Yesterday several of us ventured upriver to Woodstock to attend the Woodstock Quilters' Guild's first Quilt Show, in celebration of their 10th year. The Show was held in historic Connell House, a lovely setting which featured some interesting displays of antique clothing and hats - these really added a nice
flavour to the show. There was a very nice mix of antique quilts and contemporary, hand quilting and machine quilting, baby quilts, wall hangings and several Guild Challenges. There were beautiful Asian fabrics, Batiks and flannels.... There were door prizes and draws, cookies and tea- we had a lovely time!!! For their first show, the Woodstock girls did an awesome job! It was difficult to get good photos as the quilt racks were very close together and you often could not get back far enough for a straight-on view.... th
ese photos are the best I could do... One of the things I most enjoyed was seeing the different Challenges the Guild members had worked on. One was a Doll Challenge- each participant made their own doll body, and did the face and hair. Then they were exchanged and others added dresses, shawls, jewellry and other "embellishments" and lastly a small quilt. They were really cute and very well done. Each doll certainly had it's own personality. Another interesting Challenge was call
ed Katmandu- they had each taken a square of Mark Lipinski's Katmandu fabric and embellished them with embroidery, beads, etc. Each one was different- several were made into pillows with beautiful beaded fringe.
ed Katmandu- they had each taken a square of Mark Lipinski's Katmandu fabric and embellished them with embroidery, beads, etc. Each one was different- several were made into pillows with beautiful beaded fringe.One of the pieces which really caught my eye was a gorgeous Crazy Quilt, done by Guild President S
andra Culberson. She had worked on it for a year and a half, and is giving it to a niece as a wedding gift. ( I told her I hoped the niece realized and appreciated what she was gettting!) She used it as a teaching tool , during it's progress, to teach some Guild members about Crazy Quilting and hand embroidery. Beautiful work, Sandra!
Al in all, it was a great day.... but then again, isn't any day spent with quilts, a great day?
andra Culberson. She had worked on it for a year and a half, and is giving it to a niece as a wedding gift. ( I told her I hoped the niece realized and appreciated what she was gettting!) She used it as a teaching tool , during it's progress, to teach some Guild members about Crazy Quilting and hand embroidery. Beautiful work, Sandra!Al in all, it was a great day.... but then again, isn't any day spent with quilts, a great day?
Piece,
Linda
"Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty, never grows old".
~ Franaz
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