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!
- An online sneak peek before the 2008 VQF
- Exhibiting at the VQF
- Delivering the quilt to its home with details about the owners' involvement in the design process and a photo of the matching pillow!
- Looking for more of one of the fabrics including a reference to the Sheik of Araby -- and some music links!
- Trying to insure the quilt and a peek at the label
61 comments:
Speechless! What a great quilt.
this quilt is stunning!!!
thanks for sharing.
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.
WOW! Love the boldness.
Oh my, what a beautiful quilt. I bet this quilt looks even better in person!
Love it!
Wow!!!! I love this!
This one is seriously a stunner! You did a great job on color placement!
What a beautiful quilt! Thanks for sharing it :)
Very nice!
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.
This quilt is great! I really like black in quilts. I'm sure they enjoy it and it's a wonderful heirloom for them.
What an amazing quilt. Really interesting and rather fabulous.
Wow! I am in love with this quilt!
That is VERY cool...I love it!
Love the dramatic look in this quilt!
stunning, i love it!
Oh, I love how you've used the different hues and the black and white to really make this such a stunning quilt. Fantasic!
GREAT quilt and story...got a hoot out of the musical post. My fav was the ukelele band. LOL
great color combination
Karen
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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.
That is really stunning!
Absolutely gorgeous!
what a great take on black and white. very unique and well crafted!
Stunning work! It's just beautiful, and I'm off to investigate some of your other quilts!
Fabulous tone on tone
This looks like it took forever to complete. Looks wonderful.
Delightful quilt, love the graphic nature of it- I am saving B&W fabrics for a two tone quilt-some day!
wow, that's gorgeous.
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.
Love the black and white, wonderful quilt!
Wow!! I love this quilt. I don't think I've seen a nicer black and white quilt yet.
What a STUNNING quilt! I am in LOVE...great work!
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!
I like the play of black and white. I will have to try a black and white quilt one day!
Micki
What a stunning quilt and treasured gift.
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!
Beautiful quilt!!!
what a great piece! I love how you used the colors in it!
Wonderful quilt! I love the fabrics and the transitions. Something about it reminds me of old snapshots. Very cool!
Enjoy your blog.So kind.Good luck!
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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.
Your quilt is beautiful and it looks great in these photos!
Love, Randi
Very unique, I love it. Thanks for sharing...Kathy
Really very stunning. What a beautiful quilt!
Striking!
Very beautiful quilt!
An amazing quilt. I really like the colour scheme, it really works well.
What a lovely job you did showcasing such a favorite pattern, the Log Cabin! I love it.
Very interesting history to this quilt. It is fabulous!
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.
so glad we popped in..
stunning work...
we go to the Sister's Oregon quilt show every year.... beautiful blog...
mona & the girls
I'm a big fan of any Log Cabin design. This quilt is excellent....I love it! Great job!!!!!
Outstanding! Just gorgeous.
What a phenomenal quilt!
This is simply breathtaking.....WOW!!!
I have always been fasinated by the Log Cabin block and you've made a wonderful quilt
Amazing!! I can't wait to learn how to do this! I am inspired by all you fantastic quilters.
Gorgeous! That is incredibly beautiful!
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.
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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