Quilting and quilting

First I want to show you the rest of the quilts for the Quilt Expo in Madison from the 1st weekend in September.

Here is grand winner of them all: so inspiring!  Between the gorgeous quilting and the kaleidoscope designs, and even the different borders: Wow ! what a quilt! 

This one has beautifully embroidered Santas in the middle of each emblem.

This is just the center of another quilt. The very middle is a knitted doily that is tie dyed and cut to an unusual shape.

A grandmother created this design for the boy who wanted to become an astronaut. 

What a loving and inspiring gesture!

Second, I want to share the inspiration and fun I had this past weekend at my quilt retreat.

The best part to me is the location: it really is on a beautiful lake. I have seen all kinds of weather from snow to hot as summer, from raining to a beautiful sparkling sun on the lake. It is a camp, but having all of is in one room is so fun. Plus no cooking or cleaning.

Then, here are some of the quilting projects that I remembered to photograph: 

 This is such a bright and cheery one! She needs to add more rows, and then it has a small applique border.

This is an Edita Sitar quilt, but only the center. The designer has an refreshing blend of batiks and regular printed fabric in similar colors.

I love this Wisconsin pillow and even got the pattern to make.

This is the top I have put together for the beau of my daughter. The bright red print is a paisley for University of Wisconsin at Madison as he is a graduate from there. I am awaiting more paisley for the outside border. 

Two and a half days of uninterrupted time to work on projects.  I worked on others as well and will post more later this week.

More of Quilt Expo

Oh, to have unlimited time for sewing!  The second wish is the unlimited money for supplies: does that include an assistant to organize my stuff?

Anyway, here is the new hand work project I think I am going to start.  And the lady in the booth showed me a tailor's knot, something I had not known.  She also showed me how she pieced ( in very tiny stitches and leaving a little wiggle room.  These shapes are traced around a template, and cut in strips with a rotary blade and a 1/4 seam allowance.

 The cherry on top tip is the next photo: here is how she pressed it afterward to have it lay flat. 

But I promised more photos of the Quilts.  The quilts in a multitude of categories were from all over. 80% of the winners were from out of the state of Wisconsin.  These are what I would call pictorial quilts.

This one was so neat, beads, wool roving for the splash, and so many beautiful colors. I believe the creator is from California.

This is a close up of the next quilt : tiny snippets of colors under a netting.  Really beautiful!

I'll bet we see the following one in upcoming magazines and shows.

And here ends today's mini show with a Bucky Badger.  

I found another quilter who also posted pictures and close ups from the show:
https://paulabquilts.com/2019/09/06/quilt-expo-today/  Enjoy Paula's photos.  ( really neat as well)