More than 20 years ago we rented a house for a year in
Corinth, NY. While we lived there, I
joined my first quilt guild, the Hudson River Piecemakers. At the time, meetings were held in the senior
center about two blocks from the house we rented. It was a small guild with mostly older women
as members but they made my sister, Anne, and I feel welcome and we enjoyed the
time we spent there.
It’s been many years since I’ve had a reason to drive over
that way – there really isn’t a convenient way to get there from where I now
live. It’s all winding, mountainous
roads no matter how you go. Last
weekend, the guild held a quilt show. While
Chris and I were out shopping Saturday morning, I mentioned I wanted to go to
the show at some point during the weekend.
Chris noted that we were about halfway there already so he volunteered
to go with me! What a great son!
This was a pretty small quilt show – held in a small high
school gym, but it was very well presented.
The theme was “Summertime” and the decorations were fantastic! They had summery vignettes set up all through
the gym. There was a bike outfitted with
a basket filled with flowers; a beach scene with an inflatable ring, sand bucket, shovel, and beach towel; and there was also a pretty garden bench with gardening tools and
rubber boots, among other little scenes.
Of course, the main attraction was the quilts! Without further ado, here are pictures of maybe
half of the quilts:
Loved this Lone Star:
The maker of this quilt said it took her four years to
complete – she kept putting it away then adding bits until it felt just
right! I love the appliqued flowers:
How about this starry, scrappy happiness:
I really like this scrappy pineapple log cabin quilt. I might have to make one similar to this:
How about this sampler quilt! Don’t you love that envelope on the back for
the label?
This applique quilt was fantastic! So detailed and so many
tiny pieces!
This was very simple, but effective. A panel surrounded by coordinating patches:
I really liked this quilt:
This squirrel quilt is a modification of a commercial
pattern featuring a bunny. The quilting
is amazing:
A pretty flower quilt using 30’s fabrics:
Two versions of Celtic Solstice, Bonnie Hunter’s winter 2013
Mystery Quilt:
There were also a few antique quilts, including this Log
Cabin,
miniature star blocks,
and this pretty appliqued quilt:
Last of the pictures I took are the two quilts I voted for
viewer’s choice, small and large. My
favorite small quilt was this blue and white log cabin:
My pick for the large quilt was this stunning star quilt.
None of the star fabrics were solids, but they look it from a distance. I think the black background is what really
sets this quilt apart. I love it:
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