Friday was the 2nd day of the
Sewing & Quilting Expo. During breaks, I got to see more quilts and visit more vendor booths.
The very first few quilts I saw reminded me of a great blogging buddy, Julie, from
My Quilt Diary. Those of you who know Julie, know that she lives in Japan. I think you can see why I would think of her when I saw these quilts.
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| Keiko's Kimono |
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| Being Koi |
The next quilt was in this same group because it was made from Kimono's.
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| Fine Feathers... |
These quilts didn't list a makers name, and, most of them are from the 1990's. Lovely work.
The next set of quilts are from the faculty of the show (different teachers, etc).
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| Spiderman by Eric Drexler |
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| Stripes, Plaids and Polka Dots by Victoria Findlay Wolfe |
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| Spooling Around by Connie Spurlock |
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| Barn Star by Victoria Findlay Wolfe |
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| Caribbean Fiesta by Nelly Vileikis |
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| Black flowers in the Sky by Victoria Findlay Wolfe |
These quilts are Longarm Showcase quilts.
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| Garden Orbs, Designed & Pieced by Stephanie Farrell and quilted by Dustin Farrell |
Sorry about the picture quality on the next few BLACK quilts. The curtains are all jet black, and, even without a flash, the pictures just 'greyed' these lovely quilts out. I've adjusted the color the best I could, you'll just have to imagine how black they are supposed to be, sorry.
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| Quilt Tangles by Regina Carter |
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| Shamalama Ding Dong BOOM by Lisa Sipes |
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| Koi, pieced by Janet Shakely, quilted by Dustin Farrell |
As I was taking these pictures, who should I see, standing in front of one of her quilts??? Lisa Sipes! Of course, I had to get her picture in front of that quilt. I like Lisa, she is full of fun and energy, and her pose shows it.
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| Sedona Star by Lisa Sipes (posing) |
There was a great Route 66 series of quilts at the Expo. I only took picture of a few of the quilts.
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| We used to live near the Blue Whale (near Tulsa, OK) |
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| I've seen this near Amarillo, TX |
Marianne Fons arrived at the Expo on Friday.
Quilts of Valor was located in her booth. Marianne Fons is a huge supporter of Quilts of Valor.
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| Indiana QoV leader, Marianna Fons and Rita, our local chapter leader |
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| several of Friday's QoV workers, with Marianne Fons (I'm far left, next to Marianne) |
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| Making QoV string blocks in the Make & Take booth with Marianne Fons |
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| Quilts of Valor booth |
One more day at the Expo, coming up.
Wow Cheryl! What a great show of the quilts - thanks so much for sharing!!! And sewing with Marianne Fons - you go girl!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the show, and you got to meet Marianne Fons! That's inspiration.
ReplyDeleteI like the Spiderman quilt and the Route 66 Series. What fun to have met and sewn with Marianne Fons!
ReplyDeleteWow, that is quite a show! I have seen a quilt of a Japanese version of "sunbonnet Sue" and at one time I was collecting drawings thinking some day I might want to make a monthly block quilt with a kimono-clad "Sue".
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