Food Quilts that Stole the Show

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…..

“Three Sisters Garden” by Barbara Bredemeier

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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“Lunch at Luigi’s” by Zeeda Magnuson

I love the plaid tablecloth created with nine-patch blocks. And the colors are fantastic as well!!

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“Charcuterie Album” by Barbara Romano

These “Baltimore Album” blocks are the tastiest I have ever seen!!

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“Neapolitan” by Marsha Beane

She put her love of quilting AND ice cream to good use!!

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“Celebration” by Glenda Wilder

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 Chicken” by Susie Cobbs

“General Sews”…..oh my….the creativity of quilters is outstanding!!

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Second-place went to……

“Lobster with a Side of Shrimp” by Kathleen Plumley

I LOVE the way she used the “Snails Trail” blocks to turn into shrimp!!

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The blue ribbon went to…..

“Grandma’s Sewing Kit” by Jessican Drennan

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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Let’s Eat at the National Quilt Museum

I loved spending a couple of hours at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah!! One of my favorite exhibits was this one….

Part of my excitement was that my friend, Rosie, had a quilt in this exhibit….

“A Slice of Culinary Life” by Rosell Crockett

She used the Drunkard’s Path block to GREAT effect, and added cute sayings as well…

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“Who Wants A Slice?” by Julie Wells

She made good use of 9-Patches and “Wheel of Fortune” blocks to create this retro kitchen!!

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“Girl with a Pearl Onion Earring” by Lisa Arthaud

Lisa used so much imagination in this quilt….

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“The Great Escape” by Kathryn Wright

Just look at her use of “Courthouse Step” blocks for the basket….

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“Old and New, Borrowed and Blue” by Maggie Ward

I love the Double Wedding Ring designs, but what really caught my eye was the lace on the cake layers…

It added a fun touch to the quilt.

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“Vegie Salad” by Rachel Siegel

The clamshell blocks were hand-embroidered and added much texture, as did the detailed quilting.

Come back tomorrow and we will look at more of these quilts.

You DON’T want to miss the 1st-place quilt… it is OUTSTANDING!!!

Writing this post has made me hungry, so I am off to eat Indian food that my husband made for me!!

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Visiting the stars of quilting!

When I arrived in Paducah, my first stop was the National Quilt Museum. I had 1.5-hours before they closed for the day, and I was determined to see as much as I could.

I was in heaven as soon as I opened the doors…..

Walking through the main gallery was a “star-studded” event as I recognized SO many names.

Have a look…..

“Celebration” by Gail Garber & Kris Vierra

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“Tree of Life” by Jane Sassaman

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“Flower Power” by Phillipa Naylor

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“Restoring the Balance” by Alison Goss

“New Directions” by Judy Mathieson

Fire Dragon Rhapsody” by Ricky Tims

“Kettle Moraine Star” by Diane Gaudynski

“Escapade” by Libby Lehman

These are just a FEW of quilts that I enjoyed! I will be posting more about individual quilts in the next months.

Tomorrow we will have a look at the Victoria Findlay Wolf exhibit and on Friday I will take you on a video tour of the Caryl Bryer-Fallert Gentry exhibit.

STAY TUNED for TONS OF QUILTY GOODNESS!!!

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