Next year the festival will celebrate its 45th anniversary. I first went to the Houston International Quilt Festival nearly thirty years ago. Quilting has always been special to me. Grandma Ashley taught me to quilt when I was in college. She showed me how to use a template ("a tem-plate," she called it, with her beautiful northern Louisiana voice) to cut out each piece. Then we sewed each piece together to form a quilt top. We layered in some batting and a back, and then began to quilt the pieces together. That was my first quilt.
I've since made many more, and now there are all sorts of quilting kits and quilting machines and quilting computer programs.
I still go to the Quilt Festival for one reason, though: to see the amazing quilts fashioned by people all over the world.
Here are my favorites from this year's festival.
Wow, they're amazing!
ReplyDeleteI'm amazed at the quilting technology in just the last 15 years. Have to say that these are great as "art", but they fail for me as "quilts" because they would be tragic to use on actual beds!
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous! Bet you have such a good time each year! Wonderful memories with your grandmother.
ReplyDeleteIncredible works of art! They look like paintings rather than quilts. What a fun event to attend.
ReplyDeleteThey're amazing!
ReplyDeleteSo woderful!
Best, Lena
O my I can only think of one word for them stunning, they are amazing to look at
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteThose quilts are stunning! I particularly like the butterflies and white one of the girl going under water.
ReplyDeleteThose are just amazing. My favorite is the little girl in the water.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
- Lisa
I love the one with the girl in the water! I also like the one with the red shoes -- brilliant work! I didn't know you lived in Houston! We're currently in San Antonio, but I grew up in Texas. I have friends in Austin and Houston.
ReplyDeleteLindsi @ Do You Dog-ear?
Gorgeous!! Thank you for sharing.
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