Friday, April 17, 2009

Bloggers Quilt Festival

What a great idea -- the Bloggers Quilt Festival!  To visit Amy's blog, simply click on the red words above or use the button (at the bottom of the screen -- scroll way down) to see the 579 entries from all over the world -- all the quilts were made and/or owned by bloggers! Jump over and add have a look!
Thank you for visiting and for your comments!








"Shades of Black and White" was made for my brother and his partner. They wanted a black and white quilt to use when taking naps in their living room. It's a crazy log cabin with many different fabrics including printed corduroy (for the darkest centers of the dark blocks -- click on the last photo). Before I delivered the quilt to their home, I took some pictures of the quilt on my bed and also entered the quilt into the 2008 Vermont Quilt Festival. That was a fun experience and I learned a lot! (I'm still learning how to photograph a quilt so that you can tell it really is not as crooked as it appears in some of these photos.)
Here are some of my favorite photos of the quilt. If you click on them, they will expand. You can find more photos at my quilting set on Flickr. I've blogged about this quilt way too many times. These posts will also provide more photos and one posting even has a musical selection inspired by one of the fabrics!

60 comments:

Bunny said...

Speechless! What a great quilt.

rachel griffith said...

this quilt is stunning!!!
thanks for sharing.

Emma said...

What a fantastic, dramatic quilt! To photograph my quilts, I use lots of wide, double-sides tape to hold it in place on an outside shady wall, and stand as far back as possible - preferably with a tripod.

Abby and Stephanie said...

WOW! Love the boldness.

Quilt+Bitch said...

Oh my, what a beautiful quilt. I bet this quilt looks even better in person!

Anina said...

Love it!

Terri Stegmiller said...

Wow!!!! I love this!

Doris said...

This one is seriously a stunner! You did a great job on color placement!

Unknown said...

What a beautiful quilt! Thanks for sharing it :)

Michelle said...

Very nice!

Janet Brady said...

I like the play of the white on black and black on white fabrics in this quilt. The diagonal stripes remind me of one of the first quilts I ever made. Thanks for sharing.

Anonymous said...

This quilt is great! I really like black in quilts. I'm sure they enjoy it and it's a wonderful heirloom for them.

Andi said...

What an amazing quilt. Really interesting and rather fabulous.

Zonnah said...

Wow! I am in love with this quilt!

Natalie said...

That is VERY cool...I love it!

em's scrapbag said...

Love the dramatic look in this quilt!

melissa s. said...

stunning, i love it!

Anonymous said...

Oh, I love how you've used the different hues and the black and white to really make this such a stunning quilt. Fantasic!

Kim said...

GREAT quilt and story...got a hoot out of the musical post. My fav was the ukelele band. LOL

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

great color combination
Karen
http://karensquilting.com/blog/

Robin said...

What an amazing quilt. I love that you included various textures in it too. And how fabulous that it was accepted into the Vermont Quilt Festival! Beautiful work.

Tacha said...

That is really stunning!

dutchcomfort said...

Absolutely gorgeous!

Kangaroo said...

what a great take on black and white. very unique and well crafted!

Nadine said...

Stunning work! It's just beautiful, and I'm off to investigate some of your other quilts!

Unknown said...

Fabulous tone on tone

Coloradolady said...

This looks like it took forever to complete. Looks wonderful.

Roslyn said...

Delightful quilt, love the graphic nature of it- I am saving B&W fabrics for a two tone quilt-some day!

Kate North said...

wow, that's gorgeous.

Sherry said...

I've seen this quilt in the flesh (or whatever you call it) and it's really quite striking. Minka's a good photographer but it's a challenge to do justice to this quilt. She's a wonderful quilter and textile artist.

Quilt Rat said...

Love the black and white, wonderful quilt!

Ariane said...

Wow!! I love this quilt. I don't think I've seen a nicer black and white quilt yet.

PersimonDreams said...

What a STUNNING quilt! I am in LOVE...great work!

Aunt Spicy said...

That is really a fabulous quilt, I love how graphic and unique it is! Looking over your whole blog, I am amazed at how beautiful all your work is!

Micki said...

I like the play of black and white. I will have to try a black and white quilt one day!
Micki

Kim said...

What a stunning quilt and treasured gift.

Pamela said...

Black and white is such a great dramatic color combination, and terrible to try to photograph! What a nice quilt, and a nice thing for you to make!

On a side note, it's fun to see how many are working on Dear Jane - my forever project, maybe it's time to work on it again!

Sara said...

Beautiful quilt!!!

whoopdedoo_5 said...

what a great piece! I love how you used the colors in it!

Martha Wolfe said...

Wonderful quilt! I love the fabrics and the transitions. Something about it reminds me of old snapshots. Very cool!

Martha Wolfe said...

Thanks for the links. The quilt is 26"X36", and I do have more photos, somewhere.....I was adding you to my list of blogs to watch, you do so many interesting and beautiful things! I'll be back to investigate further.

Randa Dubnick said...

Your quilt is beautiful and it looks great in these photos!

Love, Randi

Kathy said...

Very unique, I love it. Thanks for sharing...Kathy

Ilena said...

Really very stunning. What a beautiful quilt!

Quilty Conscience said...

Striking!

Lisa D. said...

Very beautiful quilt!

Mandy said...

An amazing quilt. I really like the colour scheme, it really works well.

me said...

What a lovely job you did showcasing such a favorite pattern, the Log Cabin! I love it.

meggie said...

Very interesting history to this quilt. It is fabulous!

imquilternity said...

Your quilt is quite stunning. I love the black and white with shades of gray as it makes a very interesting quilt. I would love to see it close up and in person.

Unknown said...

so glad we popped in..
stunning work...
we go to the Sister's Oregon quilt show every year.... beautiful blog...
mona & the girls

Rhonda said...

I'm a big fan of any Log Cabin design. This quilt is excellent....I love it! Great job!!!!!

Millie said...

Outstanding! Just gorgeous.

Jennifer Ofenstein said...

What a phenomenal quilt!

Tissy said...

This is simply breathtaking.....WOW!!!

Sandi said...

I have always been fasinated by the Log Cabin block and you've made a wonderful quilt

Sara said...

Amazing!! I can't wait to learn how to do this! I am inspired by all you fantastic quilters.

Aimee said...

Gorgeous! That is incredibly beautiful!

Jill Iroz said...

Fabulous! When i first peeked at your quilt i thought it was a photo quilt. I love the fabrics you chose. I'm sure it's a treasure for your brother.

Jeannette said...

Not that you need one more comment about your artistry...but you've got it! Your pastel soap opera was fun too.

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