The first thing you saw when you walked in was three quilts all made in the same block of the month series. It was fun to find similarities and differences:
There were plenty of smaller wall hangings. I think this first one was done by "drawing" on a dyed fabric with the thread to bring out shapes. Beautiful!
The next two were done by women after they traveled to Japan.
I think this one (above) is a great setting to show case fabrics that are special to you. Some squares are a single piece of fabric and some are four patches.
Here is another Japanese inspired design:
I have some Asian fabrics for a wall hanging and I wanted a record of this quilt as a reminder of the simplicity and asymmetry found in so many Japanese designs.
I'm a sucker for leaves (especially this pieced maple leaf block) so I was intrigued by this design that mixes stylized pieced leaves with more realistic embroidered leaves. I also love the log cabin setting blocks.
Speaking of settings, this arrangement is also fantastic:
There was a special exhibit of the work of Gale Polk. What a fantastic quilter. Her specialty was applique. (I overhead her telling some other people that she sticks with applique because she never learned to piece well!) The following are hers:
Detail:
A Sun Bonnet Sue calendar:
The last one is titled "Pandemonium"...small wonder why!
Although she claimed no proficiency with piecing, the following quilts she did proves that she is not correct in her self-assessment:
The well known "Dear Jane" quilt:
A lone-star in which each diamond is itself pieced:
And there were still more (by others in the guild):
Note the colour distribution in this one:
Hand embroidered Halloween or haunted house blocks:
I don't normally go for printed scenes, but I just love what they've done with this fabric. It looks like a neighbourhood of cosy cabins in the woods!
A Christmas quilt:
The next one is pieced in the "envelope" pattern and then it's signed by everyone and given as a friendship quilt. So clever.
And finally, I got a picture of all the apple projects that they made for the Niles Apple Festival Parade. You can see the trophies they have won over the years!
The guild has a show every two years. I'll be looking forward to the next one!
I think this one (above) is a great setting to show case fabrics that are special to you. Some squares are a single piece of fabric and some are four patches.
Here is another Japanese inspired design:
I have some Asian fabrics for a wall hanging and I wanted a record of this quilt as a reminder of the simplicity and asymmetry found in so many Japanese designs.
I'm a sucker for leaves (especially this pieced maple leaf block) so I was intrigued by this design that mixes stylized pieced leaves with more realistic embroidered leaves. I also love the log cabin setting blocks.
Speaking of settings, this arrangement is also fantastic:
There was a special exhibit of the work of Gale Polk. What a fantastic quilter. Her specialty was applique. (I overhead her telling some other people that she sticks with applique because she never learned to piece well!) The following are hers:
Detail:
A Sun Bonnet Sue calendar:
The last one is titled "Pandemonium"...small wonder why!
Although she claimed no proficiency with piecing, the following quilts she did proves that she is not correct in her self-assessment:
The well known "Dear Jane" quilt:
A lone-star in which each diamond is itself pieced:
And there were still more (by others in the guild):
Note the colour distribution in this one:
Hand embroidered Halloween or haunted house blocks:
I don't normally go for printed scenes, but I just love what they've done with this fabric. It looks like a neighbourhood of cosy cabins in the woods!
A Christmas quilt:
The next one is pieced in the "envelope" pattern and then it's signed by everyone and given as a friendship quilt. So clever.
And finally, I got a picture of all the apple projects that they made for the Niles Apple Festival Parade. You can see the trophies they have won over the years!
The guild has a show every two years. I'll be looking forward to the next one!
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