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i promised to share a few more quilts from the APNQ show. So here they are:
Best of Show; Kitty Corner by Janet Fogg of Lake Oswego, near Portland.
She also did this quilt which I personally like better:
This was Best Traditional; Springtime Roosting Robin by Lynda Lynn of Newman Lake, WA I love this quilt. The colors were fresh and unusual.
Here is a close-up:
This was Best small; Blueberry Chrysalis by Heidi Lund who also won Best Wearable.
I enjoy making quilts with a nature theme so I enjoyed seeing the following quilts:
These horses are pieced and running in snow. I think they are really lovely.
I also loved this piece called From Lugano to Zurich; a pieced European village scene; my photo is a little blurry.
This was a nice Hawaiian piece; I love how the outer motif is used in the center, only smaller:
This traditional quilt was very pretty:
There were some fun quilts, too. Mar Lou Weidman had two; this was my favorite:
This was fun and funky:
This one is for DebR. (Note the red shoes.)
I meant to post this one last night. I really loved this quilt. It is hard to see the detail of this, but I found it to be different and new and quite innovative. You will just have to trust me!!
This one was quite interesting, too:
I was excited to see three friends from Santa Rosa, where I used to live ?’Η¨Δω Colleen and Judy who taught me how to dye and Diana, a good friend from my old guild. All in all, it was a great show. I think the quality of the work was excellent. I did notice that the judges were more traditionally oriented and so I think the judging was skewed towards quilts that weren’t really innovative or more sophisticated in design. Just my opinion!!
The quilting on that springtime quilts is fabulous! And I loved looking at everyone’s creative ideas. Mary Lou is so much fun!!! Thanks for sharing.
what a groovy show if these quilts are a reflection of it! My favorite here is the 6th photo down from the top.
thanks for the quilt show, Gerri. they are all fantastic.
Yes, I agree, the Northeast is going to be much more traditional in their judging and appreciation.
Don’t you just love Mary Lou Weidman!!
Thank you Gerrie for sharing the beautiful quilts at the show. I like most of them. Let’s remember to look for each other at P.I.Q.F. Janet S.
Oh, Gerrie, I am green with envy. I started going to APNQ with their second show and this is the first year since that I have not been able to make the trip. I have always enjoyed the innovative quilts and, considering the geographic limits of the eligible entrants, I think the entries are very good. I’ve discovered many emerging art quiltmakers who are now seen more frequently in national shows. Thanks for sharing. Del
The second to the last (labeled apqn1) is stunning. I would love to know who the artist is. You’re right about the judging at this particular show–I think it is skewed to the traditionalists.
i love that first traditional quilt and the village scene. the giant cat scares me a little bit.
Lots of nice stuff tho, as you mentioned (or alluded to) nothing with a real WOW effect. I also like the colors in the robin one (tho I don’t see any robins) and the blueberries make me long for northern Wis. where I usually am this week- picking blueberries with my buddy, Gen.
Once again I have a problem with a piece- the coral looks like it was done in a Hollis Chatelain class. If I was a juror I would have rejected it only for that reason (it looks like it was well made tho).
Thanks for sharing the show with us.
teri
Very cool quilts – including, of course, the red shoe quilt. π
(Mary, that one isn’t mine, Gerrie just figured correctly that I’d like it.)
Thanks Geri! I love DebR’s quilt!
Blueberry Chrysalis is in a Quilting Arts calendar and I loved the month I got to stare at it every day! I like teh motif within a motif of the Hawaiian quilt as well. Thanks for sharing π
Ooh, I love the colours in the roosting robin quilt, too. And I love the fish one! Thanks for sharing the photos with those of us who couldn’t go to the show : ) !!