MOO-ston Cow Quilt Exhibit

 The Exhibit that made me laugh

the most at IQF/Houston

was

MOO-ston

a Cow Parade of Quilts.

 Friends and students of 

Mary Lou Weidman

created

"Bovine-Inspired" themes

of her Purple Cow pattern.

Each one was unique and hilarious.

Who would have thought you could dress up

a cow in so many ways?

 BOO-MOO

by Molly Evangelisti

captured Halloween

 Right down to the 

witchy shoes

 pumpkin cow udders

and spider webs

 The Purple Cow pattern

is found in the book

Out Of The Box

with Easy Blocks

by Mary Lou Weidman and Melanie McFarland

This was the kind of exhibit

where the viewers were

allowed to be noisy.

 There were rows upon rows of 

Whimsical Cows

Bovine Intervention....Cow Pie

they all brought a chuckle.

 Moody Blues

by Laurie Latta

 My personal favorite

COWmen Miranda

by Sue Cresse

With a flamboyant

tutti-frutti hat

 and jeweled leggings.

I almost had to hold myself

back from dancing samba in the aisles.

Mary Lou even recreated

a version of Purple Cow.

MOOdern

brings us right up to current day trends

What will they think of next?

More from Kaffe Fassett Exhibit

 There were TV crews filming 

 the Kaffe Fassett Exhibit

at IQF/ Houston

I did not want to get in their way, 

so I gently stepped around quickly 

and only took a few pictures of his wonderful quilts.

Square In A Square

by Kaffe Fassett and Pauline Smith

Quilted by Pauline Smith

Do you wonder where Kaffe finds his inspiration?

"A tile wall in Baja, California had blue and white tiles that

had been primitively painted so that there was a lot

of variation in their square-in-a-square design.

A range of dusty toned Shot Cottons are featured."

 Kaffe's 

Shot Cottons by Rowan

provide an interesting glance.

The weft is woven with one color

and the warp is woven in a slightly different color.

Together they impart a unique sheen to the fabric.

*note: Shot Cottons are loosely woven

and hand dyed

with subtle deformities

but I think this gives personality to the fabric.

 Korean Log Cabin

I was surprised to see works done in 

a pastel color theme,

a small break away from his traditional jewel tones.

 "On a trip to South Korea,

Kaffe was struck by the soft colors of wrapping cloths

which resemble Log Cabin Quilts."

 Striped Baskets

"The diagonal random placement of the 

Woven Stripes

adds a delicious vigor to this quilt.

The pattern is traditional but made

contemporary by this

choice of fabrics."

 I wish there had been more time 

to go back again and again to this Exhibit

because the up close views 

were so much more than 

can be captured in a picture.

And I wish I had the time to make every single one.

Kaffe Fassett Exhibit

 One of my most 

favorite favorite favorite

parts of the

International Quilt Show 

in Houston

was viewing the 

Kaffe Fassett Exhibit

I'm not sure how many of his quilts were on display,

(rows and rows)

but it's the most I've ever seen in one place.

And yes, it was my 

happy place!

His use of color with fabrics

captivates and entrances

 Rosita

Notes from the Exhibit:

"The great Missoni family in Italy have the

zig zag as their signature motif in their

stunning machine-made knit wear.

In the 1970's Kaffe worked closely in Milan

with Tai and Rosita Missoni. 

This quilt is a homage and named in honor

of Rosita."

 The Exhibit

Where Have All The Flowers Gone

was sponsored by Rowan for Westminster Lifestyle Fabrics

 Inspiration came from Kaffe's

Shots and Stripes

book

with Liza Prior Lucy

whom he has worked with for 20 years.

As an artist, Kaffe gives the idea with color and fabrics

and then Liza translates into quilts.

  Kaffe and Liza often take traditional quilt designs

and then translate them with stunning

stripes and shot cottons from Kaffe's fabric lines.

Kaffe commented that he "Goes after color every time."

Kaffe:  "One simple diamond

repeated and repeated"

 On Point Handkerchief Corners

made with Woven Stripes

Alex Anderson with 

The Quilt Show

did a wonderful interview with Kaffe

during the Exhibit

that can be viewed 

on The Daily Blog

HERE

Rahna Summerlin Quilts

 Last August I took a picture 

at the IQF Long Beach Quilt Show

of  Rahna Summerlin's

Blooming In Chintz 

see post on 8/12/13

 I love her style and designs!

While in Houston

Rahna and her husband approached me

and thanked me for featuring one of her quilts

on my blog.

During our conversation I learned Rahna has two quilts

here at International Quilt Festival!

Of course, I had to run right down 

as soon as I could

and check them out.

A very talented lady!

 Fish Scraps

 Rahna wrote:

"There are ten variations of fish on this quilt 

all foundation pieced, all original. 

I was inspired by two large boxes

of fabric samples given to me by an acquaintance

in the surf wear industry.

Almost all of the fabric on the front and back 

are from these ready-to-wear

fabric samples and remnants.

Approximately 220 hours went into the making 

of this quilt"

 Great use of scraps.

 There were a lot of people

standing nearby

oohing and aaahing over Fish Scraps.

 Last Summer's Leftovers

 Rahna wrote:

"I fell in love with an antique Railroad Crossing

quilt I saw in Sharon Newman's book

Treasures From Yesterday, Book 2

I made this quilt with lots of leftover triangles

from a prior quilt I had made the year before.  

I am constantly inspired by antique quilts and am

infatuated with scrap quilts from the early 

to mid 1900's.

Letter Carriers Quilt

 I had a few moments yesterday to walk 

the Quilt Show part 

of Quilt Festival here in Houston.

Sooo many fabulous quilts.

I took A LOT of pictures 

and will share with you as I have time.

 One of my most favorites was

Letter Carriers

by Janet Stone

Overland Park, Kansas

 1st Place Ribbon

in Mixed Techniques Category

 So many beautiful and exactly crafted techniques

were used in this quilt.

 Janet wrote:

"A love of basket blocks sparked the idea

to try to create some by weaving bias tape strips.

An additional 26 pieced Basket blocks in the border

are embellished with

26 letter beads.

Prairie Points, hand covered buttons, and

half-Penny circle edging are just a few of

the highlights."

 Janet Stone is also the designer of 

the Block of The Month quilt this next year

for 

The

Quilt Show

with Alex Anderson and Ricky Timms