Summer is the perfect time for a mother/daughter road trip to the International Quilt Festival Chicago. A quick packing of the essentials (5 pairs of shoes between us!) and we were off for a two day overnight adventure, where Kristen proved a worthy partner in crime as she took notes while I photographed our favorite quilts in the show.
No peach sangria on this trip, but we did have a terrific mexican food dinner followed by a hilarious 10 minute trek back to the hotel in pouring rain.
You can’t have this kind of fun with just anyone.
But I digress….
Back to the quilts and a little show and tell 🙂
A big trend I noticed this year were quilts from digitally altered photographs that were then thread sketched.
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| View From The Farmhouse by Suzan Engler |
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| View From The Farmhouse (detail) |
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| Women Helping Others by Jennifer Day (detail) |
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| Milkweed and Hummingbirds by Sara Sharp |
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| Milkweed and Hummingbirds (detail) |
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| Milkweed and Hummingbirds (detail) |
My favorite exhibit was the clever “What’s For Dinner” table. Each “place mat” was uniquely themed and several were 3-dimensional. So creative!
A few other favorites from the show that just say ‘Summertime!’ to me 🙂
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| Roses In The Window by Carol Morrissey |
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| Two Tulips by Luella Morgenthaler (Parrot tulips!) |
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| Garden Floral by Marianne Williamson |
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| Fish Scraps by Rahna Summerlin |
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| Fish Scraps (detail) |
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| Cutting Down The Tall Poppies by Helen Godden (detail) |
p.s. I realize how very important it is to credit an artist for their work, and I feel badly that I am not able to identify the lovely quilt Kristen is standing in front of. If anyone can help me identify the quilt or artist I would love to give proper credit!
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Ellen Parrott 