I always enjoy the Asheville Quilt Show. There are so many excellent quilters in the Asheville guild, and I always find inspiration at the show. Here are a few of my favorites from 2023.
Sizzle by Kathryn Zimmerman won an award for Outstanding Machine Workmanship
Detail of Tiny Houses by Janet L. Ervin. There were many of these little houses, hand appliquéd and embroidered!
Stripes Rule by Diana Ramsay caught my eye
I thought Lightning, by Tricia Vinson, was a clever use of an ombre fabric. Please note my photo is crooked; the quilt isn’t!
Tierra Nirvana, by Stephanie Wilds, particularly appealed to me because I’m making map quilts this year and have a similar one in mind
Sedona Spectrum by Judy Grebe had an appealing mix of vibrant colors
I loved the geometric shapes in Orange Sherbert by Sana R. Moulder
Our Song, Your Reflection by Audrey Pantas was a gorgeous variation on a traditional design
It Was A Puzzle, by Jane Butckovitz, interested me because I’ve been struggling with how to use this beautiful Wild Blossoms fabric from Moda.
The fabrics chosen for Haze Kilim by Mary Ellen Simmons positively glowed
Tropic of Capricorn, an original design by Catherine S. Beemer, was spectacular in both design and workmanship
There are so many wonderful quilts at the show that I’m sure it’s difficult for the judges to select the winners. As usual, it’s hard for me to see why some won and others didn’t, but I enjoyed them all.
Zippy Quilts 
What a great variety of styles, themes and ideas. I’ll bet this fueled more inspiration for your projects. That ‘Stripes Rule’ one looks like a Zippy quilt!
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Yes, that’s probably why it got my attention. Diana is an excellent quilter and member of the Southern Highlands Craft Guild.
Looks like an amazing show. There are some seriously talented quilters out there
Yes, I’m amazed at the talent in almost any show I attend, but the Asheville one is especially good. Thanks for visiting and commenting.
Wow thanks for sharing these! We have friends in Asheville and should plan someday to visit them during this show!
Yes, absolutely!
The “It Was a Puzzle” Quilt: Is that all one fabric?! Wow!!
The red-and-black was one fabric, and the dots were one fabric, so two total. Pretty cool. Thanks for visiting and commenting.
Sorry, I was referring to the quilt with the Wild Blossoms fabric.
Yes! I assume all those blocks were from the ombre panel, which includes all the colors in the collection. Of course, it’s hard to tell! It’s just my guess that this was all the one Wild Blossoms fabric. I think the bargello quilt said something on its card about “one fabric”, which is how I got confused. Thanks! And I’m glad you sketched it.
Oh, and just for fun I sketched out a pattern for where she placed all the snowball blocks!
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What a wide range of different techniques and some spectacular quilts. Thanks for sharing the inspiration.
(BTW, I too am busy working on a map quilt!)
Oh, good! Can’t wait to see your map quilt 😀