Quilt #1502: “Inspiration Draws from Nature’s Art” 80” x 80”
Abington, MA.
World Quilt Competition: Best Machine Workmanship – Traditional.
Oma and I went on our annual pilgrimage to the Pacific International Quilt Festival this week.You can read about our trip to last year’s festival here and see the 2008 quilt competition winners here. This show is the largest and highest quality quilt extravaganza on the West Coast. It features over 800 quilts and works of wearable and textile art, and over 300 merchant booths. If that’s not enough, you can attend any of the 60 or so workshops and lectures offered by world-renowned textile artists.
Here are some examples of the traditional quilts. I spent a lot of time studying Patricia Delaney’s red and white quilt. It certainly is no surprise that she won the ribbon for Best Machine Workmanship in the World Quilt Competition.
Quilt #1502 detail: “Inspiration Draws from Nature’s Art” 80” x 80”
Abington, MA.
World Quilt Competition: Best Machine Workmanship – Traditional.
But it was more than the machine workmanship that set this quilt apart from others, there was something else. Then a fellow admirer pointed out Delaney’s description:
“As my morning walks allow me to escape everyday concerns, so does the time spent at my sewing machine. One of these walks inspired the flowing drawings of woodland ferns. I found each frond to be unique and perfect in its imperfection. The quilting and eight shades of thread reflect this variety. Just as the dappled light is reflected on the forest floor, so, too, the ten red, twenty-five whites and trapunto add shadow and depth to this quilt.”Imagine twenty-five shades of white and ten shades red fabric plus eight shades of thread! The subtle shift of colors gave this quilt truly an organic feel to it.
Even though Vicki Slawson’s design of this eight-point star and checkerboard border is very intricate, the simple blue and white color scheme keeps the design strong and crisp:
Quilt #2117: “I Know Thy Works”
Vicki Slawson
Brentwood, CA
I regret that I can not give proper attribution for this next masterpiece because my photo was too fuzzy to read the tag. Thanks to Robbie Marie (see comment below) for recognizing this quilt! The quilt is called "Majestic Bugs"
"Majestic Bugs", 104" x 107", double batting
Irena Bluhm
With use of ethnic fabrics, Linda Hibbert gives a new perspective to the traditional quilt:
“Kaleidostar 3”
Linda Hibbert
To see the superb machine quilting of this quilt, click here.
There’s nothing like a white-on-white quilt to show off someone’s workmanship.
Quilt #1508 “Irish Cream”, 84” x 84”
Linda M. Roy
Knoxville, TN
Best Hand Workmanship, Traditional – World Quilt Competition
Sandi Lush used colonial knots and glass seed beads to add interest and texture in her hand-quilted beauty named “Crystal Dreams”
Quilt #9507 “Crystal Dreams”, 86” x 86”
Sandi Lush
United Kingdom
First Place, Traditional –World Quilt Competition
Quilt #9507 “Crystal Dreams”, 86” x 86”
Sandi Lush
United Kingdom
First Place, Traditional –World Quilt Competition
Heather Harding’s choice of butter yellow fabric is inspired:
Quilt #7503 “Welsh Gold”, 56” x 56”
Heather Harding, New Zealand
It’s not often one sees Moorish designs in a traditional quilt.
Ronda K. Beyer
Tualatin, OR
Best Machine Workmanship, Traditional – Pacific International Quilt Competition 2009
The tiny crystal seed beads that Ronda K. Beyer added gave just the right amount of sparkle to this exotic quilt:
Quilt #2010 “Gypsy Rosalie”, 64” x 64”
Ronda K. Beyer
Tualatin, OR
Best Machine Workmanship, Traditional – Pacific International Quilt Competition 2009
Margo Hardie's all hand-sewn "Down Under Florabunda" is spectacular. I can spend days birdwatching here.
Quilt #2502 "Down Under Florabunda"
Margo Hardie, Australia
There were so many other fantastic traditional quilts. You can see some of them here and here and here. The full Flickr set is here.
Next time I will show you some of the quilts in the innovative category.
9 comments:
One of the reasons why I loved this psot is because my own duaghter has started sewing and knitting. The patterns on the images you uploaded are so beautiful. Many thanks.
Greetings from London.
I am floored by the white on white quilts! Extraordinary!
I was not aware of all the beautiful quilts being created until I went to a quilt show last July in Columbus, Ohio. I wrote a post on it (here it is in case you did not see it: http://avagabonde.blogspot.com/2009/07/quilt-show-in-columbus-ohio.html.) Now I really appreciate all the time, effort and creativity it takes to produce these beautiful quilts which are true art pieces. The example quilts you show are outstanding – what patience it takes to make such fine quilts – they are all lovely.
Dear Cuban,
Lucky you! My daughter has no interest in the needle and thread at all, but she became a fantastic chef.
Dear Yoli,
Those are always the most impressive aren't they?
Dear Vagabonde,
I loved visiting your post about the Ohio quilt show. The first time I ever went to a quilt show, I was bowled over too! In fact, I'm still bowled over every time I see this show.
Unbelievable, overwhelmingly resplendent. I can't even get my head around it. The beauty of design and craftsmanship is just mind boggling.
I prefer the traditional quilts to the innovative ones. The red masterpiece that you couldn't read the tag, that is just amazing. The colorful ones are gorgeous, and so are the white and tan ones. Wow.
I recognize the white/rosie quilt that you could not credit. I believe it is called Magistic Bugs Quilt and was made by Irena Bluhm. It is NOT appliqued; the color was applied. It is just amazing!
Here is a link to Irena's Webshot album: http://community.webshots.com/user/liebling112
You can also check out: http://site.irenabluhmscreations.com/index.html
BTW, NO affiliation whatsoever, I just adore and admire her quilting and creativity.
You have a lovely blog,
Robbie Marie :)
Dear Robbie,
Thank you, thank you! I love the internet! I will give attribution right now.
Hello Ruth,
I didn't mean to skip you. I have a hard time choosing between the traditional and innovative one. I just like the gorgeous ones, no matter what category. As you can see, Robbie solved the mystery of the big red masterpiece.
I thought I had found my favorite in the red quilt. And then I saw the peachy and white one. And then I saw the solid colored ones - especially the white. And then I saw the feathery swirls in magenta fabric. My. Oh my.
Still. Do you know my favorite quilt ever? Oma's label quilt. I mean it. that is the very best I have ever seen.
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