The big fabric companies can’t sell fabric, they would be taking business away from the shops that are there. So they offer all kinds of other activities. At the Marcus Fabrics booth, they were collecting blocks to support ALS research. That is near and dear to my heart, having just lost a beloved cousin to that awful disease. So here I am sewing.
And here are my finished blocks!
It is a quilt show, so sometimes the quilting is the star. This was the Albuquerque MQG banner. The quilting is exquisite, using variegated thread helps make the balloon pop out from the background.
A look at the back of the quilt – as neat and beautiful as the front, can’t say the same about all the quilts there. We had a white glove volunteer turn some over, and they resembled mine, a little messy on the back.
Speaking of group quilts, this was also made by a group, or a Bee. One of the members, Diane belongs to our guild. It isn’t easy making a group quilt that actually flows together well. This one does, love both the color and the mid century modern motifs.
An interesting graphic, bold colors, simple shapes.
And a wonderful use of the quilting thread to enhance the design.
Here is another example, this quilt had some very bright colorful areas on what looked like a stripped fabric.
Turns out the background is a medium grey, the stripes are achieved with color thread and the direction of the quilting. I really love it when the quilting completes the object, isn’t just an afterthought.
My friend Lindsey made this beauty. It all started as a block of the month for the guild. She built and expanded on the original and look at this beauty. One of the things I love is how the design ‘continues’ off the edge. Of course the colors and shapes are wonderful as well.
Very simple design, interesting use of ‘transparency’ as well as the quilting lines.
I have one more post and then I will move on.
Leah