Last weekend my quilt guild took a day trip to Odense, Denmark for the Danish guild's quilt exhibition. Quilting and sewing vendors from throughout Scandinavia and Northern Europe were there, along with a lovely exhibition of completed quilts on display. It was a lovely day out and my friends and I couldn't believe just how quickly the day passed by.
A glimpse among the vendor stalls.
Despite all of wonderful shops, I kept my shopping to a minimum (let's be honest, I really don't need anything more right now...) Here's my very modest haul for the day: 1m of adorable fox and raccoon fabric, a Fiskars hexie punch (for both scrapbooking and quilting), a brooch and a bottle of Best Press starch (Carribean Sea scent).
And then on to the exhibition...
The Danish guild had organised a themed challenge featuring bicycles and what amazing projects were created for it! I did quite enjoy the first place winner (below), just a shame that the lovely hand stitched details were rather lost in the distance.
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| #1 Winner |
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| #1 Winner - Detail |
This was my favourite, the third place winner. The stamp design is such a clever idea and the black, white and red makes for a dramatic contrast. The details are just so exact and I love the embroidery on the skirt guard and the metal accents for the bolt nuts.
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| #3 Winner - My Favourite! |
And with this being the centennial of WWI, poppies are all the rage right now, as seen by these stunning beauties.
This particular poppy quilt was just stunning - an art quilt with layering that played with the light and shadows, cut into sections and held together with fancy hooks and eyes.
And another amazing art quilt:
And how about this inchie quilt?
Or how about embroidered bees with 3-dimensional, stitched wings?
And the patchwork quilts were equally fantastic, such as this rainbow beauty:
And of course I had to have a photo of this colourful quilt with the cute owls in the top and bottom borders:
And this applique quilt was truly mind-bloggingly:
Now just looking forward to my own guild's exhibition end of this month.
