsical touches in this quilt, including otters….
….and other underwater creatures….
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This was probably the most striking quilt of the entire show…..
“Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man” by Alexandra Curran
These portraits of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, are a fitting tribute to the man, showing his innocence when first elected and the toll that carrying his country on his shoulders has exacted!
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A photo from 1910 is the inspiration for this quilt…..
“Another Day” by Gloria Zirges
I love the details on the oxen….especially their eyelashes….
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“Cowgirl Runway” by Margery Hedges
In particular, I was drawn to this wonderful stone wall…..
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“Cliff PAlace Dreams” by Susan Madden with “Blocks Without Borders” Art Quilt Group
I have seen many quilts created in this manner (where a photo is split into sections), but this one is one of the best!!
I love the details added by the quilting….
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We will end this category with a Sunflower…..
“No Plan Bee” by Barbara Lange
You have to get close to see it, but the center of the flower is made of tiny pieced shapes….
…and the radiating quilting is outstanding…..
There are plenty more Pictorial quilts left to see….although in the “Small” category.
Be sure to come back…..
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Yesterday, we took a look at the top winners of the Cherrywood “Poppy” challenge, and most of the Honorable Mention winners. Today, let’s finish up the HM’s and see a few other of my favorites!!
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I love this “art gallery” idea……
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Now let’s move on to a few of my favorites!!
This cat looks so quizzical……
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The piecing is very stylized in this next one, but is accomplished perfectly!!
The addition of a “big stitch” line running down the center of each strip adds so much to it!!
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This quilter has had a quilt in each of the seven Cherrywood challenges…..
Those are some VERY tiny Log Cabin blocks!!
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The “mosaic tile” background is so effective……
I really want to try one as a background one day!!
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The simplicity of the circles in this next one is appealing to me….especially the background ones….
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Come back tomorrow and we will finish up the Poppy challenge quilts!!
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