After the antique quilts I went to the teacher's tent. There is always quilts to admire and inspire.
Although I am far away from
Kathy Doughty (Material Obsessions) as far as quilt style, I follow her blog. She is funny, authentic and inspires creativity in life. This is her Gypsy Kisses inspired by Kaffe.
Kathy created this amazing piece from a photo of her husband. I don't own any of her books but want to give you a heads up on her new one- "Making Quilts, The Promise of Joy". What a great title!
I met Kathy last year in Sisters (or was that 2 years ago?) and I was happy to spend a few minutes with her this past week. She is a remarkable woman!!
The houses and baskets were done by Tonye Phillips. I consider these tradition with a twist.
In my opinion the Stitchin' Post every year takes on a more modern bent to quilting. It was especially obvious to me this year seeing the Quilt Show teachers tent.
An integral part of the "modern" approach seems to be the quilting. Even this very traditional pieced quilt has a fun modern bit of quilting. Be sure to look close at the quilting in the quilts I'm showing today.
Even Sue Spargo doesn't look traditional surrounded by the modern quilts.
What's this? A VERY traditional quilt.....border on, ready for backing and quilting!!