Quilts and Art Quilts
Houston International Quilt Festival 2014-The quilts
I’m including all my quilt photos in one post-I only had 40 minutes on the quilt floor! So I ran around like crazy snapping photos that I figured I’d look at later. I hope you have friends that went to Festival and took better photos than I! How do you approach your visit if you…
Read MoreHouston International Quilt Festival 2014-Teaching
I will have several posts about the 2014 Houston International Quilt Festival. I am starting with my experiences at a teacher since my view of the festival was through the eyes of a teacher. Just to give a little perspective, a few facts: The George R. Brown Convention Center is 1.8 MILLION square feet! The…
Read MorePIQF 2014-the rest of the story
I’ll have one more post about PIQF so come back-it will be a surprise. But today’s post includes stunning traditional, portraiture, landscape and wearables. I have many photos that did not make it as my battery ran low and they were too fuzzy to print. Enjoy! Is this not stunning? Ann Marie wrote that she…
Read MorePIQF-Part 1: Abstract and Wholecloth
I had about 4 1/2 hours to see the vendors and quilts at Pacific International Quilt Festival this year so my photos will reflect that meager time frame. There were entire sections that I missed. What surprised me was how drawn I was to the abstract work! I don’t do abstract…yet. But especially after looking…
Read MoreI’m off to Houston!
Quick post here: I’m packed and ready to go! I’ll arrive this afternoon and hopefully will make the Winner’s Circle tonite. On Wed I have myself scheduled to attend 3 lectures, a lunch and a dinner. I have two quilts on the floor: one in the 500 Traditional Quilts exhibit and my donation quilt to…
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