The teacher's tent at the show had an amazing variety of styles and the quilts were gorgeous, of course. Click to see the photos bigger.
** Edited to note: I had two helpful readers tell me the name of the quilter who made these first two quilts is Sue Nickels. The machine applique and quilting are absolutely amazing! This first one is inspired by the Beatles.
I love the four different columns of applique.
This one just had the right color mix and I love to see wonky piecing.
More sweet little houses.
These next two are from Sue Spargo, who has a very distinct style. I like her motifs and have a couple of books that I use as inspiration. She uses combinations of felted wool and cotton fabrics so the surface of her quilts is very different than a traditional cotton quilt. She also has nice embellishing techniques which make the surface more interesting. I wasn't able to take a class with her because they were full when I checked, but it was great to see the quilts in person none-the-less.
I realized that I don't have a full view of this next quilt, but I guess I was just amazed by that binding detail! Can you imagine doing that??
These next few are quilts by Jean Wells Keenan, who is the owner of the Stitchin' Post and a fabulous teacher. These quilts were hung in the Sisters Library so the lighting isn't as good. She is doing some really wonderful abstract quilts now and I love her color themes.
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