Beautiful creations lifted me today - look - and see if it helps you as well

[Mira]

A friend, a quilter (and DU person) alerted me to the exhibition of Southern Quilts at the local Y.
I found such beauty that while I picked my jaw off the floor numerous times I forgot all about the upcoming terrifyingly hopeful day of Tuesday.

If you don’t like the artistry here - by chance - at least go down to the last one.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Those are amazing!

How do they do that?

[Mira]

4. I sew, I knit, I crochet, and I am clueless to answer your question

They made me put on a very thin glove so I could examine and touch. I still don't know! What I am showing is a MINUTE taste of what was there. The craftsmanship, artistry, and imagination is a simple joy to behold.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

11. My great grandmother quilted

She made beautiful quilts. She used a magnifying glass and sat under a very bright light. She also had slender, tiny, nimble fingers that flew over the cloth. And she had a ton of patience.

[Hamlette]

21. you can print any image you want on fabric

there are companies that will do it for you. Most of the quilting, as far as I can tell by looking at these, are machine done. Most quilters use a long arm quilter. They are about 12 feet long and the sewing machine moves. They even make computerized quilters you can program and walk away.

Here are the frames: https://handiquilter.me/product-category/frames/

Here is a machine: https://handiquilter.me/product/hq-avante-quilt-machine/ You hold the machine by those black hook like things to move it over the quilt. It's pretty cool.

[Luciferous]

53. My mother-in-law is a quilter and it takes her almost a year to complete some pieces.

You need a LOT of patience!

[malthaussen]

54. They get bees to do it.

What, you never heard of a "quilting bee?"

-- Mal

[demigoddess]

57. if you really want to know, go to quiltfool.blogspot.com

he shows and explains a lot.

[Squinch]

2. Oh.my.God. Those are masterpieces! You always give us beautiful

things to look at!

[Mira]

7. That makes me feel so good.

Thank you for having noticed me! and some of my efforts.

[Squinch]

48. And thank YOU for those efforts!

[Shrike47]

3. Stunning! Talent is incredible.

[Demovictory9]

5. beautiful

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Omigod, my dear Mira!

What extraordinary craftsmanship! The designs, the colors, the stitching, everything is superb.

Love 'em ALL. The last one knocked my socks off.

[Mira]

8. Thank you! I'm still overwhelmed.

I went thinking I'll go look and find my friend's piece. Yesterday. After an hour or so picking that jaw off the floor as I said before, I realized I had not understood what was offered. So I went back today to spend more time and schlepp the camera - realizing DU needed a pick us up before Tuesday.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. I'm sure you are!

So much beauty. Thank you for the pick us up before Tuesday!

Your photos are phenomenal, as always!

[katmondoo]

9. Absolutely stunning beyond words

[2naSalit]

12. Those are amazing!

Thanks for sharing those! My mom made quilts for a couple decades but she never made anything quite that intricate and detailed regarding the stitching patterns! I love the color schemes and just everything about them... true works of art.

[CurtEastPoint]

13. The first one... amazing. AND the last one! When I saw BO I thought, "I hope they got the 'don't..

boo...vote!'" And the did!

[babylonsister]

14. Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing. nt

[brer cat]

15. Some very talented artists made those

magnificent quilts. Thank you for sharing this feast for the eyes.

[Srkdqltr]

16. I am a quilter.

I do quilt but nowhere near that level. The women who do this are artists. From looking at the pictures I believe they are all machine quilted. It is an art to do this with a machine.
Beautiful, Beautiful. Where was the Quilt Show?

[Mira]

18. Local YWCA - the huge area of all the basketball courts

Winston-Salem. NC.
A dreadful shame they only had the show up for 2 days. So much to see. So little time for the artists to have the exposure.

[fierywoman]

17. Astounding! The tiny quilting in the first one --- wow! It looks like the technique from those white

Hawaiian quilts morphed to the multicolored --- I'm blown away and thank you for the eye-candy escape from worrying, dear Mira!

[catchnrelease]

19. Aren't they mindboggling??

I am not a quilter but usually go to the big SoCal show in Jan to pick up fabric or trims for my own projects. Always have to take a stroll through the quilt exhibition section and am always blown away. I just can't imagine the detail and patience it takes to make one of these works of art. Really creative and inspiring ideas. Thanks for posting!

[dixiegrrrrl]

20. "Daughters of the World" WOW.

Thank you so much for bringing us along to even a small segment of such beautiful artistry!

[wendyb-NC]

22. Wow, what beauty,

each one took my breath away! Thank you, Mira.

[FM123]

23. They are stunning, thank you so much for sharing!

The very first time I saw quilt masterpieces that moved me, like those above, was at an exhibit called "The Quilts of Gee's Bend"
http://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/gees-bend-quiltmakers

[Kali]

24. Wow!

[MLAA]

25. Thank you for sharing.

Back in the 80s and elderly woman taught me to make quilts by hand. We spent many happy hours together making quilts and telling each other stories.

[asiliveandbreathe]

26. All beautiful - such talent...thank you so much for sharing.....eom

[iluvtennis]

27. Thanks for sharing. Very beautiful.

[PatrickforO]

28. How can you not love cloth art like this!

It is wonderful.

[Cracklin Charlie]

29. I am a quilter.

Not anywhere near that class. I hand make mostly crib quilts for family and friends having babies, but occasionally make a larger quilt. My favorite of the ones you showed is the diamonds with borders, and the Vote quilt.

I love sewing by hand. It makes my cares melt away, and I have something beautiful at the end. I have made many quilts since November, 2016.

[tblue37]

30. K&R and thanks! nt

[lpbk2713]

31. Remarkable talent.

A lot of work went into those.

[denvine]

32. Absolutely beautiful!

Thank you for sharing these amazing works of art.

[MontanaMama]

33. Stunning.

I love them all. Especially the Daughters Of Mother Earth. Thank you for the beauty break, Mira. 🙏

[bitterross]

34. Wow! Those are so great!

Thanks for sharing!

[BigmanPigman]

35. WOW!!!

My sister makes quilts...she is going to love this!

[kimmylavin]

36. Amazing!

Truly works of art...
Thank you so much for sharing. 😊

[NJCher]

37. quilts

The first one looks like trapunto on the top (the green). Also, it has to have been dyed to get the gradient, either before or after doing the needle art.

It takes hours and hours to choose the fabrics for this type of project, not to mention doing the design work.

Also on the first one, I see begonia leaves used twice, on the first and also in the second row.

I am awestruck with the time and talent it took to make.

[TexasBushwhacker]

38. OH OH OH - The GIGANTIC International Quilt Festival is in Houston next weekend! n/t

http://quilts.com/festival-info.html

[H2O Man]

39. Recommended.

Those are beautiful. Thank you for sharing these pictures!

Tuesday will be beautiful, too. I'm confident that it will turn out better than most people hope and anticipate.

[Tribalceltic]

40. WOW

My Mother Quilted for many years, Each of her Quilts told stories beyond the actual making of the quilt. She intentionally would leave small "mistakes" in her quilts..it became quite a game to find them.

[Solly Mack]

41. Wow. Beautiful.

[duforsure]

42. Brings back wonderful memories of my mother,

She was an expert at quilting , and I have some of them still and just look at them sometimes amazed at her talent she showed on each one of them. Thanks for posting , these are so beautiful.

[LBM20]

43. Wow! Nice!

[malaise]

44. These are magnificent - thanks

My oldest sister is a quilter. She makes gorgeous quilts. She recently gave her youngest son a detailed one with an elephant for his wedding present. His bride received one with flowers. She has had her own business for decades. Every sibling, niece and nephew has one of her works of art.

[Casandia]

45. If you are near Paducah, Kentucky, you MUST visit the National Quilt Museum.

I've gone twice. Mind blown each time.

https://quiltmuseum.org/

[oasis]

46. All very nice. Thank you.

[Scarsdale]

47. Thank you for posting.

Just gorgeous. Love the last one. Reminds everyone that there is still beauty in the world, even though "ugly" is in vogue right now.

[littlemissmartypants]

49. Kickity, kick, kick.

Beautiful! Thanks, Mira!

[BumRushDaShow]

50. Amazing!

I have done all sorts of needlework over the years - knit, crochet, Tunisian/Afghan crochet, needlepoint, petit point, cross-stitch, latch hook, embroidery, and even briefly dabbled in lacework, but have never done quilting nor weaving.

Admire anyone who is willing to take the time to focus on design (definitely required for this) and then execute it!

Didn't realize there were machines that do it though...lol So used to seeing pics of "quilting clubs" with folks hand-quilting sections with an embroidery hoop. Thank you for posting and love that last one as a clarion call for what we need to do if we haven't already!!!!

[MuseRider]

51. Incredible!

The amount of work behind these and the artistry is just amazing. Just wow. I wish I knew how to do that, even could do that if I knew the skills. Thank you for sharing this.

[pioche4]

52. I'm a Quilter! And I Approve this Message!!!

Nothing like Art and creativity to lift up our minds, give solace to pain, and help create a space to imagine a future we want to live and thrive in!

Thank you for posting!

[pazzyanne]

55. Love, love, love, the last quilt!!!!

Very inspirational! ...or maybe its because I love Obama, who he is, and who he portrays America with hope for the future.

[sagesnow]

56. Thanks Mira for the inspiration.

Splendid quilts there. Will give me something to shoot for.

[cp]

58. So beautiful

Thank you for posting so we can see them.

[DontBooVote]

59. Cool! The last one mentions me!!! * Takes bow *

[Mira]

61. That's beyond cool!

[DontBooVote]

65. So are all those quilts!

[northoftheborder]

60. Absolutely magnificent!

So inspiring.

[LuckyLib]

62. Beautiful! But only up for two days? What were they thinking?

Art and artists need word of mouth. It takes time for it to get around. Those are amazing, and more folks should have seen them.
Thanks to you, more will!

[whathehell]

63. Love 'em..

Beautiful. Thanks for posting.

[Mosby]

64. KnR