Appliqué at the National Quilt Museum: Part 2

This week, we finish our appliqué tour at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah. Both of the remaining exhibits featured tiny quilts. A full-sized appliquéd album quilt is impressive, and then there are the album quilts that are the size of a typical block. Mind-blowing work. I (Teri) was in awe and inspired to attempt some small stitching.

Enjoy!

Note the size difference between these two quilts.

I have always loved this block; it was the first appliqué class that I taught. 

Beautiful border

Remember—this quilt is only 14.25" square; the whole quilt! See description above.

Zooming in, you can see that she actually used ribbon embroidery to create these standard appliqué blocks. What a fabulous idea!!

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Yes, I know this is not appliqué, but I love a log cabin, and this is just spectacular! It WAS sunshine, and seriously—4800 tiny strips of dupioni silk? Go, Amy Pabst!!

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So, my math may not be the best, but I am figuring that if the entire quilt is less than 11", each block is about 2.5" square. Those are some tiny leaves!!

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       I think small might be a bit easier for me with this kind of appliqué.

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Block detail

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I was so drawn to the tiny hexies and the broderie perse in the center that I didn't even notice until I looked at my photos that the border is filled with dancing ladies.

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And then there are the doll house quilts...wow!

Even now, I look at these enlarged photos and see details I missed when I was looking at the real things—because those details were TINY. And I have aging eyes. This work was truly impressive and inspiring.  

Even the windows were magnificent.

It is said that size matters. Whether your quilt is full-sized or miniature, it is all equally impressive!!