One of the sweetest exhibits at the International Quilt Festival was called “Reading & Remembrance — A Tribute to Barbara Bush”.
The first quilt in this exhibition was PERFECT to represent Barbara Bush…..
“Legacy” by Ginny Selber Jones
….complete with a blue dress and pearls!
The maker of this quilt said this…..
The quilts in the exhibit reminded me of books old and new…..
“Anne of My Imagination” by Mary-Ellen Thompson“Giraffe Problems” by Ginny Selber Jones
This quilt made me check out the book and my grandson may find it under the tree this year.
“Put Me In the Zoo” by Nancy Zimmerer
It is always a perk to see the quilt maker standing proudly by her quilt….
“Changing Lives Through the Power of Literacy” by Susan DeScioli
This quilt was a gift to the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation.
“Bookshelf Mystery” by Lois Womack
Lois says that this quilt expresses the mystery that can be unlocked by literature.
As expected, there were numerous quilts from the Harry Potter genre….
“freedom” by Karen King-Giles
In her artist statement, Karen notes that the Harry Potter series has encouraged more individuals to read than any other series. I was thinking the exact same thing!
“Banquet In the Great Hall” by Polly Maynard Davis”
I appreciated the hexagon ceiling….
This wasn’t a large exhibit, but it was poignant in its own way…..
…and a wonderful tribute to a great lady!
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One of the more interesting exhibits at the International Quilt Festival was this…..
When Linda and started walking thru the exhibit, we didn’t really understand the quilts, but then we met these two…..
…and I am sad to say that I don’t remember their names!!! (If you know, tell me and I will get them in here).
They had both been involved in various collaborations and were able to tell us more.
Each quilt was given a theme, with color suggestions and sometimes even swatches of fabric to be used.
Each block participant was told to make a block that contained a “connector” at a specified place along the outside of the block. Then all of the blocks were lined up to make a continuous link.
OHHHH….that makes sense!!
Now that we understand, let’s look at the quilts…..
In this case, the white lines were the connecting points!
These blue “connector lines” mirror upward movement…. like vines reaching for light. The placement of the various blocks helps to promote that imagery.
This quilt drew from Op Art’s bold geometry, using black and white plus one!!
This was the first quilt made using this collaboration. I don’t feel that it has the same cohesiveness as the others, but the quilting does a great job of pulling it together.
This was the third quilt and probably my favorite. The collaborators got REALLY creative in this one…..don’t you love the telephone?
Bottom line, this exhibit was fun because of the exuberance oozing from our two friends. They were proud to have been involved….and they had much to celebrate!!
We are slowly continuing on our walk between the frames at Houston….keep coming back!!
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