AQS Des Moines Quilt Show Recap
I had a lot of fun at the quilt show this week. Somehow going to quilt shows always makes me think not really about the quilts I see (although they are Amazing) but about what I like and what I want to make next.
There were so many wonderful quilts, but my picture taking time was limited by my daughter. I took her toy puppy for her to pull, the idea being that it would: 1. Keep her happy, 2. Keep her walking when she didn't want to be in the stroller (90% of the time) and 3. Because the puppy makes a small popping sound as it moves I could look at a quilt and still hear where she was and if the popping stopped or got too far away I could respond. It worked ok. :)
But the long and the short of it was that having a two year old with me made me have to be choosy about what quilts I took pictures of and I only took pictures of ones that I immediately "ahh-ed" over.
So here are my faves from the show (Some of the quilts are from the AQS show and others are from the local DSM guild. I labeled the ones I had info for):
Conclusion:
I mostly like quilts with clear crisp colors (the exception being the beautiful wool quilts).
I like solid backgrounds.
I want to make an applique quilt like Aunt Millie's Garden.
I want to make a quilt with solids.
I want to make a quilt with different sized blocks. (I already have an idea for this one.)
And I want to continue to improve my quilting.
What kind of quilts are on your bucket list?
There were so many wonderful quilts, but my picture taking time was limited by my daughter. I took her toy puppy for her to pull, the idea being that it would: 1. Keep her happy, 2. Keep her walking when she didn't want to be in the stroller (90% of the time) and 3. Because the puppy makes a small popping sound as it moves I could look at a quilt and still hear where she was and if the popping stopped or got too far away I could respond. It worked ok. :)
But the long and the short of it was that having a two year old with me made me have to be choosy about what quilts I took pictures of and I only took pictures of ones that I immediately "ahh-ed" over.
So here are my faves from the show (Some of the quilts are from the AQS show and others are from the local DSM guild. I labeled the ones I had info for):
LOVE the quilting
Love the solid red and white and the different sized blocks.
Love the log cabins mixed with blocks. Very striking.
Nice and graphic and scrappy. Love the blues.
Cool quilting in the negative space.
Bright and fun. The quilting was great too.
I want to make this type of applique quilt someday
Here is the same quilt in a different colorway. It uses my favorite color of blue for the background and I LOVE the fabric choices for these flowers!
The applique and quilting was perfect.
I loved the texture the serpentine stitch gave the quilt.
I love rainbows and the quilting in the negative space was really fun.
I really love wool applique. I love the look and I love that you don't have to turn under the edges. I don't like the price of wool. Insane! (Note the spiderweb quilting between the blocks.)
Becca's favorite quilt was the one with the animals under it. She stayed there looking at the animals for 15 minutes until I pried her away with the promise of candy from the vendors' booths.
Conclusion:
I mostly like quilts with clear crisp colors (the exception being the beautiful wool quilts).
I like solid backgrounds.
I want to make an applique quilt like Aunt Millie's Garden.
I want to make a quilt with solids.
I want to make a quilt with different sized blocks. (I already have an idea for this one.)
And I want to continue to improve my quilting.
What kind of quilts are on your bucket list?