quilt show '08 - be jealous

so i know you want to make fun of me for going to a quilt show, but you are wrong, wrong, wrong!!! the international quilt festival is held here in houston every fall & trust me - it is super, super, wow, cool! i don't know a person that wouldn't appreciate how incredible the quilts are - it's totally an art exhibit with quilts from all over the world. one part had quilts from the 1700s (even one from frances scott key's wife). that was amazing to see. others were abstract funkiness, the likes of which you'd find in paint form @ any modern art museaum. i also saw a quilt of barack obama's face! seriously, i know that sounds totally weirdo, but it was like one of those paintings that looks like a bunch of blobs up close, but when you back up, you see the shadows of a face. only this was with fabric - wow.


these aren't ya mama's "throw quilts"!


so my favorites (& dana's!) were the japanese quilts. they were so creative, intricate, innovative... honestly, you would have loved the show. okay, some of you might not have loved me dragging you around the vendor side, but i promise - you'd love the exhibit side!
here are a few pics...

here are dana & i in front of one of our absolute favs (dana - i think this is my #1 fav now). it was japanese cherry blossom trees. i would love a painting of this.

this one looks more like a traditional, applique quilt. in fact, when dana first showed it to me, i wasn't totally impressed - i mean, applique is what i do everyday. BUT when you look really close, the backing of this quilt is an eyelet/lace fabric. one, that's totally nontraditional & creative, and two, it must have been incredibly difficult to sew anything on top of that. it was super cool.

so fun! can't wait for next year! you better make your plans now!