Last year, we had the privilege of attending Quilt Market and Quilt Festival in Houston. We posted some of our adventures here and here, but we didn't want to overwhelm you with all the eye candy from Houston. So, in the interest of inspiration for the new year, we thought we would share with you—over the next couple weeks—a few more pictures of some of the wonderful exhibits we saw.
Our A Fairy Tale Album was accepted into the exhibit, In the American Tradition: Appliquéd, sponsored by World of Quilts Travel. The requirement to be accepted was the quilt had to be recently made and based on a 20th-century or earlier American design or pattern. Our quilt is based on the traditional Baltimore Album quilt block style; some the quilts were based on a block or an antique quilt, while others mixed both. We thought we would showcase a few quilts in this particular exhibit, so without further ado, here are some of the amazing American Tradition appliqué quilts that we saw in Houston!
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| Sarah's Revival in Blue Gail Smith Quilted by Karen McTavish Design Source: Sue Garman's pattern Sarah's Revival |
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| Lily Rosenberry Sherrie Thomas quilted by Cindy Gravely Design Source: Sue Garman original quilt design Lily Rosenberry is based on an antique rose and berry appliqué block |
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| Annegien een Ongekende Vriendschap (Annegien an Unknown Friendship) Ineke van der Molen Design Source: Love Entwined: 1790 Marriage Coverlet |
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| A closer look |
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| Autumn Wedding Rita Schormann Design Source: Double Wedding Ring |
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| Paradise in Bloom Lou Ann Nichols Quilted by Valerie Wagner Design Source: Paradise in Bloom by Judy Niemeyer |
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| El Camino Serenade Denise Nelms Quilted by Diane Beauchamp Design Source: El Camino Serenade by Nancy Rink |
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| Sunflower Spirit Lauren Devantier Design Source: Sunflower block |
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| Jacobean Duet Paula Doyle Design Source: Broderie Perse Tree of Life |
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| The French Garden Party Shelly Landon Quilted by Yong Hui Torske Design Source: Elly Sienkiewicz and Marsha McClosky |
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| We fell in love with this quilt! |
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| The use of the gradated fabric for the flowers is stunning |
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| Grape Arbor Peggy Garwood Design Source: An antique block, Locust Grove plus pieced blocks designed by Lori Smith |
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| Chardonnay Jenny Bacon Design Source: Block work |
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| Fenceful of Flowers Peggy Garwood Design Source: Robert Callaham's design, Album of Memories published in McCall's magazine |
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| Blue Rose Medallion Judith Knorr Design Source: 1860 antique quilt |
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| Floral Urn Harrison Rose Lauren Devantier quilted by Norma Chapin Design Source: Floral Urn Harrison Rose quilt from the book Quilts from the Henry Ford: 24 Vintage Quilts Celebrating American Quiltmaking Landauer Books, 2005 |
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| Whig Rose with Cockscomb Border Joyce Swartz Design Source: Circa 1850 patters of Whig Rose and Cockscomb |
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| Tree of Life Medallion with Dutch Chintz Judith Bailey Design Source: Antique tree of life medallion quilts from the early 1800's |
We loved seeing this entire exhibit, as the quilts were all so different—and oh, so very awe-inspiring. It was humbling to see our quilt among such outstanding works of art. Hopefully, you have enjoyed another peek into the 2016 Houston Quilt Festival. Join us next week, as we take an imaginary journey to France for a look at some more spectacular quilts!
Wow! Such beautiful works! Thank you for sharing! I'll make it to Houston one day!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome! Houston is an experience every quilter should have and we hope you get the opportunity.
DeleteI love every one of them. We certainly do have similar tastes. Delicious! Thanks so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteJust a taste of the beauty at the Houston Festival!
DeleteLovely lovely lovely. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome!
DeleteThe space is spectacular and this venue is just what we needed for our event. It is among the best event venues Chicago to have an event and we had an awesome experience here. Their staff is excellent; they are so attentive to all of your needs.
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