Part 3 and Final Installment of the Genesee Valley Quilt Fest

At this festival, oftentimes you'll see a vendor that has expanded her textile reach far beyond quilts. Pat Pauly is one such. She makes these fabulous hand painted aprons.

There are vintage quilts at the fest also. I took photos of some of my favorites. These were made before computerized quilting machines. All the tiny stitches and patterns were done by hand.

I saved what I consider to be the "best" for last. I have seen this quilt before at a previous quilt fest but I was so pleased to see it again. It is huge and tells a story. In fact, I consider it a historical document of family letters back and forth from Europe to America during World War II.

The quilter used the old letters, a Western Union telegram and a photo of the mama to tell the story.

Because it seems I have been sewing almost forever, you can see why this annual event is a highlight for me.

Part II ~ Genesee Valley QuiltFest

In my previous post, I talked to you about the Iron Quilter Contest where members of the Genesee Valley Quilt Club take on the challenge of making a quilt in 3.5 hours right on the arena floor. I love this contest because it's totally "edge of your seat" tense and "under the gun". Just read last week's blog post for all the details.

In this installment, part II of the QuiltFest, I'll take you for a walk with me up and down the aisles of quilts and point out to you some of my favorites. C'mon, let's go................

This quilt is so precise, it looks like a photo of winter in the woods


 

Used car lot

 

 

Walled city of Jerusalem - dome of the rock on lower left



Family portrait - Mind boggling ! tiny slivers of fabric for face features and shadows

This one's right up my alley - all vintage doilies !!!

Hankies

This is a quilted embroidered tablecloth !

I love the pale colors and water color effect of this one


Those are a few of my favorites.

More quilts to come next week.
 

Quilt Show

I visited a quilt show on Saturday last (September 14th). It was quite near to the location of a conference I was attending. I visited the quilt show during my lunch break on Saturday.

Driving back and forth all week to the location were the conference was held, I had seen the signs announcing the quilt show.

It was an extremely pleasant surprise and diversion after sitting all week and industriously taking notes at the conference.

It took place at the United Methodist Church of North Chili, NY. The entire sanctuary was filled with quilts. They were draped over every alternate pew so you could walk by them without disturbing them. The church hallway had quilts hanging on the walls. In a huge room - I don't know what the church used this room for - perhaps a gymnasium or a large conference room - there were large bed size quilts. This room also had a few quilt related vendors around the perimeter.

 

sorry about the legend taking a bite out - this quilt was so beautiful - the stitching so elegant

 

the quilts had a legend with the name and how the quilter came to make it

 

 

 

 

Very large quilt - very wintery scene - in strips


 

 

close-up wintery scene - lots of shiny snowflakes heat set


 

child's quilt - all animals wore different shoes
 

A totally lovely surprise - tea was served in their tea room.

 

 

 

 I never plan to actually make a quilt but I so admire the dexterity of those who do. They seem like a giant mathmetical problem to me - matching all those right angles. I do, however love quilts, especially vintage ones. I have several of them, including a doll bed one. I treasure each one. They seem like a huge undertaking to me. I'm an "instant gratification" type of person. I want to see the results of my work in the twinkle of an eye. How about you?