Quilting around Chautauqua Part 2 eye candy

     Besides dropping money at vendors, I was amazed by the quilts. One of the raffle quilts was the exploding squares that I have done a tutorial for and use all the time for comfort quilts! Done in white and rainbow and exquisitely quilted, I bought some chances.

Detail of block and quilting

A great scrappy quilt!

     One of the exhibit spaces is done by some sisters. They make these sort of panoramas of a scene with all sorts of props and hang the quilts inside. It was spectacular. It was in such a cool building on the Lake.

Detail of border from quilt above

Look at that quilting detail!

quilting detail

quilting detail

quilting detail from above

quilting detail

Crummy photo, but check out all these pieces!

If you see this Robi, all these tiny pieces are for you!

Quilting around Chautauqua Part I, minis and picture quilts

     Every year for 11 years, Judy Fenton of Millcreek Sewing has organized Quilting around Chautauqua, a quilting show and vendors on the grounds of the Chautauqua Institute. I have never gone before. Two guild friends invited me on Sunday and I had a wonderful time. The weather was September spectacular. 
    I took a lot of photos, but I had my small Canon point and shoot because the SLR would be too heavy to lug all across the Institute so I apologize for not real clear photos. First, I am showing a bunch of miniature quilts that were made by a guild from Warren, PA. They are less than 12". I marveled. It is hard to see the scale in the photos. I stuck my finger in one of the photos to give you and idea. The pins may show some idea also. They also had a pincushion challenge, and I really wanted to bring my choice home to my studio. It made me laugh.

     There were a couple of pictoral quilts that were outstanding to me.