Can you believe it! Of course I wasn't going to go to the Grand Rapids version of AQS. However, I was still curious what could be new. Overall it was a good show but not as exciting as the first couple years. Of course last year knowing the sister of the featured artist led to an invitation of a most interesting dinner. Remember the quilt of First Peoples of Canada? In the conclusion the artist and her assistants determined that Canada has at least one person from each nation in the world. An artist or special methodology was not highlighted this year. Even the Egyptian appliqué was shown via DVD. While the persons I've spoken with agree, it seemed like more vendors were there but fewer quilts overall.
Enjoy the few pictures I took to share with you.
A guild challenge involved copying seed packets. Gorgeous!
The Wicked Challenge from a fabric company, explained below, appeared here. I had originally seen it in the Chicago Quilt show this past spring. I still absolutely love this challenge....it's so "pop-u-lar", as sung in the musical.
What's a good show with out a bit of Irishness? Below, a black denim is the background with either crochet or tatted lace on it. Up close it looks like Irish lace and from a far. I have several pieces of Carrickmacross lace hand made in Ireland, this quilt, while not as delicate as my lace, but a very good attempt.
Craftsy.com has a demo on less wasteful method of setting a square on point. Please check it out, so special triangles required.
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