Isn't this just the loveliest quilt? It's all appliqued, and then finished with a scalloped border. Click on this picture to see it better. I love to see hand piecing and applique, but I find it tedious to do. Maybe that's why I value quilts that have this kind of work on them so much more than straight pieced ones. The quilting on this one is by hand, too. Sorry I didn't get the name of the artist, but this quilt was among the others I have shown that were hanging in the show at Quilt Odyssey.
Karen Marchetti created this simple but dynamic example of a pieced quilt and won second prize in the wall quilt category! She named her work "Clouds in my Latte", which reminds me of a Carly Simon song, "You're So Vain" in which she sings about "I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee, clouds in my coffee...."
This large quilt was made by the Friendship Star Quilt Guild from Montgomery Village in Maryland and is called "Sunflower Square Dance."
I hope all this has stimulated you just as it has me to reach beyond my present grasp when designing or sewing or quilting your quilts. The show was everything I've come to expect from it over the years and more. Missy Molino deserves kudos yet again for another year of perfection. Great classes, great show, and great vendors' mall!
As I complete the projects from my classes, I'll post them here. Meanwhile, take a look at Mary's blog. She has information on the classes we took with wool queen, Sue Spargo.
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