In awe at the Festival of Quilts

So today i took myself off to the wonderful 'Festival of Quilts' at the NEC Birmingham for a day of inspiration - and the occasional purchase!!! (more of my overspend tomorrow - when i manage to sneak all my new beautiful fabrics into my stash without the 'other half' noticing that i have bought yet more fabric!!)

It was a last minute decision to go but i'm so glad I did as i was completely dumb struck by the sheer talent and patience of quilters and textile artists from all over the globe - the word of the day was definitely 'wow' followed by huge gasps of complete astonishment at the beautiful skills these women / men have. There were quilts,wall hangings,clothes and accessories of all shapes, sizes and colours - all of which completely bowled me over my their originality and beauty (can you guess that i enjoyed myself!)

However as i stared closely at the endless stitches and overlays of thread and fabric it confirmed to me that i am definitely an 'instant hit' crafter and that i do not have the patience (or skill) to work for weeks / months and possible years on a particular piece - i know that my attention span would not stretch to these lengths. So my creative hat goes off to all these truly talented artists - you really are hardcore - sewing adrenalin junkies!!

Here are some of my favourite quilts from the show - sorry photo's are not great (oh i wish i'd taken the SLR) and do not do them justice at all - but hope they give you a little insight into my lovely day. 

But my favourite had to be this one - more of a paper quilt but still made my eyes smile x

Comments

[Mitzi Curi]

I'm in awe as well....the quilt with the shirt sleeves is so clever! Thanks for sharing your beautiful pictures!

Mitzi

[Jan]

Thanks for sharing these shots from the quilt festival. I had seen a photo of that last (paper) one, but yours shows more detail. Fabulous!

[Littlebuttontales]

My pleasure - i just loved this and kept going back to look at it throughout the day x