I’m happy to say I was able to attend the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival (MAQF) in Virginia recently. I took two classes and will write more about them later. For now, here are some of the quilts I especially enjoyed.
There were many traditional quilts and art quilts, but of course my favorites were mostly modern. And BTW, I’m sure some of them came directly from QuiltCon.
Simply Luxury by Susan Bravereman
Holding Space by Sharon M Carrier
Modern Garden by Andrea Barrett
Orange Sherbet, by Sana R. Moulder, was made from a pattern.
I would have liked to know the name of the pattern! And look at this really fun quilting on the “orange slice”:
Detail of Orange Sherbet by Sana R. Moulder
House of the Incas by Jen Sorenson
Grody to the Max! by Candi Lennox
Sliced by Amy Kerkemeyer
Taking Notes by Debbie Grifka was part of a special art quilt exhibit with a botany theme
And finally, there were these two amazing dresses in the “full ensemble” category of the wearable art competition. No quilting, but the dresses were amazing. As you can see, both won ribbons.
1957 Vogue Featuring MacNeil of Barra Tartan, by Christine Streenan
18th Century Robe a la Francaise by Christine Streenan
MAQF is a Mancuso show, meaning it is run by a commercial outfit rather than a quilting organization like AQS. I’ve always found the Mancuso shows to be well organized. The variety of quilts is broader than at either AQS or MQG shows in my opinion. Both the style and quality vary within the show, but that’s part of the point of a quilt show!
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Oh those quilts you shared are amazing! Looking forward to see what you made in the two classes you took 🙂
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Thanks for sharing images of these striking modern quilts. The dresses are also magnificent. What a show!
It was a treat!
Fun to get a glimpse of the show. Judging by the moderns you showed us, I’d say that curves are a Big Thing, and I love how they show up. Almost like Peter Max illustrations from the 1970s –so fun! And those dresses! Wow–they are a lot of style and work. Glad you had a good day out.
I was surprised to see the dresses, but they added some nice variety.