I went to a local quilt show yesterday and had a lovely morning. The group has a biennial show and they always manage to produce a hall full of very high standard quilts. One of their members is Liz Jones, who regularly shows at Houston. Her work is always amazing. It is interesting how many different 'looks' she can make, while using the same technique. They always have at least one challenge. This time there were two (which we visitors can vote on). The A4 challenge this year was 'The seasons'; the second one was a 'scrap' challenge. The scrap challenge was amazing. One exhibit had nearly 300 different fabrics! A Christmas themed one, that I particularly liked, was really beautiful. The creator had used many fabrics with large seasonal motifs, so it didn't really give the impression of a scrappy quilt; though, when you looked carefully, it most certainly was. The use of large print appliqué was inspiring. One of the others that was a toss- up for my vote was very clever. She had used masses of different prints, in a row style. Each row was a different pattern. So, not only did she have different fabrics, but also different patterns. There were about a dozen rows (varying widths, too). The cushion, bag and other small items table was full of amazing things as always. My friend and I had a really enjoyable morning, thanks to our neighbouring town's group.
What have you seen lately that impressed or entertained you?
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