This road trip took several quilting friends and me to the AQS show in Daytona Beach, FL. As I walk the aisles of wonderful quilts, I find certain ones stop me in my tracks. I photograph them, and then later take a look to analyze what especially caught my attention. For this one, it was color and form. I love the bright, clear colors; improvisational piecing, and curved lines in Tara Glastonbury's "Multifarious Me".
Color, form, and stitching did it for me in Jane Schiemer's "Mobius Reflections." It's quite an intricate achievement in piecing, too.
More of these three elements appeared in this fun quilt. Marla Varner titled her entry "Squircle Party." Those are definitely squirrely circles. I hope you can see her intensive hand stitching in them using Big Stitch.
This quilt entry was really astonishing, both for it's intense color and masterful stitching.
You need a close-up to see the wonderful details on Estela Mota's "Fish Forest".
Simple curved lines, minimal elements, and more masterful quilting made this quilt an attention getter. It's "Broken Circles" by Claudia Scheja.
Such a complex and colorful composition in LeAnn Hilerman's "Pumpkins and Gourds" quilt. The realism of the leaves and elements is quite amazing.
I'm also intrigued by special techniques, sometimes pondering "How did she do that??" Such was the case with "Burnt Log and New Growth" by Lori Wisheroop. It's her entry in the annual Cherrywood Challenge. 2024's challenge was The Poppy. Entrants purchase a bundle of Cherrywood's hand-dyed fabrics that have the look of suede, interpret the theme in a 20" square wall quilt using those fabrics, and enter it for jurying into the competition and traveling exhibit. The texture she achieved was impressive.
And I found this entry very poignant. "My Grandfather's Story" is told by Laurie Loasby in her entry. Photo transfers and artful use of the gray Cherrywood hand-dyed cotton gives an appropriately vintage look. A number of entries depicted WWI and the commemorative poem "In Flanders Field". So I was struck by color, form, stitching, and technique among this year's entries. Do you have a favorite quilt among these?
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