Monday, April 28, 2014

My Time in Paducah at the AQS Quilt Show


Judy and Lauren accompanied me to Quilt City, USA

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There were so very many wonderful blue ribbon quilts and not enough blue ribbons to go around. I think every quilt at the show was a winner!


Judy especially liked the light tan background quilts with feathered stars.
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Lauren enjoyed the brighter quilts with bold colors.
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I was glad to meet Joy, whom I learned to know in Mississippi. Her home was wiped out during Hurricane Kitrina and she and her husband relocated in Paducah.
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I took a picture of this quilt for my farming husband, Paul.
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Amazing kaleidoscopes!
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We found it interesting to see the exhibit of The Tentmakers of Cairo and watch this Egyptian man do hand applique.
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I especially liked this “Tuning Fork” quilt by Heather Pregger.
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We studied this quilt  by Susan Carlson a long time.
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I also enjoyed an evening class with Karen K. Stone called “Windsor Gardens.” You can see my work in progress HERE.
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The next evening I had a class with Stacy Michell making two “Hawaiian” quilts. This also was a fun class.
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And the book signing of New Quilts from an Old Favorite – Carolina Lily at the National Quilt Museum was wonderful.
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I got to meet the other artists in the book and visit with lots of other friends and people that came to the exhibit.

Linking to:
Esther's Wip's On Wednesday
Lee's WIPs
Really Random

I Quilt @ Pretty Bobbins
Lily's Quilts

8 comments:

Coleen B said...

Oh Julia, it looks like you had a wonderful week doing just what you do best!! I don't think I'll ever forget the feeling that came over me the first time I walked into the exhibition of quilts at Paducah. I could hardly believe my eyes.
-coleensr

Unknown said...

All the quilts are lovely, but I like the Feathered Star the best! This looks like another great AQS event.

Anonymous said...

Lucky! I've always wanted to go to the quilt show in Paducah! Looks like you saw a lot of beautiful quilts and inspiration!

Janine @ Rainbow Hare said...

What an inspiration! Those quilts are amazing. Thank for sharing them :)

Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation said...

oh my! wow! those are some amazing quilts. What great inspiration!

Thank you so much for partying at Needle and Thread Thursday!

:) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

Live a Colorful Life said...

How amazing. And how lucky you were to take a class with Karen Stone. I have always wanted to do one of her New York Beauty quilts.

ipatchandquilt said...

Thank you for sharing these lovely quilts!
Very inspirational!!!
esther

Decorative Dahlia said...

Wow just wow!!! My eyes still bulging in amazement at these works..nobody quilts this way where I am and I'm intending to be a pioneer sort of. Beginner quilter, and all I'm thinking of now is "would I ever reach this stage of quilting?"..*sigh*

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