A Quilter's Mecca (Part Two)

Here are just a few more quilts from the Paducah Quilt Show.  I'm noticing that I tend to favor the quilts from Japan.

Blooming With Hope, 82" x 90"

Junko Yazawa

Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan

Colorful whimsical quilts like this one always call to me.  The lollipop-like flowers seem like they're going to spin right out of the quilt.  Here's what I read about it:

Japan was cast into deep sadness after the natural disasters last spring.  Junko chooses to see the power of the future, as expressed by these vibrant flowers.

Coral Sea, 48" x 56"

Betty Busby

Albuquerque, NM

There are so many quilts nowadays that look like paintings.  There are quilters and there are artists, and the quilts are phenomenal when you combine the two.  The shimmery fabrics are really a great choice, giving the fish and other sea critters more dimension.

Ms. MacDonald Had a Farm, 83" x 86"

Hanging By a Thread

Chehalis, WA

I took a picture of this horse for my niece who loves horses.  This is just a tiny section of the Ms. MacDonald quilt.  Here's a picture of the whole quilt.

Three Friends, 52" x 47"

Sheril Drummond

Lexington, KY

Here are some more horses.  There's a subtle resemblance to stained glass without using the thick black bias strips that are typically used in stained glass quilts.

This t-shirt quilt was hanging in a vendor's booth.  I wanted to remember it because it's so different from the standard grid-like t-shirt quilt.  The wonky placement of the black framed t-shirts against the bright turquoise background makes each t-shirt stand out.

This one must have been in a vendor's booth also.  It's clever how the quilter incorporated traditional blocks into this lovely greenness.

Howard as a gazillion boy scout badges from back in the day.  This 'state trooper quilt' inspired me on how to quiltify them if I can't come up with my own really clever idea.  How would you quiltify a bunch of boy scout badges?