The Nanaimo Guild’s 2013 Quilt Show…continues..

We are still wondering around the Nanaimo Quilt Show…I think that I have saved the best for last…I hope you ENJOY!!

I loved this Monsters in a Bubble quilt..very sweet…but what a lot of appliqué!

No this picture is not blurry…makes you feel wonky, doesn’t it!!

I loved this I SPY hexagon quilt…notice how everything is fussy cut and it was all hand pieced!!

   Any child would have a lot of fun with this quilt…The wee owner of this quilt must have a love for teddy bears…because look at the focal teddy in the centre of the red hexie flower and all around the border!  Great idea!  A very sweet and intricate appliquéd quilt.

A magnificent Dear Jane quilt…takes your breath away for sure!

BUT it was the one beside it that got me excited!  Love a scrap quilt that is made from totally random (and ugly) fabric!  A true scrap quilt for sure…and this one SINGS!

Just take a look…yup…there are ugly pieces in this quilt…but all together they are gorgeous!

The whole quilt is made up of only TWO blocks…can you see them?  They are the nine patch and the snowball block (with a beige centre)!  That’s it!  So easy, yet it looks intricate!  My kind of quilt!

This quilt took years and years to make as it was all hand pieced and all hand quilted…stitched while commuting daily on the ferry!  Can you imagine carting this around EVERYDAY?!

Yup…I liked this one A LOT!

And just feast your eyes on this hexagon beauty… 

Magnificent or what!

I recognized this beauty from the cover of American Patchwork 2010!

It was so nice to meet her in person!

I wish I had taken some up close and personal shot of the fabric…DARN!

  Loved this quilt too!  What a good way to use up left over jelly roll strips or scraps!

And you can’t beat a nice Tumbler quilt…

And how sweet is this old fashioned baby quilt.  Reminded me of my mom’s pillowcases…all embroider like this!

Another sweet baby quilt…

And loved the puppy quilt!

Grrrreat!  This quilt is in it to win it…dawg!

This won my vote for most spectacular quilt…I mean just LOOK at it…and ALL those baskets!!

Beautiful machine quilting!!

Yup…this is why we go to quilt shows!  Such inspiration!

I must have stared at this sweet Christmas quilt for ten minutes…how effective…and how easy!  Look at the blocks…star and snowball..appliqué a Christmas motif in the snowball and she is done!!  OK…sew maybe I simplified it a bit…(haha)…but totally do-able!  And you could make this quilt for ANY season!  Just think about it…Summer flowers, Fall Pumpkins, Winter Snowmen, Spring Rabbits…YIKES…SEW many quilts, SEW little time!!!

Another lovely scrap happy quilt and in my colours!!

Love this Laundry Basket Quilt…even though it was made out of batiks! :o)))

How adorable is this quilt!…I could kick myself as I forgot to take a picture of the blue info sheet!  It reminds me of the Japanese quilts that are often found in the Quiltmania Magazine.  I’m wondering if the pattern can be found there?

Such cute kitties!

…and the houses!!  If you know the name of this pattern please leave a comment…not that I NEED another pattern…. :o)

 

The last pictures that I am going to share are Art quilts…this one was stunning!  VERY realistic!

The the write up for the next three pictures is at the bottom..Very interesting as no fabric was used! 

So there you have it…I think the quilters in Nanaimo out did themselves!  Such a talented group of ladies…and very diverse!  Sorry..I didn’t show you any of the modern quilts (and there were a TON!)  To see those you need to go to the show! :o))

Thanks for coming a long!!  Hope to see you tomorrow…I want to show you my favourite vender’s booth!  Yup…I said, TOMORROW!  I’m on a roll!!~P