I thought I’d mostly be showing the backs in this post, but I still have a few fronts to share. This is the mirror image and reverse placement of the quilt Luke and I are standing in front of. The one I started the previous post with.
Log Condo with a stronger use of red.
I think I see old fashioned TV screens.
And now for the backs, as you can see here, bright big patches made out of old sheets.
Yoch and Leah were thrilled to find Voltron, a reminder of their childhood. They told me that Voltron is for the poor kids who couldn’t afford transformers. You learn something new every day.
If you are buying old sheets, it is no surprise that many of them reference kids shows. I wish I could find this one, my new Grandson will have a space themed room, this would be perfect.
One of the fun things was peeking through the backs of the quilts to the fronts on the other side.
Or through the fronts to this wonderful Disney Sheet, one Aytan and Shira would love to have.
The backs with plain sheets yielded some very interesting information. All the light quilting lines are vertical and the dark ones are horizontal.
This would be a quilt with very few dark stripes.
I had fun with this one trying to find the hearths, since they were always left un-quilted.
The daylight streaming through gives the quilts an etherial look. Luke isn’t known for ironing, one can see the wonky seams inside, so what? 
And here we have a sheet that actually had holes in it, he still used it in a quilt.
It is the backing of the quilt he made in honor of all the people who worked on the project – using their leftover blocks.
Luke has made quilts with his name writ large on the surface. Accuquilt made him this die and using only plaids, he made quite a signature quilt.
Two things, I like how they are affixed on top of the quilting. I also really like how here and there the lines aren’t straight. Even working on a long-arm machine, it is a human who is doing the work, not a robot. Also nice to see the human hand. Did the phone ring, did she get distracted somehow and only notice later? Either way, I love this.
I know Luke is working on getting the show in other venues, if it comes anywhere near you – run! Go see it. This is a unique way of looking at both old and new in quilting and I for one applaud his efforts.
Leah
Have you thought about checking a few thrift shops for space-themed sheets? Linens are usually really cheap at thrift shops!
Knowing my kids, I don’t think they want their baby on thrift store sheets. So I made him a crib sheet with stars on it.
Seeing the exhibit, I had a visceral reaction to the way the quilts were hung in a spiral. It kind of sucked me in like a vortex.
I also like that they were hung so that the pieced backs could be easily viewed.
Great exhibit.
I think that was part of turning the quilts into sculpture, as a whole, not as individuals. the other day he put up a picture of them folded on the floor ready to go home. Such a contrast to how they were hung