Pictures from the Great Alaska Quilt Show
Every year, one of the local quilting guilds, Log Cabin Quilters, hosts a quilt show downtown called the Great Alaska Quilt Show. I've been down to see it a few years now, and I always see really great quilts, but this time I took pictures to actually post so others can see too. There were probably close to 200 quilts this year, including all the small peices, mixed medium, wearable, and the quilts by the featured guest. Of course, I just took pictures of a few that I especially liked, but to be honest almost everything was fabulous. And even if not everything met my personal taste, I have a lot of respect for the time and work put into every quilt.
So, pix behind the cut!
Just a note: I always take pictures of the quilt descriptions and the names of the creators, because I want to have a record of that, and to give proper credit.
Let's get started!
Those familiar with the yearly Row by Row challenge may have seen that participating quilt shops often have little fabric licence plates that you can purchase. And they are cute, but I've never bought them because I didn't know what to do with the things. laridian expressed a similar sentiment, so I got a picture of these three art quilts to show what one quilter did with her license plates. And it really is a cute idea.
Next is a really pretty quilt with a lot of work on both sides:
This one is really pretty, and I know the gal that did it. Robin works at the Quilt Tree - one of the fabric shops here in Anchorage. We remember each others' names because when I used to work at Seams Like Home, she came in one time and mentioned that I looked familiar. I was thinking the same about her, and we figured out that she knew me from when I took classes at Quilt Tree. I like the cubes she added to her quilt.
Here is a Bargello quilt, which I love. Both the quilt and the Bargello technique. Over the summer I picked up an Alaskan Bargello pattern, but like everything else I haven't gotten to it yet. Anyway, this one is so pretty. I love the colors, which should be no surprise to those who know me well.
Here's another Bargello, and this one is really striking! Crisp and bubbly all at the same time.
Here's one with a kitty. So you all know why I like it :)
The next one is an I Spy, which is a type of quilt often made for young children that has a lot of fabrics showing objects that the kid can find. "Can you find the frogs?" for example. Or "Can you find somethng yellow?" But I thought it would also be a good quilt to make for using up scraps. And this quilt also gave me an idea for doing something to combine quilting and my sand collection ;)
I have a slight soft spot for sunflower girl designs, which is why I took a picture of this next one. But I was also really touched that old blocks made by a relative were used, especially since I'd like to do something similiar with my aunt's quilting someday.
I just really like the palette and the primitive designs of this next quilt. I didn't notice until I was processing these pictures that it was also done by Robin from Quilt Tree.
I also know the gal who did the next stunning piece, because I worked with her at Seams Like Home. She's super, and this machine embroidered piece was gorgeous, because she used the sparkly holographic thread to do it. I'm working on something similar to this, another design created by Hoop Sisters. It's a lot of intricate work.
Next, I adore this cute little whooly kitty!
The next one is kinda eye-searing, but I liked it because of the title, and because it wasn't until after I read the title that I took a closer look and saw the baskets with kitty ears.
Okay, the next piece was small, only about 12x12. So, just look at the TINY stitching! Insane.
Here's a neat dimensional piece:
The next one was a big quilt. And while I certainly can appreciate the work that went into all that edge turned applique, what really caught my attention was the super beautiful and intricate quilting. I mean, daaaaamn! That is some amazing work. And obviously done with a lot of love, considering the description.
I took pictures of the next one because of the quilting as well. Really skilled stuff. Not a surprise, it's the same person who did the quilting on both the quilt above and this one.
The featured guest at the show was a gal named Gail Ramsay. She does art quilts. Not all of them were to my taste, but she did have a couple that I really liked. First was this one done as a tribute to the Alaska Sea Life Center. If you know me, you know I was immediately attracted to that octopus!
And then she also had this one, which I thought was funny and cute and which I knew that Dino would love. Which he did when I showed him the pictures later.
So, that's all the pictures I took at the show. As I said, there were lots of beautiful quilts that I didn't take pix of. I loved all the very traditional looking quilts they had, and there was a special section of modern minmalist quilts that was pretty neat too. Lots of little art quilts and wearable quilting - jackets and the like. It was a pretty diverse show, all in all. They had a silent auction too, of small art quilts, and I put a bid in for a couple pieces, but I didn't hear anything after the show, so I guess I got outbid. Oh well.
I'm giving some serious thought to joining the Log Cabin guild. Mainly because I haven't felt very creatively inspired lately, and I'm wondering if maybe directly interacting with other quilters would help. Couldn't hurt to try, I guess. I did get a couple of ideas while I was at the show, but will probably have to put them on hold until after the holidays, because it is time to start thinking about that, again. So, we'll see.
Anyway, hope you all enjoy the pictures!
So, pix behind the cut!
Just a note: I always take pictures of the quilt descriptions and the names of the creators, because I want to have a record of that, and to give proper credit.
Let's get started!
Those familiar with the yearly Row by Row challenge may have seen that participating quilt shops often have little fabric licence plates that you can purchase. And they are cute, but I've never bought them because I didn't know what to do with the things. laridian expressed a similar sentiment, so I got a picture of these three art quilts to show what one quilter did with her license plates. And it really is a cute idea.
Next is a really pretty quilt with a lot of work on both sides:
This one is really pretty, and I know the gal that did it. Robin works at the Quilt Tree - one of the fabric shops here in Anchorage. We remember each others' names because when I used to work at Seams Like Home, she came in one time and mentioned that I looked familiar. I was thinking the same about her, and we figured out that she knew me from when I took classes at Quilt Tree. I like the cubes she added to her quilt.
Here is a Bargello quilt, which I love. Both the quilt and the Bargello technique. Over the summer I picked up an Alaskan Bargello pattern, but like everything else I haven't gotten to it yet. Anyway, this one is so pretty. I love the colors, which should be no surprise to those who know me well.
Here's another Bargello, and this one is really striking! Crisp and bubbly all at the same time.
Here's one with a kitty. So you all know why I like it :)
The next one is an I Spy, which is a type of quilt often made for young children that has a lot of fabrics showing objects that the kid can find. "Can you find the frogs?" for example. Or "Can you find somethng yellow?" But I thought it would also be a good quilt to make for using up scraps. And this quilt also gave me an idea for doing something to combine quilting and my sand collection ;)
I have a slight soft spot for sunflower girl designs, which is why I took a picture of this next one. But I was also really touched that old blocks made by a relative were used, especially since I'd like to do something similiar with my aunt's quilting someday.
I just really like the palette and the primitive designs of this next quilt. I didn't notice until I was processing these pictures that it was also done by Robin from Quilt Tree.
I also know the gal who did the next stunning piece, because I worked with her at Seams Like Home. She's super, and this machine embroidered piece was gorgeous, because she used the sparkly holographic thread to do it. I'm working on something similar to this, another design created by Hoop Sisters. It's a lot of intricate work.
Next, I adore this cute little whooly kitty!
The next one is kinda eye-searing, but I liked it because of the title, and because it wasn't until after I read the title that I took a closer look and saw the baskets with kitty ears.
Okay, the next piece was small, only about 12x12. So, just look at the TINY stitching! Insane.
Here's a neat dimensional piece:
The next one was a big quilt. And while I certainly can appreciate the work that went into all that edge turned applique, what really caught my attention was the super beautiful and intricate quilting. I mean, daaaaamn! That is some amazing work. And obviously done with a lot of love, considering the description.
I took pictures of the next one because of the quilting as well. Really skilled stuff. Not a surprise, it's the same person who did the quilting on both the quilt above and this one.
The featured guest at the show was a gal named Gail Ramsay. She does art quilts. Not all of them were to my taste, but she did have a couple that I really liked. First was this one done as a tribute to the Alaska Sea Life Center. If you know me, you know I was immediately attracted to that octopus!
And then she also had this one, which I thought was funny and cute and which I knew that Dino would love. Which he did when I showed him the pictures later.
So, that's all the pictures I took at the show. As I said, there were lots of beautiful quilts that I didn't take pix of. I loved all the very traditional looking quilts they had, and there was a special section of modern minmalist quilts that was pretty neat too. Lots of little art quilts and wearable quilting - jackets and the like. It was a pretty diverse show, all in all. They had a silent auction too, of small art quilts, and I put a bid in for a couple pieces, but I didn't hear anything after the show, so I guess I got outbid. Oh well.
I'm giving some serious thought to joining the Log Cabin guild. Mainly because I haven't felt very creatively inspired lately, and I'm wondering if maybe directly interacting with other quilters would help. Couldn't hurt to try, I guess. I did get a couple of ideas while I was at the show, but will probably have to put them on hold until after the holidays, because it is time to start thinking about that, again. So, we'll see.
Anyway, hope you all enjoy the pictures!