Houston Quilts: Oh My!
Wow! I’m just back from a trip to Houston, TX, where I attended the International Quilt Festival. It was AMAZING! Extraordinary quilts, old friends, vendors with tons of appealing wares, new friends, and fun experiences. (And fatigue, before I learned to pace myself.)
But, I know what you want to see first: the quilts, right? Here are a few of my favorites.
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Melissa Sobotka won Best of show for her quilt, Chihuly’s Gondola. Here she is shown with it. Isn’t it amazing? She described it as raw edge collage.
Andrea Brokenshire’s quilt Xcaret: Orchid Blosoms II is primarily painted. Based on her own photography, I think it is very striking.
Melinda Bula’s quilt Monet in Pasadena is fused applique.
The reflections in the water are especially effective (See below.)
I loved the composition and stylized shapes in Enid Gjelten Weichselbaum’s Spider Lilies.
Aren’t the simple shapes perfect?
I’ve got many more photos to show you in the upcoming posts. In the meantime, go check out photos of all the winners! You can click on each photo and see quite a bit of detail.
Enjoy,
Ellen Lindner
