I’ve seen some fun quilts lately, all made by other people, so I’m sharing a few of them.
First, my friend Michele made these 3 tulips to hang in her exercise room.
This quilt has been in several shows in my area and I love it:
The Glass Ceiling Is Broken But The Ladders Aren’t Fixed, by Robin Thomas
This quilt has been displayed at the Grove Park Inn for years, but it used to be under glass. There is no attribution with the display.
I’m hoping they have (or will hire) a conservator and will hang it with protection again.
Charles Cameron has shown this quilt in his lectures and elsewhere, and I was pleased to see it in person:
And finally, my friend Kathleen made this version of Tim Holtz’s Curious By Nature pattern.
Seen any fun quilts lately?
Zippy Quilts 
What an eclectic collection of quilts you like! Those tulips are sure happy. I too have seen “The Glass Ceiling…” quilt when it was displayed at QuiltCon Phoenix earlier this year. I really like it because of all the skinny piecing/narrow insertion strips. It’s always good to see Charles’s work too. He’s very skilled at designing and making modern. No, I haven’t seen any fun quilts lately, so thanks for sharing what you’ve seen.
Hi Linda! Glad you enjoyed the quilts!
Glass Ceiling: what a wonderful example of skilled and talented fiber art making an (he)artistic social statement. I like it. The one that needs repair is a bit irritating to me because it speaks of not being well-cared for as a display item in a public space. sigh. I, too, hope it gets the restorative aid it needs.
Hi Laura! That Glass Ceiling quilt has made the rounds of several shows. It’s one of my favorites.
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I saw many fun quilts at the guild show I went to on Friday. The Grove Park quilt reminds me of the daring designs of the 1970’s/early 80’s. The glass ceiling is particularly inspiring. Thanks for the mini-exhibit.
Hi Nann! Yes, I expect the quilt is from that era based on what I saw of the fabrics. I’m afraid part of the problem with the quilt is that fabrics then were not of the same quality we get now. Glad you got to go to a good quilt show, too!
An additional thought on that: using polyester thread to stitch the cotton fabrics was common and resulted in the poly staying strong and razor sharp in the seams while the cotton fabric deteriorated and got weaker, more threadbare.
Pretty awesome quilts and I really like the Charles Cameron. quilt!
Charles does Zoom presentations, so if you belong to a guild see if they’ll invite him!