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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBeautiful creations lifted me today - look - and see if it helps you as well
A friend, a quilter (and DU person) alerted me to the exhibition of Southern Quilts at the local Y.
I found such beauty that while I picked my jaw off the floor numerous times I forgot all about the upcoming terrifyingly hopeful day of Tuesday.
If you dont like the artistry here - by chance - at least go down to the last one.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,879 posts)How do they do that?
Mira
(22,380 posts)They made me put on a very thin glove so I could examine and touch. I still don't know! What I am showing is a MINUTE taste of what was there. The craftsmanship, artistry, and imagination is a simple joy to behold.
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)She made beautiful quilts. She used a magnifying glass and sat under a very bright light. She also had slender, tiny, nimble fingers that flew over the cloth. And she had a ton of patience.
Hamlette
(15,412 posts)there are companies that will do it for you. Most of the quilting, as far as I can tell by looking at these, are machine done. Most quilters use a long arm quilter. They are about 12 feet long and the sewing machine moves. They even make computerized quilters you can program and walk away.
Here are the frames: https://handiquilter.me/product-category/frames/
Here is a machine: https://handiquilter.me/product/hq-avante-quilt-machine/ You hold the machine by those black hook like things to move it over the quilt. It's pretty cool.
Luciferous
(6,086 posts)You need a LOT of patience!
malthaussen
(17,217 posts)What, you never heard of a "quilting bee?"
-- Mal
demigoddess
(6,645 posts)he shows and explains a lot.
Squinch
(51,025 posts)things to look at!
Mira
(22,380 posts)Thank you for having noticed me! and some of my efforts.
Squinch
(51,025 posts)Shrike47
(6,913 posts)Demovictory9
(32,479 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,726 posts)What extraordinary craftsmanship! The designs, the colors, the stitching, everything is superb.
Love 'em ALL. The last one knocked my socks off.
Mira
(22,380 posts)I went thinking I'll go look and find my friend's piece. Yesterday. After an hour or so picking that jaw off the floor as I said before, I realized I had not understood what was offered. So I went back today to spend more time and schlepp the camera - realizing DU needed a pick us up before Tuesday.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,726 posts)So much beauty. Thank you for the pick us up before Tuesday!
Your photos are phenomenal, as always!
katmondoo
(6,457 posts)2naSalit
(86,822 posts)Thanks for sharing those! My mom made quilts for a couple decades but she never made anything quite that intricate and detailed regarding the stitching patterns! I love the color schemes and just everything about them... true works of art.
CurtEastPoint
(18,668 posts)boo...vote!'" And the did!
babylonsister
(171,099 posts)brer cat
(24,621 posts)magnificent quilts. Thank you for sharing this feast for the eyes.
Srkdqltr
(6,333 posts)I do quilt but nowhere near that level. The women who do this are artists. From looking at the pictures I believe they are all machine quilted. It is an art to do this with a machine.
Beautiful, Beautiful. Where was the Quilt Show?
Mira
(22,380 posts)Winston-Salem. NC.
A dreadful shame they only had the show up for 2 days. So much to see. So little time for the artists to have the exposure.
fierywoman
(7,696 posts)Hawaiian quilts morphed to the multicolored --- I'm blown away and thank you for the eye-candy escape from worrying, dear Mira!
catchnrelease
(1,946 posts)I am not a quilter but usually go to the big SoCal show in Jan to pick up fabric or trims for my own projects. Always have to take a stroll through the quilt exhibition section and am always blown away. I just can't imagine the detail and patience it takes to make one of these works of art. Really creative and inspiring ideas. Thanks for posting!
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Thank you so much for bringing us along to even a small segment of such beautiful artistry!
wendyb-NC
(3,331 posts)each one took my breath away! Thank you, Mira.
FM123
(10,054 posts)The very first time I saw quilt masterpieces that moved me, like those above, was at an exhibit called "The Quilts of Gee's Bend"
http://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/gees-bend-quiltmakers
MLAA
(17,338 posts)Back in the 80s and elderly woman taught me to make quilts by hand. We spent many happy hours together making quilts and telling each other stories.
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)iluvtennis
(19,880 posts)PatrickforO
(14,593 posts)It is wonderful.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Not anywhere near that class. I hand make mostly crib quilts for family and friends having babies, but occasionally make a larger quilt. My favorite of the ones you showed is the diamonds with borders, and the Vote quilt.
I love sewing by hand. It makes my cares melt away, and I have something beautiful at the end. I have made many quilts since November, 2016.
tblue37
(65,490 posts)lpbk2713
(42,769 posts)A lot of work went into those.
denvine
(802 posts)Thank you for sharing these amazing works of art.
MontanaMama
(23,344 posts)I love them all. Especially the Daughters Of Mother Earth. Thank you for the beauty break, Mira. 🙏
bitterross
(4,066 posts)Thanks for sharing!
BigmanPigman
(51,638 posts)My sister makes quilts...she is going to love this!
kimmylavin
(2,284 posts)Truly works of art...
Thank you so much for sharing. 😊
The first one looks like trapunto on the top (the green). Also, it has to have been dyed to get the gradient, either before or after doing the needle art.
It takes hours and hours to choose the fabrics for this type of project, not to mention doing the design work.
Also on the first one, I see begonia leaves used twice, on the first and also in the second row.
I am awestruck with the time and talent it took to make.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,220 posts)H2O Man
(73,627 posts)Those are beautiful. Thank you for sharing these pictures!
Tuesday will be beautiful, too. I'm confident that it will turn out better than most people hope and anticipate.
My Mother Quilted for many years, Each of her Quilts told stories beyond the actual making of the quilt. She intentionally would leave small "mistakes" in her quilts..it became quite a game to find them.
Solly Mack
(90,789 posts)duforsure
(11,885 posts)She was an expert at quilting , and I have some of them still and just look at them sometimes amazed at her talent she showed on each one of them. Thanks for posting , these are so beautiful.
malaise
(269,200 posts)My oldest sister is a quilter. She makes gorgeous quilts. She recently gave her youngest son a detailed one with an elephant for his wedding present. His bride received one with flowers. She has had her own business for decades. Every sibling, niece and nephew has one of her works of art.
Casandia
(658 posts)I've gone twice. Mind blown each time.
[link:https://quiltmuseum.org/|
oasis
(49,426 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)Just gorgeous. Love the last one. Reminds everyone that there is still beauty in the world, even though "ugly" is in vogue right now.
littlemissmartypants
(22,837 posts)Beautiful! Thanks, Mira!
BumRushDaShow
(129,610 posts)I have done all sorts of needlework over the years - knit, crochet, Tunisian/Afghan crochet, needlepoint, petit point, cross-stitch, latch hook, embroidery, and even briefly dabbled in lacework, but have never done quilting nor weaving.
Admire anyone who is willing to take the time to focus on design (definitely required for this) and then execute it!
Didn't realize there were machines that do it though...lol So used to seeing pics of "quilting clubs" with folks hand-quilting sections with an embroidery hoop. Thank you for posting and love that last one as a clarion call for what we need to do if we haven't already!!!!
MuseRider
(34,133 posts)The amount of work behind these and the artistry is just amazing. Just wow. I wish I knew how to do that, even could do that if I knew the skills. Thank you for sharing this.
pioche4
(114 posts)Nothing like Art and creativity to lift up our minds, give solace to pain, and help create a space to imagine a future we want to live and thrive in!
Thank you for posting!
pazzyanne
(6,558 posts)Very inspirational! ...or maybe its because I love Obama, who he is, and who he portrays America with hope for the future.
sagesnow
(2,824 posts)Splendid quilts there. Will give me something to shoot for.
Thank you for posting so we can see them.
DontBooVote
(901 posts)Mira
(22,380 posts)DontBooVote
(901 posts)northoftheborder
(7,574 posts)So inspiring.
LuckyLib
(6,821 posts)Art and artists need word of mouth. It takes time for it to get around. Those are amazing, and more folks should have seen them.
Thanks to you, more will!
whathehell
(29,096 posts)Beautiful. Thanks for posting.