Ah, I couldn't resist one more post of beautiful quilts that I saw at the Pacific Rim Quilt Festival that I went to a couple of weekends ago. Here are four more that I really, really liked.
488 Smashing Pinwheels by Gail Sims & Cheryl Uribe of Livermore, CA, USA
Look at all the amazing fabrics that Gail and Cheryl chose fro this simple pinwheel design. I love how the use of vibrant colors and multiple sizes of the pinwheel block created a gorgeous piece of quilted art. This is definitely going into the inspiration pile.
Striped Shapes by Frieda Oxenham of United Kingdom
Look at the blanket stitch applique detail:
African Refractions by Ray Starke of South Africa
Lots of texture, embroidery stitches and raw applique. (Can you tell by now that I'm attracted to vibrant colors in wild color combos?)
And here's the last one:
Sunny Girls by Pat Durbin of Eureka, CA, USA
I think it said that there were 23,100 squares of 1/2" fabric sewn using raw-edge applique. Look at this adorable face:
Even closer:
I like the spiral quilting on the lens of the sunglasses. Great technique!
There's a second reason why I had to post more pictures. I finally got my new PC computer and monitor the other day. Yay!!! My sweet husband has been helping me to configure the new machine and install all of the old programs. I also was finally able to install EQ5 and start playing with it. Wow, what an amazing program. I'm having so much fun with it.
OH my! Such beauty! How did they do that photograph one with the girls? That is incredible. And of course, love the African one. I'm going to send this link to my mama.
Posted by: Kelli | October 27, 2006 at 10:32 AM
Holy cow! These are all amazing! I love the circle one the best.
Posted by: raesha | October 28, 2006 at 11:48 AM
Hi - I'm just getting around do visiting after you commented over a week ago! Thanks for stopping by. I rarely get to go to quilt shows - I think 5 years ago was my first and last! I love some of the pictures you've posted. I'm amazed at 'Summer Girls'. It is just beautiful. And the simplicity of the circles and squares - looks so simple, but so beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: linda | November 05, 2006 at 01:10 PM