What a great turn out at the
Crazy Quilters quilt guild meeting today! Nearly 30 members were in attendance for my presentation,
"The Visual Language of Quilting" and free-motion quilting demonstration.
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My quilt angels, Sharon and Vicky, assisted with my trunk show.
Here there are with my quilt, "Break free. Take flight." |
In the presentation, I discussed the various roles the quilting plays and how it contributes to the telling of the quilt's story. The quilt above,
"Break Free. Take Flight," is a good illustration of the quilting (a bird cage from which the bird has escaped) taking a leading role in the composition. Below,
"Sedona Desert Rose," has a more traditional flavor in style, fabric and color choices and the quilting motifs follow suit.
Here is Vicky modeling my hand dyed quilted vest with origami roses. Her pretty salmon colored blouse is the perfect complement.
Along with the trunk show, the Crazy Quilters guild asked for a demonstration on free-motion quilting. During the demo, we had a great discussion about threads, thread weight and fiber content, needles, and machine tension.
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| I use Machingers quilting gloves when I free-motion quilt. |
I brought an example of machine trapunto along for the trunk show. I'm developing a class on this technique and hope to be offering it soon.
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| Machine trapunto. |
The members of this guild are prolific quilters. Nearly everyone had one or more quilts for their meeting
Show and Tell. I was particularly impressed with their charity quilt contributions. There were at least 12 to 15 quilts turned in for Project Linus and several mini quilts for a neonatal unit of a local hospital. See a
slide show here.
Thank you, Crazy Quilters, for the invitation to speak at your guild. And to Karen and Linda for taking the photos. I spent a delightful morning with a warm and talented group of quilters.
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| Crazy Quilters quilt guild—July meeting. |
