Two more from QuiltCon

Here a couple more from the Modern Traditionalism section:
Dora Cary says Patch Nine came about when she was asked to make a quilt using Carolyn Friedlander fabrics and that she loves orange. She feels the quilt has a minimalist vibe arising from the neutral centres and sophisticated fabrics.

The Ripple Effect is by Janice Ryan who writes "[It] is a variation on the half square triangle block. One block is repeated throughout the quilt to create vibration and movement."

Modern Tradionalism quilts at QuiltCon

I think this is Stacy Day's Corsage created for the
Riley Blake Challenge with Amy Gunson's Roundabout
pattern as the design source. There were several versions of
this one.

I took these pictures on Sunday when time was running out and I find I  haven't been so disciplined in rationing the number of pictures taken and to compound matters I renamed the quilt photos  so that labels and quilt pictures became separated. Some were easier to match up than others.so if there are any misapproriations I apologise and will be happy to substitute correct versions.

Karin Jordan's Melon Wedding Ring
The melon shapes were cut out with a Sissix
plate from roughly pieced strips.

Wildfire by Kirsty Cleverly
Log Cabin in 2 colours in varying proportions
set on point; asymmetric design morphing
from light to dark

Detail of Blue Spiderweb

Leslie Schmidt: Blue Spiderweb
She enjoyed making this exuberant version of this
traditional pattern in which the blocks spiral
out of control.

Detail of Dunes

Dunes by Jenna Brand inspired by Latifah
Saafir's Glam Clam quilt pattern but with
improvised curved inserts.

This is a "don't know"

I think this is by Latifah Saafir,
 She is the inspiration behind many bold
interpretations of curved patterns.

Shades of a distant Lancaster by Tomi Levin,
a controlled improvisation of the Amish
style using favourite solids.

Blueberries for Sal by Elisa  Albury
Deconstructed Bear's Paw blocks: two "children"
get separated from their mothers.

Christa Watson: Focal Point made following
advice to go more asymmetrical, create a cropped
design and include a focal point.

I think this is Kristen Shields' Fruity Star
in which the solids are string pieced with
 neutrals so that the tips might disappear
giving the impression of the star floating on
the background.

Youth section at QuitCon

The Youth section at QuiltCon was quite impressive and I was drawn to many of the items, partly because they were at my level. Some of the entrants had quilting relatives as mentors.

Staircase by Ginger Conner with small amount of help from her aunt, Tina
Faughnan (who had quilts juried into  QuiltCon too)

Gabriella Grove's Spunky Squares using jelly rolls
donated to her junior MQG.

This is My Quilt by Lulu McMahon

Macy Grable: Stripy stripes; her mother
showed how to use a longarm to
quilt it

Itsy Bitsy  Hexie Quilt  EP pieced over half nch templates
 by Sofia Locke from Australia who must be blessed with
patience and persistence.

Quilts of the Month at QuiltCon

Attitudinal Ecosystem by Michelle Wilde

This explains all

Road To Pasadena by Kendra Nitta inspired by the
notoriously winding Arroyo Seco Parkway.

Boids by Gillian Smith

Handwork at QuiltCon

Although most quilts were quilted by machine, many with a walking foot on a domestic machine, others displayed handwork, whether quilting or piecing.

Hexie Beast by Liz Havratine ; the idea of huge hexagons
paper pieced on 32" wide poster boards was a quilt joke,
difficult to hand sew but  worth it for the chuckles.

Collection by Carolyn Friedlander, an exploration of shape and colour and the tactile qualities of handwork including
needleturn applique.

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Everglade by Carolyn Friedlander inspired by a road trip sighting of a lattice pattern.

Bee Quilts

It's nice to see the reintroduction of the old fashioned "bee" for group quilts. So many modern quilters honed their skills by taking part in random assemblies or bee swaps online. As well as the many group charity quits hung in the Convention lobby there were group entrants in the main exhibition. My workshop tutor, Rossie Hutchinson had a major hand in two of the ones I chose to photograph.

Mistwraith, a round robin quilt by Rossie Hutchinson and
some fellow Ann Arbour MQG members.

Little Tents by Daisy Aschehoug from improv. blue and yellow triangle
units she requested from the Love Circle of the charity bee Do Good Stitches.
She wanted to suggest a camping scene with tents lit up from within as
 a way to offer a little comfort to someone in need.

Enthusiasm pieced in one session by Rossie Hutchinson and four others
starting in the centre with layered curves and then moved out to playing with lines
and then confetti shapes finishing with softer curves. One of the group,
Lynn Harris, quilted it mindful of the piecing so the quilting changes with each section.

Home now

Gwenny's Woodpile  by Karen Duling (Gwenny is Gwen  Marsden)

Back home to a different world especially as my  sewing room is piled with stuff from the spare bedroom which is having a new ceiling put in and then being decorated. It will be good to have it done though as we are house swapping in May.  My bags are emptied and I encountered fabric I couldn't remember buying. Anyway here is more catch up from the show, this post the applique section:

Detail

Another detail

Flower Doodle by Lindsay Neill, a fresh look at stained glass/Celtic.

Detail

5/325 by Hilary Goodwin, the numbers are
something to do with prescription medicine
and addiction.

Small Quiltsand Minimalist Design Quilts at QuiltCon

Judging from this show modern quilts are definitely moving off sofas,beds,floors and chairs onto the wall and for many this can be their only role as is the case with small quilts. I suppose this is to be expected when time is limited and the purpose is to try out ideas and to follow a less is more strategy.
Anyway here is a selection of small quilts

Summer Spin by Rebecca Bell UK using English Paper piecing

Stacked by Nicole Neblett made in part to whittle down her
scrap bin (!!!)

Detail

Bzzzzzz by Sherri Cifaldi Morell; I love the graphic quality of this one.

Mixed Cassette tapes by Lysa Flower, also
a small quilt.

Stone + Bone by Kelsey Boes, a small quilt
employing screen printing and over
printing.

and from Pam Rocco's quilt onwards minimal quilts in the
 "Minimalist. Design"
category.

This is House Plan by Pam Rocco. Pam is a hero of mine as I always follow her articles in
QNMagazine and often cut out pictures of her qulits to stick in my book. She was very
interesting and utterly delightful in real life and I loved everything about this quilt.

Detail of Blind and "Doe" fabric.

This is Blind by Nancy Purvis inspired by the
windows in her home.

Cancer and Taurus (Constellation Quilt) by Amber Corcoran.
The yellow specks represent her and her husband's stars.

Farewell Pasadena

It's the last day of the show and we are all very sad our time here is coming to an end. However I shall relive my show experience by reviewing my photos and posting images here. Here are some examples from the Use of Negative Space category:

Debbie Grifka "Clersetory"

White spaces by Bev Bird who quotes Yoshiko Jinjenzi "a balance between
minimalism and a sense of richness".

detail

Red Hot by Shawna Doering