Friday, April 17, 2009
Bloggers quilt show
Amy @ Park City Girl has organized a quilt show for bloggers. Can I resist this? ABSOLUTELY NOT! I have a lot of quilts to choose from (hey, I've been quilting for 9 yrs.) So, how do I choose? Which one of your children do you love more? Can't choose between them. However, there are days when you like one better than the others. I chose this quilt because it not only makes my skirt fly up (yes, most of my quilts do that to me) but because it was complex and I really started making these stars without a plan as to how I was going to put this quilt together. I really stayed "in the moment" with it as I made it. If you have not tried this, I highly recommend it. It will take you to a destination you had never dreamed about and the process is highly satisfying. (It is like good sex or a really long run. When you are done, you exhaustedly think, "Wow, I should really do this more often.")
So, here is my "Starry Night" quilt. The picture was taken 3 yrs ago so my children are no longer that little and definitely not that sweet. (Well my daughter is, but my son, not so much. He is, however, bright, funny and creative, just not so sweet as he used to be.) Enjoy, I'm going to go look at more quilts. Show and tell makes my skirt fly up!
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Stunning! very vibrant!
That is an amazing quilt! Looks quite complicated, and very polished. Excellent Work!
You crack me up.
Does that make your skrit fly up too!
;-) gotta love the humor and LOVE the quilt. You sure know how to make a purdy one!
I love the colors. They blend and contrast beautifully!
I love how you say "which one of your children do you love more". This was exactly how I felt when I had to choose the few quilts I've made. They are all so special to me!
This is amazing. Maybe in 9 years of experience, I'll be able to attempt one of these! ;-)
That's a beautiful quilt - I just hope you don't go looking at it in public ;)
omg...STUNNING quilt.
Beautiful colors! Wow, this was an improvised design? Outstanding!
Love the colors you use in your work!
My oh my - how delicious that quilt looks!!! Absolutely beautiful!
Love it! My fave star is the bottom one on your close-up shot. Been reading you for about a month probably and enjoy your aesthetic. :)
Awesome! Love it...
Fabulous!
WOW! I love how you used color it this quilt!
this is so lovely!!
Your quilt is fabulous. I love it when people free themselves to create.
that's a lovely quilt. And anyone using it is sure to sleep well
Wow, absolutely gorgeous quilt!
Oh My Gosh! What a fabulous quilt!
Absolutely stunning!! What an amazing quilt. The colors are spectacular!!
I love the colors of this quilt - very eye catching.
Karen
http://karensquilting.com/blog/
Breathtaking colours and stars!!
Love you Starry Night! All the colors are so vibrant and beautiful! Thanks for sharing with us :)
WOW! This is fabulous. I too enjoy working in such a way that I am not entirely sure what the end result will be. There is a certain "excitement" working that way don't you think?
It does remind me of a starry, bright, beautiful night!
Lovely quilt!
Micki
Shelly,
This is a gorgeous quilt that you have created- I love star quilts and there are some wonderful patterns out there. None is more beautiful than yours.
You may want to check out Judy Martin's books if you are looking for some additional inspiration.
Regards from a Western Canadian Quilter,
Anna
Absolutely stunning!
This is amazing. It looks like this would have taken forever to complete...infact, I don't know if I would have even tackled that. I love the stars and the colors.
Lovely quilt, very impressive and great use of color!
It's beautiful! I love the heat in the midst of all that coolness!
Wow!! What a beautiful quilt. I just love the colors. Love it!!
oh wow! this is just amazing. wow.
WooHoo...Love this one!!! Would type more..can't see....my skirt keeps blowing up in my face!!
WOW!!!
What a beautiful quilt. The colors are so bright and the reds/oranges just pop! I love it!
This is a beautiful quilt! Wonderful work!
What a hoot! I love your sense of humor as much as I love your stunning quilts! It's gorgeous, and it makes my skirt fly up, too... (which is really amazing as I am wearing pants!)
Wow! Gorgeous quilt and so electric. I love it!
Cathy ♥
Beautiful quilt...beautiful family...so nice to ssee all together proud of Mom's work...
What a beautiful quilt. I'm glad for this Quilt Festival as a way to discover new (to me) blogs like yours. I love your sense of humor!
Well done!Beautiful.Hope your all doing well.
Beautiful colours. This really is a stunning quilt.
OMG! Beautiful! I love your fabrics. And the colours are fantastic.
Beautiful!!! (they get sweet again...just be patient)
Hi Shelly,
Thanks so much for your lovely comment, I think your use of colour is stunning too!xx
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