The Festival Of Quilts 2011

Phew, what a day! The show was fantastic, if a little overwhelming,  It was very busy, and I didnt know when I got there that there was a rucksack ban, but what could I do?  Doctors orders since tearing my rotator cuff was to make sure I distribute the weight of my shopping by wearing a rucksack, so I had to endure the loud mutterings of people saying they thought they wernt allowed and looking my way.  I did carry it by the handle for a while and took it off completely when walking through heavy crowds but honestly it was the bags on weels that I thought were more of a hazard....anyway, on to the quilts

I'll start off with my personal favourite, which to me, somes up what modern quilting is all about

Winner of contemporary quilts:



Dear Jane, It's the 21st Centuary.
Valerie Mullally, Kells, Ireland
"An awareness of changing times now that my 3 boys are at university."

Apologies for the lack of quality, it was a rare moment that someone wasnt standing close to this one, so I had to take my pictures fast!

Here's a close up:



This one is made entirely of tiny hexies:



Its not in my competition catalogue but it says Billie Joe Armstrong. Perhaps it was a late entry?

These are some mini quilts and I had to take this photo for scale purposes.



See number 802 - that teeny tiny one on the left?



Carin Saga, Tokyo,Japan
Can't Go Any Crazier
measures 1" x 1

How on earth???

This one made me laugh out loud. Any one who knows the advert will appreciate this!







Comparethequilt.com
Mere Kats by Marion Barlow
Chester

I loved reading the free motion quilted emails on this one:





Judith Carol Lynch
Living Adventurously
"Its commemorates my son Nick's gap year travels. The text comes from emails he sent home over 6 months"


This trapunto peice was just fantastic:



The blue background is teeny tiny stippling:





Blue like Wedgewood
Kumiko Frydl Texas USA
"To take time off from tiny piecing I made white trapunto on blue fabric to resemble Wedgewood"


Those were just some of the amazing quilt, but there were loads more photos. I spent a fortune but didnt buy any fabric, Im so good!!

:-)