The Quilt Finale…

Pour yourself a coffee, sit back and enjoy the show….that’s the Victoria Guild Quilt Show!

I love this quilt!!  It reminds me of the shirt quilt that I made last year…must get it quilted and finished!!

What a great way to experiment with techniques and blocks and end up with a gorgeous quilt!!

 

Another scrappy quilt…I love a scrappy/white quilt!!

I thought this small quilt was very effective…

..all because of this guy…there is one in every crowd!!

 

A fall quilt…I like the way the logs wrap around the leaf.

This quilt was stunning.  I live in Cowichan Bay and it really does look like this.  The artist did an appliqué of the town and it is so realistic!!

The quilter must live in one of the houses over looking the Bay.  Gorgeous!

I love this dresden..the subtle colours and the greens…loved it!

I think this technique is called Cathedral Windows…I watched a demo of it at the Road to California and it LOOKED easy….but you know how it goes…seeing and doing are two different things!!  It is such a lovely technique!!

The back is just as nice as the front…

 

A flower garden…wouldn’t this look great done in wools…

An abstract…gorgeous!!

A close-up…..

A  sort of crazy quilt…love the strong colours…

 

Wouldn’t you just LOVE to whip this out come FALL…

So that’s it for the quilt part of the show.  I still have to share the Fibre Arts Quilts…incredible!  But will save that for another day!!  After all it IS Sunday and I want you to get outside and enjoy all that Sunday sun!!

Have a Super Sunday and Happy Quilting!

Quilts to Inspire…

I went to the quilt fair yesterday and I must say the Victoria Quilt Guild out did themselves!  The quilts were magnificent and I was surprised and pleased to see how many were hand quilted!  Talk about inspiration!!  When I asked if I could take pictures their attitude was..WE INSIST!!  So take pictures I DID!!

The only sad part of the day was the vendors or rather lack of vendors..They are usually housed in a huge arena…well they were in the same venue but partitions had been put up midway…meaning less than half of the usual vendors!  I usually love this part of the show….as I wandered from booth to booth I wondered why there were so few booth…too high of rent? Did they close up shop? Are the profits not sufficient?  Is it just the economy…will they will be back next time?  I hope this is only temporary….nothing is worse than a Quilt Shop closing!! 

As you can see, there were lots of people..even a few husbands…don’t these ladies know any better?  ;o)

Now on with the Quilt Show~

A good way to use up all those plaid Homespuns…very effective!!

This quilt was striking- made up of silks, brocades and other textured fabric…just gorgeous!

 

A lovely hand embroidered redwork quilt…

          

Loved this Dresden quilt…for some reason all the Dresden quilts were calling my name…think it’s time to make one!!

A Kaleidoscope quilt made with striped fabric…

 

Appliqued roosters…

And sunflowers….two of my personal favourites!

Appliquéd blocks at their finest!!

 

Just look….

…GORGEOUS!!

A little boy would LOVE this quilt!!  

Do you ever see a quilt and go…Oh yeah…I have that fabric…have to make one of these…like this I SPY Quilt!

  

Loved the simple lines of this quilt…and a good way to use up scraps…

Another scrappy quilt…and there were several made with this pattern ..only different…   

See…another version of the same pattern…different borders and fabric…LOVE them both!!

 

Look at the border of this sweet quilt…

 

..appliquéd scallops…very effective!

Another stash buster…

   

So these are just a ‘few’ of the quilts at the Fair!!  Lots of inspiration!  Nothing like going to a Quilt Show to get you all fired up about your ‘next’ project!! 

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend filled with nice weather and sunshine…!

Have a Special Saturday and Happy Quilting!!

Readers Be Warned…

…if you pick this book up and flip through it, you will end up buying it!! 

“When the Cold Wind Blows” (yes that the name of this book!)…it’s written by Barb Adams and Alma Allen of Blackbird Designs ~and talk about a lot of bang for your buck!!  Not only is it beautifully illustrated and photographed but the projects are stunning!  And if you are like me, you’ll want to make them all!  The book starts off with the feature quilt- it’s a huge nine patch appliquéd quilt and they have made two different versions of the quilt..so that you can see how important fabric selection is (snippets of both are on the cover).  Both are equally beautiful….but what I really like about the book is how user friendly it is…there is a clear picture of each block completed, there are the templates for each appliqué piece and then there is the  placement diagram for each and every block!!  A lot of designers leave out this important step and it makes it hell for the quilter!

There are stunning wool projects that I just HAVE to make…they really ARE calling my name!!

And then there is this Christmas Quilt..so beautiful…and so much work…BUT Oh…so worth it!!

There are many MORE projects, quilts, cross-stitch and rug hooking projects…I just showed you a few of my favourites….

So BE WARNED…If you flip through this book be prepared for the consequences…of owning one of the nicest books on the market!!

Today I am off to the Victoria Guilds Quilt Show in Saanich!!  There is usually lots of eye candy at this one…so, yes, I have got my camera ready!!

Have a Fun Friday and Happy Quilting!!