Festival of Quilts 2011

11-14 August 2011

the quilts were truly amazing with
a colourful array of work from some incredibly talented artists
it really was an honour to see them

one of the highlights of my day
was seeing my friend Julie's beautiful quilt

her quilt was inspired by Cornwall and it's sea, colours and textiles
with beautiful toning colours that I can relate to
and with images from St. Ives transferred to fabric
it was both perfectly composed and exquisitly finished

congratulations Julie

so here are a few more of the quilts that I found interesting
inspiring and breathtakingly beautiful

where possible I have included information about the quilts and the artists but there are one or two where I'm not sure of the artist so if you can help me out with any missing information I would be grateful and will update this post

this one I loved for the shimmering silver greys
and the pebble shapes

[would welcome information]

this incredible piece is by my bloggy friend Annabel Rainbow
the amount of work and detail in this pictorial quilt is amazing
it drew many admirers and I was so pleased to see it was

"highly commended"

congratulations Annabel

"Life (Measure of Time)" - Annabel Rainbow

love this one for the beautiful stitching and soft silver greys

"Rosebridge" - Jacqueline Heinz

a beautifully composed seaside scene
so many interesting textures and details

so glad to put a name to this beautiful quilt
thanks to Sharne for the information

this one drew me in and was one of my favourites
I admire all the subtle colours and textures

I love the mediums used

monoprinting on brown paper and then waxed
and screen printed fabrics with discharge

Susan was inspired by distressed walls and broken tiles
found on a visit to Pompeii and Herculaneum

I've visited Pompeii and Herculaneum too and I can relate
to this beautiful textile piece ... it's wonderful!

I love the colours and soft tones in this seascape
and the idea of expressing the scene in long panels
another beautiful piece of art

[would welcome information]

I liked the rusted elements on this one

machine quilted with UV activated thread
rusted and tea dyed fabrics, screen printed text
with melted sheer overlays

sounds like a fun recipe!

this beautiful and colourful quilt was "highly commended"
it is eye catching and drew many admirers

"men in Rajasthan, India wear their saffron dyed turbans
on two occasions ... weddings and the Dassehra Festival"

love the layers and tones on this one
beautiful use of colour

"Temple of the Dawn, Bangkok" - Hazel Jordan

and this one I loved for the use of colour and text
and such minute piecing!

these are my favourite tones of orange and yellow

beautiful use of colour
beautiful piecing and shapes

[would welcome information]

this beautiful and whimsical landscape appealed to me very much
I love the patchwork countryside and, again, the colours
so quintessentially English

the artist was inspired by a painting by Carry Ackroyd
and made with her permission

this led me to discover the wonderful landscapes and paintings of
the English countryside by artist, painter and printmaker

Carry Ackroyd

beautiful shapes, piecing, texture and use of colour in this quilt

and this was the deserving winner of the pictorial quilt section
inspired by one of the artist's own photographs
of the dry season in Kenya

just a small selection of some of my favourite quilts
as we all have different tastes
and thank goodness for that!

towards the end of the day I caught these two beautiful girls
in their lovely costumes and on ten foot stilts

"swanning around"

there were so many highlights crammed into one day
but the best one has to be meeting up
with so many of my lovely bloggy friends

a rare moment when so many of us got together
we all agreed this was the best photo taken of us all

left to right
Julie Mackinder, Mirim, Carol McFee, Carolyn Saxby
Margaret Roberts (Mags), Jackie Cardy, Gina Ferrari
Chrissie Galley, Viv Sliwka, Margaret and Sue Krekorian

and a little after the photo was taken
we were joined by Chris Gray, Sandra Wyman and Penny Leonard

I hope you enjoyed the photos ...
I have a little more to share from
Festival of Quilts 2011

until then
have a fab weekend
Carolyn♥