Yesterday we made a start on the Pieced Category from the International Quilt Festival.

Let’s do 8 more quilts today…..

Linda and I noticed an inordinate number of “Hexie” quilts….there must have been a memo!!

By the way….it is hand quilted…..

Continuing in the Hexie theme…..

Her challenge was to use the same 12 fabrics in each big hexagon to mimic a color wheel.

Unfortunately, the convention center lights washed out the colors, but this triangle quilt was stunning!!

From triangles to circles (distorted ones)….

Kathy used the technique where you layer 6 panels to create hexagon blocks that are arranged around a 7th panel. The exciting difference in this one was that the “panel” is actually a digital version of a painting by her husband, Ira. What a fun idea!!

This quilt made use of some jaw-dropping machine embroidery

Just look at this border…..

I love the thread colors on the dark brown fabric….

….and the Carousel Horses in the border….

The pattern was drafted with the idea of large open spaces for quilting…..

That’s all for today.

Come back tomorrow for more hexies, log cabins and incredible improvisational piecing.

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One of my favorite categories (at any show) are the pieced quilts. Piecing has been and is near and dear to my heart!!

I highlighted 32 quilts in this category so we will spend 4 days looking at them.

GET READY TO BE AMAZED!!

Let’s start with the big winners…..

Frist Place went to….

The artist statement says “Tunnel Vision is an explosion of color, texture and dimension. It is easy to get drawn in!”

Yes it is!! The center section is not only intricately pieced, but the quilting adds so much dimension and interest…..

The corners and borders continue that trend….

Second Place was lots of curved line piecing…

She says….”Juicy fruits on a plate and refreshing drinks are what you need on a hot summer day”

Once again, look at the quilting here….

This exquisite “English Paper Pieced” quilt was award the 3rd place ribbon…

She began the quilt in 2001 and picked it up again during the Covid “stay-at-home” restrictions

You will not truly appreciate this quilt until you get closer and see the fun embroideries that are scattered over it’s surface…..

There are over 12,000 1 cm (.4 inch) hexagons!!

This quilt was awarded one of the three “Judges Choice” awards….

Her quilt is designed to embody the resilience of the Ukrainian people, and contains Ukrainian folk motifs.

The perfection of the blocks is amazing…..

….as are the motifs….

Other quilts of interest in this category included….

We met Barbara and enjoyed talking to her about her quilts….

That’s right…. I said QUILTS….plural. She also had this one displayed….

I loved her artist statement for this one….. “I hand painted and discharged fabrics for this project in order to build a pallet of diverse patterns in similar colors and BECAUSE IT’S FUN”

I LOVE those last three words!!

The quilting on both quilts was exquisite…

Next is this pink and green delight…..

The piecing is hand sewn “English Paper Piecing” and it took approximately 2,000 hours to make. Her daughter used her skills as a machine quilter to finish the project.

Final one for today is…..

As with all the quilts before this one, the machine quilting adds so much to the design…..

Come back tomorrow for more from the Pieced Category at IQF…..

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One of my favorite exhibits was this one….

When I think of Cathedral Windows, I think of lots of handwork and fabric manipulation, but not the way that Lisa Ellis makes them!!

Here are a few of the quilts…..be prepared to be wowed!!

This one was made to be reminiscent of Champagne bubbles!!!

This artwork captures the vibrancy and beauty of the color wheel!!

In this quilt, she used the blocks to create and inviting beach scene with sandy shores, cool tea waters, and cloudy skies…..

Look at the wonderful fabrics used in this piece….

This next quilt was Lisa’s first exploration of the mock Cathedral Window block…..

In the next quilt, she limited the color palette and found that strategic placing of fabric colors made distinct shapes emerge…..

This one was a tribute to quilter, Yvonne Porcella….

This quilt explores the color spectrum and gradations using Cherrywood Hand Dyed fabrics…..

This one explores the use of start black and white…..

The falling colored petals in the next quilt evoke the joyous image of confetti thrown in celebration!!

I did an exploration of her work and found two books, one a smaller book that shows photos of her quilts and gives directions for making the blocks using her technique…..

It can be purchased HERE at Amazon

As I said, these were gorgeous and certainly sparked an interest in me…. YES ANOTHER interest!!

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Yesterday we looked at the first half of my favorites from the “In Full Bloom” exhibit at the International Quilt Festival. Here is part two…..

This was a tribute to the 114-year old house that the artist calls home!!

Spring is definitely the theme of this one…..

This quilt is made from a “Laundry Basket Quilt” pattern and includes beaded piping from “The Devil is in the Details” by Bethanne Nemish.

This technique was all the rage through out the show……

Look at the quilting…..so much wonderful texture……

This next quilt was made when the artist wanted to master applique…..

It is based on the pattern “Garden Party Down Under”.

Her intent was to make this look like a painting and achieved that goal by cutting the fabrics out with scissors and then machine quilting.

The folded tulips are sweet in this next quilt…..

…..but I really love the dyed fabric in the center…..

…and the path leading into the field!

Machine appliqued “Broderie Perse” was used in this quilt….

What is Broderie Perse you may ask…..

It is a technique where elements, such as flowers or birds, are cut from fabric and appliqued onto a solid piece of fabric to make a scene.

For example, these flowers would have been cut out of another piece of fabric and then made part of this top…..

So…that’s it for “In Full Bloom” .

As with all of the categories/exhibits, there were many other quilts shown but these were my favorites!!

Come back tomorrow and we will do a video tour of some of the amazing Machine Quilting

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