Sunday Quilt Inspiration -- Houston IQS {page 6}

I'm not sure how many more IQS posts I can get as a result of the photos I took while in Houston, but this one is a show stopper. All of the quilts are winners. (Some even won ribbons.)

I'm starting with this one because I'm proud that I outsmarted Google Photos to get the collage I wanted. (Finally)

The rest are just my regular ahn-pictures, but I love the quilts!

People, Portraits, and Figures category

Twins with Friends--Do You Feel a Breeze? by Henry Donges

Ashes of Roses by Ellen Parrott

Summer Time by Monica Nirolau

 Flower Girl by Ellen Parrott  

 Papaw and Hunter by Linda Berry Smith  

 Nurture by Sara Sharp

Is She Ready Yet? by Heidi Proffetty

 The Arc by Betty New

 Put Up Your Feet and Take It Easy by Cindy Richard

Surface Design category

 Lost in the Sun by Peggy Brown

 Revival by Betty Hahn

Sunflowers by Linda Waddle

Naturescape category

 Reeds in the Marsh by Sue Colozzi 

 Sunset Serentiy by Cheryl Quesnell

Sacred Places by Kathy McNeil

Sunset From Little Island by Sue Colozzi

 Moonlight Night-1 by Chi Chen Wen

 A London Memory by Ann Graf

Want more of the pictures I took at IQS? All of the posts are here:

Houston 2018 International Quilt Festival {page 1}

Houston 2018 International Quilt Festival {page 2}

Houston 2018 International Quilt Festival {page 3}

Houston 2018 International Quilt Festival {page 4}

Houston 2018 International Quilt Festival {page 5}

Houston IQS {page 2}

Bringing you more of the photos that I took at the International Quilt Show in Houston on Thursday and Friday. I hope they inspire you! And if you missed page 1 from Sunday Quilt Inspiration, you can find it here.

Three Bankers

These first three are all works by the same artist, Lorraine Turner.

Angels Among Us

Unbridled Sea Horses

The next ones are all just sort of random. My next post will cover the quilts from Tactile Architecture.

My Flower Garden by Margie Lawrence

Feathered Star by Linda LaBrot

Like Butta by Mary Markworth

Exploring Taiwan - A Story of a Metalworker
by Hsi-Chen Hsu

Periodicity By Cheryl Brickey

Kona Sunset by Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill

Number 16 by Miguel Huidor

Geese Study #1 by Heather Kinton

Passage No. 3 by Carson Converse

Infinite Magnification by Christine Perrigo

Want to see more of the pictures I took at IQS? All of the posts are here:

Houston 2018 International Quilt Festival {page 1}

Houston 2018 International Quilt Festival {page 2}

Houston 2018 International Quilt Festival {page 3}

Houston 2018 International Quilt Festival {page 4}

Houston 2018 International Quilt Festival {page 5}

Sunday Quilt Inspiration -- Houston IQS {page 1}

Velvet Flowers by Linda Anderson 

Oh my goodness! Houston was a blast! Unbelievable fun, tons of quilts, sisters and friends, quilters, vendors, books, food. You get the picture. We did not stop. For four days. Hence the reason I'm a day late getting this post out. Please forgive me.

Let me back up just a little. At first there were issues. One friend couldn't go, then she could, then she couldn't. And all of that was fine, except she was going to drive and had taken care of the hotel accommodations. 

But as is often the case, a sister came through with her timeshare and we were able to get an extra night and let the hotel go. I decided to drive Rich's truck, which all but terrified me. And yet another sister came through at the last minute with her car. Then the weather was horrid. What a mess! 

Perseverance by Mary Olson

In the end we left early to get ahead of the storm, but thankfully, we had told Lee to keep Wednesday open. That gave us all of Thursday to walk the George R. Brown Convention Center. Oh, it's as big as its name. 

Silent Canary by Patricia Kennedy-Zafred

In no time I was gawking at beautiful quilts, meeting quilt-makers, and just having a fabulous good time. Angie and Pam were goodness-knows-where because we had decided that we could "do our own thing" then meet up for lunch. I started with the big winners. They are always elbow deep with fans, so I decided to jump in and chat. There's no use in putting it off. Plus I wanted terribly to see them no matter how many people were crowding around..

I got lucky because a couple of the quilt winners were showing their quilts and answering questions. Then I beat it to the farthest corner of the GRB and started with one of my favorites, Tactile Architecture. 

Hope by Ximo Navarro Sirera

Blue Anemone by Andreas Brokenshire

And my day only got better. Kaffe Fassett had a special exhibit of some of his quilts. I happened upon him presenting them one-by-one. He spoke about the inspiration for each quilt, the fabrics he used, how he came to design his fabrics, and so on. It was very interesting to see into the mind of a artist. 

Kaffe Fassett talking about
the quilts he had in the show.

Did you enjoy these photos of the quilters I was able to "meet" and their makers? Would you like to see more of the quilts in the show? I have to process photos (I write that like I know what I'm doing. ha!) but I'll post some as I go along.

Want to see more of the pictures I took at IQS? All of the posts are here:

Houston 2018 International Quilt Festival {page 1}

Houston 2018 International Quilt Festival {page 2}

Houston 2018 International Quilt Festival {page 3}

Houston 2018 International Quilt Festival {page 4}

Houston 2018 International Quilt Festival {page 5}

Paducah Quilt Week -- 2 -- plus a giveaway game

Good grief! This stomach virus is a miserable, miserable way to spend three days. I thought the first round was bad, but nothing about that compares to this. I recommend that you do your best to avoid getting it. Especially the second time.

Anyway, I've recovered somewhat. Well, enough to walk out to the studio to prepare my Cotton Robin block for the mail. It should have gone out last week while I was in Paducah. (That didn't happen.) Then the virus, which Richard was fighting when I returned, found my system. Again. 

I don't know today's date, but I'm certain that I'm a week late getting the first block out--not a good way to begin. One indication would be the fact that the block for the next round was already sitting on the worktable. I was a good Robineer and did not open the second until the first was packaged, addressed, and sealed. 

The pictures that I'm posting tonight are from a quaint little moonshine brewery. It's a fun little place that Beth and I happened upon. A small group of quilters were rocking on the front stoop and told us that the bar was giving free taste-testings. We decided to drop in. 

I tried the peach flavor and Beth the chocolate. The peach was delicious, but then I heard about the pecan. Shoot! Oh well. When Beth decided that she wasn't crazy about her cup, I gave it a go. Yum! It was difficult to walk out without a bottle of the good stuff. Other pictures are from antique shops, a hotel, and a flea market. Beth is an antique hound! She stepped into every antiquey place she could find. It's fun to dip into places on a whim. 

The bottom left picture in the collage is of an apple masher. I'd never seen one before, so I had to take pictures to show Richard. A little part of me wanted to bring it home, but that was silly because there was no space for such a large piece.

Front view (the side from which you'd be working)

Edge view (looking at
the machine components)

Instead I had to settle for this little item which attaches to a table using a C-clamp. Rich and I tested it and it works! Do you know what it is? Here's a hint: it's a sewing item but doesn't sew. 

Let's play a game! The first one to answer or guess correctly (post your answer in the comments) will get a couple of fat quarters from the small stash that I purchased in Paducah. I hate doing this but I'll have to limit mailing to USA only. Postage is crazy expensive.  

I haven't shown you the things that I bought yet, so I suppose it's time for a reveal. Come back soon to see the yummy colors! 

Paducah Quilt Week -- 1

Did you miss me?
Sorry that I've been away and derelict of my duties. I've been to a good place, though. Paducah, KY. The one. 

Where the National Quilt Museum is. That one.

Friends waiting on me to finish my shopping at
 Hancock's of Paducah. Look they're still smiling.

I know, I've been before. But this time is a little extra special. Quilt Week and all that. Kinda important. Especially in Paducah.

Becky, Pam, me and Beth at the AQS Quilt Show

This is The Week. When everyone quilty seems to converge on the one small town in Kentucky where the fancy quilts are. Those folks are there for one reason...to make quilters happy. So there's the museum, shopping, eating, nice hotels, sightseeing, the rivers, the murals, the train, the shopping. And more.

I can't cover it all in one post, so I'll tell you about one little bit, the first morning. Hancock's of Paducah opens at 8 a.m. so we were there at, yes, 8 a.m. We shopped until everyone made a decent show of knowing how to shop for fabric. I never really made it out of the Kona solids. Really. (more on that later)

Then we happened by the Rotary building, which houses a neat little collection of antique quilts, several vendors, and a second collection of quilts inspired by the National Parks. 

I could not shop, but the girls picked up my slack. I, meanwhile, saw both exhibits twice. 

One of the bays of antique quilts had three signature quilts. I started out reading the names on the quilts and quickly realized that a few of the names appeared on more than one quilt. I was all proud and sassy, telling others what I'd just figured out. 

Then I read the information on the display. Well, my bubble was burst! Apparently the group of ladies were all friends from the same area. You've probably got it from here, so I won't be quite so sassy or so proud. Dang, for a half-second I thought I'd made a great discovery. 

I was somewhat disappointed to discover that my discovery had been made many years before and reported in the newspaper, no less. Talk about disappointed--I forgot take pictures of the signature quilts! So much for my career as a great quilt detective. 

In the end I was thrilled to get to see these and other antique quilts.  Take a look at this sunflower applique quilt. Isn't it stunning?

I'll leave you with a picture of my favorite of the antique quilts--this cotton boll quilt with four huge blocks. Each block has four cotton boll appliques and a center "flower." I especially like the way the cotton bolls stretch up into the corners. 

Which of these is your favorite?  Come back tomorrow, I owe you a post on the GSQA show in Slidell last Saturday.