More from Cincinnati Quilt Festival

There were so many beautiful quilts at the recent Cincinnati show I just couldn’t cram them all into the last post so we’re continuing the inspiration here.

Marmalade Sunset by Ludmila Aristova

I love the way Ludmilla used tucks in the fabric to represent the texture of the buildings in this cityscape of New York City.

Rainy Day – San Francisco by Sally Wright

Love the composition of this!

A World of Many Colors by Georgeta Grama

This quilt was made by a wonderful quilt artist from Romania. As I stood and stared at this quilt I tried to figure out how it was done. The techniques listed were shadow trapunto, fused appliqué and wholecloth. It is absolutely breathtaking and the machine quilting is exquisite!

Berne House Quilt

This quilt was made by members of the Bernese Quilters for an exhibition in Berne, Switzerland in 2010. One hundred fifty-six different blocks were made separately and then put together. One member took it upon herself to replicate the famous clock tower, a well-known landmark of the city of Berne, which can be seen in the lower middle of the quilt.

The Blacksmith: Tribute to Gilbert Hart by Melissa Burdon

Portrait quilts are some of my favorites. This quilt depicts the great-grandfather of Melissa Burdon who worked as a blacksmith in Okaramio, Marlborough, New Zealand. Melissa stated that a photograph of him at work, dated 1917, inspired her to make the quilt.

Captain Kimo by Nancy Sterett Martin and Karen Sistek

This quilt was inspired by a photograph taken by Captain Kimo (used with the artist’s permission). It was hand painted on silk by Nancy and Karen and quilted by Nancy.

Flower Quartet by Yasuko Sugaya

Japanese quilters always inspire me. This quilt was hand pieced, hand appliquéd, hand embroidered and hand quilted. It was made by Yasuko Sugaya as a gift for her daughter. Stunning.

Baltimore in Berlin by Karin Grabowski

Karin made this small Baltimore album style quilt in honor of her husband’s 50th birthday using silk ribbon embroidery and beading.

There were so many beautiful quilts in the show and I just didn’t have enough space on my camera to capture them all. If you ever get a chance to attend a large quilt show, don’t hesitate as it will provide you with so much inspiration. I usually leave these shows with so many ideas in my head that it is hard to sleep at night!