Circle complete

I' m back from Hershey, Pa and Quilt Odyssey. I had a great time. The workshop was great and the first lecture was so inspiring. The orange and purple optical illusion circle was the result of the workshop. The homework that we had brought with us, was cut, sewn, cut again, then finally sewn together again to make the circle. All the corners should meet, (don't look too close at the photo). The process was really fun, I will probably try it again, after I finish some projects.


The butterflies in the next two photos were from a quilt by Sharon Schomber. She spoke about organization in your studio and creativity, birth order does matter in her opinion, Great speaker and such a great quilter. She designed bridal gowns, and one can see the detailed work carries through in her quilts. She often paints the pictures on the fabric then quilts. Beautiful long arm quilting that the is enhanced with bead work. Best of all, we could touch the quilts. No white glove required.

The bodies of the butterflies are three dimentional, like stuffed animals attached to the quilt top.

The second lecture did not hold my attention. The lecturer was late, then had to arrange the slides in the tray before she could begin to speak. Oh well, always next year, but we have decided that family will probably come first then.