Quilt! Knit! Stitch! was a good show. However, I am not sure how I feel about the mixture of quilts, knitting and stitching. I mainly wanted to see the quilts and it seemed like there just weren't enough of them. Maybe it's a product of the first year in a new location. I attended on Thursday and it wasn't crowded at all, in fact, pretty disappointingly uncrowded. Perhaps in a few years I'll look back on this first year as perfectly uncrowded, but this time it just seemed a little eerie.
In addition to the show, the vendor hall was pretty good. I was hoping for more vendors selling exotic fabrics, things I can't get at home, but I still came home with quite a haul! I also did one of the Make-It University classes.
I did see some fantastic work though and here are photos of my favorites. Remember to click the photos to enlarge.
I didn't see an attribution card for this quilt, but it's stunning!
The one non-quilt exhibit that I was fascinated by was the crocheted works of Jo Hamilton. Her crocheted portraits are amazing and this crocheted Portland is too.
Roses for Rosie by Bodil Gardner.
I discovered a new-to-me quilt artist that I love, Bodil Gardner (wow- tons of photos on her website!). There were two of her pieces in the show, but the other one was in one of the SAQA exhibits, the only part of the show where photography was prohibited.
Tea Roses by Eleanor Levie- incorporates real tea bags, but I'm not sure what makes it shiny.
I Must have Flowers by Sam Hunter
A Rose for Your Nose by Cindy Cooksey- fantastic border detail!
You Are What You Eat by Kathy York
The Quiltmaker by Jennifer Bowker
The Quiltmaker by Jennifer Bowker detail with amazing quilting.
Tutti Frutti Main Street by Susan Bleiweiss
Zen Magpies by Helen Godden- look at the zentangle type quilting!
It's a Crazy Life by Gail Thomas
I Have Many Faces by Natalie Carlton
Boy and His Best Friend by Jennifer Day- amazing thread painting over a photo printed on fabric.
Tuning Fork #11 by Heather Pregger- my favorite of the show!
Tomorrow I'll post the Modern Metallic Challenge quilts!