Details

I spent a lot of time working my guild’s recent show which gave me the opportunity to really immerse myself in all the quilts, garment and fiber creations.

My take away from show this year was about detail and how much is enough. Some of these pieces had a lot of technique and detail yet it did not overwhelm, and some had just bits of detail that were perfect in their simplicity.

Looking back I found these details caught my eye:

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I loved this beautiful red folded fabric corsage on Jeanie’s jacket. Some of the other details are not visible in the photograph but she does exquisite bead work and knows when to stop.
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Barbara is an experienced garment maker and knows how to use color and value very effectively. I love how she added this row of embroidery flossed running stitch to the neckline of her jacket-perfect!
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This is delightful-the “ghost” quilting adds to the feel of this quilt without shouting or taking away from the main panel. It’s not visible in the picture, but she used a variety of motifs both freehand and computerized to create a perfect mix of texture. She too knows how much is enough. Lin Squires, quilter.
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I can’t catch all of the detail in one photograph but this art quilt included embroidery, hand dye, stamping, applique and reverse applique and a 3-D butterfly, yet it was quiet, beautiful and elegant.
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Not much to say here except what gorgeous quilting and thoughtful use and placement of motif and thread color. This was our opportunity quilt-it combined the sheen of Radiance (silk/cotton) with the matte of Cherrywood hand dyes-fabulous. Margaret Gunn, quilter.
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I just seems like everything came together here-color, beautifully executed applique, grid quilting and a delightful design. The more I looked, the more detail I saw.

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The background quilting on this was really cool-Dorie used a King Tut-one of those high contrast ones that you just think where the heck am I going to ever use this? It works perfectly in this hand-painted wall quilt and she added tiny seed beads to look like rain. There was a lot of energy to this quilt. Appologize for the poor photo color.
Dorie Javier, quilter and maker.
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This detail of the Best of Show illustrates how much thought goes into some quilts. The photo transfer (by Pixeladies) had to be perfect, you couldn’t quilt the face yet the quilting had to be evenly spaced and the thread choices could not compete with the photos. And to the right you see an insert of the orange color fussy cut (I assume) from another fabric or kimono. Barbara Kiehn; Carla Barrett, quilter.