At the beginning of June, Mum and I went on a coach trip to Spalding in Lincolnshire for a Quilting Show - I had no idea how dangerous this could be! Not only did we see some beautiful quilts, but there were dozens of quilting supplies companies selling their wares - uhoh! The fabrics were beautiful and of course I succumbed - however, the fabric was so much cheaper than that at the Knitting and Stitching Show earlier in the year. And although that show was much bigger, I would go as far as to say that I much preferred the Quilting show as it was just more inspiring generally.
The migraine referred to in the title of this post was brought on by me trying to work out how the quilters had produced such intricate works - Mum pointed out that I needed to ignore the maths and the construction, and just enjoy them for their beauty. Wise words indeed and migraine averted!
I loved the autumn colours of this leaf design.
I would never use black fabric in a quilt but I can appreciate that it brings out all the other colours beautifully. We think that the hexagons are 1.5 to 2 inches in size - and the buttons take up a fair proportion of the hexagons. Very striking.
This one inspired a lot of debate - as we couldn't work out if it had been sewn by hand and machine - it was just so intricate. A more experienced quilter than us explained that it's been machine sewn with a pre-programmed swirl design. Clever stuff.
I don't usually like the picture quilts but I was very taken with this one.
And also this one which was inspired by David Hockney's Bigger Picture exhibition at the Royal Academy, which I went to see with Mary, Jim and Amanda a few years back. (Mary said it would have been better if there had been less pictures - philistine!)
The hexagon quilts were incredibly effective.
This is my absolute favourite - the colours are very Moroccan and my sort of colours - I'm going to have a go at this one, one day.
This was very striking, but not my favourite colours - there should be some green in there!
This made me laugh. "David" has been entirely quilted. Mum is real. Look at that face!
This was stunning and used lots of different textures also for the grasses and waves. I want this on my wall!
This one started another headache. Mum thinks it was all sewn together, then chopped in vertical lines to get the split diamond effect. Made in lovely satin fabrics so very shiny and shimmery.
While I appreciate how clever this one is, it's too pink for my liking.
I liked this one a lot - all those floral fabrics.
This is made up of the quilter's Dad's old pyjamas and flannel sheets which I think is a lovely idea and has a real history to it. (Likewise, the quilt I'm making - and have been for 28 years so far - is made up of Nan's old dresses and nighties.)
And this one is beautiful and I would like to have a go at this one as well one day. (Possibly in another 28 years!)
A fab day out - very inspiring. Although I really don't have time to take up a brand new hobby!
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