Get ready for a feast for your eyes.
Yesterday's visit to the Craft and Quilt Fair ended with a visit to the quilt section where quilts were entered in various competitions.
The collection of quilts was magnificent.
Here are a few for you to marvel at.
Made with tiny hexies.
dazzling colours...
complicated New York style.
Then came the appliques and they were amazing!
Australian wild flowers
each flower made up of many pieces of material - Bottlebrush
then embellished by stitching - Banksia
Wattle
Waratah
Look at this clever idea - a holiday memories quilt
It looks like a strip of film with holiday photos from all over the world.
Each photo is hand appliqued and embellished with hand stitching.
Each of these rocks in the wall is individually hand appliqued.
The next was an astrology quilt displaying all the signs of the Zodiac.
Virgo ?
Libra
Pisces
Aries?
Scorpio
and finally this was the Overall Champion quilt.
Absolutely stunning.
Completely hand appliqued
and HAND QUILTED !!!
I can only imagine how many years this took to complete.
I am in total awe of the talent that was displayed here today.
Hope you liked them too.
Cheers.
Me too! What complicated and gorgeous quilts.
ReplyDeleteI hate the term Gobsmacked but it is the only word which summs up how I feel about these fantastic quilts. I cannot begin to imagine how anyone could possibly achieve one of these in one lifetime! Absolutely amazing - but then it took me 4 hours to manage one Tumbling block on my cushion cover and I calculated that to do a quilt would take me years at that rate!!!
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There is so much work gone into these, The filmstrip one is my favourite though.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing them
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Lyn
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Those quilts are all amazing. Not surprisingly I like all the bright quilts, but the Australian quilts is incredible, and the idea of for the film strip quilt is completely inspired.
ReplyDeleteOh my, going from one to the next, each time I was in awe and a new favourite - until the next photo.
ReplyDeleteLove the film strip holiday idea. 2nd photo grabbed my eye straight away - but might make me spin at night if it was on the bed ☺
Overload.. What a feast for my eyes. I love them all, but aDORe the FILM one for some reason. What a fun show this must have been. Amazing collection.
ReplyDeleteThank you Helsie for your thoughtful words on my recent post. I am feeling more positive with each new day.
ReplyDeleteThese quilts are quite amazing. Such work and dedication must go into their making. Wonderful!
Jeanne
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Oh my word! So lovely.
ReplyDeleteThey really are truly awesome. Hard to believe actually.
ReplyDeleteI would love to find the pattern would anyone know how I can get one?
ReplyDeleteBonnie Schwindt bonnie12sc@gmail.com
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ReplyDeleteHow can I get a pattern for the film quilt? Ive had the idea for a long time but have never seen one before
ReplyDeleteSorry I'm not able to help you there.
DeleteWow! Amazing! Thanks for sharing!!
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