Last week was the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show and on the final day I was able to slip away from my vendor booth for a bit to see the show. In this limited amount of time a few quilts really stood out out to me that I hadn’t seen before. Here they are in no particular order:
IKEA Duvet by Laura Brown
What I like about the quilt:
- Repurposed fabric that goes from one form of blanket to a drastically more artistic form that can still serve the same purpose of the original object
- Fabrics dyed in an Indigo vat to create a gradation of blues
- Hand quilting in blue thread accentuates the traditionally inspired design
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My Favorite Murder by Misty Cole
What I like about the quilt:
- A quilt made in response to a quilting controvery
- Up-cycled vintage quilt components relate to the controversial statement about the re-use of vintage quilts
- Incorporation of non-traditional materials in a traditional motif
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There is No Fabric Too Ugly by Eva Marie Evans
What I like about the quilt:
- A mix of hand dyed and commercially produced fabrics
- Quilting in a variety of colors and thread weights that combine both machine and hand quilting
- Unexpected embellishments create additional texture and break up the strong linear design motifs
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Did you notice…
The three quilt that most caught my eye were all original designs created using some degree of up-cycling. I find this particularly interesting since up-cycling rarely makes its way into any of my work. Moving forward I may want to consider how this technique could be incorporated into what I’m working on.
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