I’m Inspired!

I had the opportunity to go to the Road to California Quilt show on Thursday.  I wasn’t sure what to expect – I’d never been to a quilt show before.

It was AMAZING!  There are some very talented people out there and I truly enjoyed getting to see the many types of quilts.

I tend to make more traditional quilts.  In case you haven’t seen, here’s my latest project:

But sadly, it’s just sat there for a couple of months as I’ve been busy working on other things.  This is my spring quilt and now I’m running out of time.  The Quilt show was just what I needed to get inspired and get back to work!

What amazed me the most were the art quilts.  They truly looked like paintings.  Since I was hauling my four-year old along, I didn’t bring my camera but I was able to capture some of my favorites with the old camera phone.  Enjoy!

This was one of my favorites and definitely a hit for Thing #2.

Equally amazing

This quilt was massive. I loved the texture on this one.

Metallic Madonna – can you imagine quilting on silver spandex?

This one is just stunning in person.

This one ventures into the metaphorical.

This one was my very favorite. It looks like a photograph!

Alaskan imagery – also stunning and massive.

This quilt was done by a woman to tribute the uniqueness of her friends. So cute!

Making a statement?

A beautiful traditional quilt in chocolate and teal.

We love penguins.

Hyper-realism. This is fantastic in person!

This is another one that looks more like a photograph from a distance.

Fantasy – very tightly quilted but it’s hard to tell from the photo. Very neat!

I love traditional white quilts – alas, they would never stay white in my house.

This one had a little bling added.

I could only capture just part of the huge Best-of-show quilt.

I love these city views!!!