This is our second year to visit Sierra Vista to see this quilt show.
Hummingbird Quilters rent Buena High School and stuff their huge cafeteria room with wonderful quilts. One of my friends from Kenosha Hospice Alliance has a sister who lives here and is very involved in this magnificent quilt show. There is always a "challenge" topic for small quilts. Last year it was, "Make a wall hanging that uses recycled items." Here's a picture of my 2014 favorite. The actual empty tea envelopes were quilted in place.
This year the challenge was to make a quilt that represents a song. I will number these and you can guess what the song is. Answers below.
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11.
#1. American Pii (Moon Pie, Banana Pie, Blueberry Pie, Pumpkin Pie, , ShoeFly Pie, Mud Pie, Eskimo Pie, Cow Pie, American Pie
#2. Mona Lisa
#3.Delta Dawn, What's that flower you have one? Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
#4.The Candy Man
#5.On the Road Again - Our theme song!!!
#6.Wind Mills of Your Mind
#7.Tea for Two
#8.Night and Day
#9.Yellow Submarine
#10.Autumn Leaves
#11. You are My Sunshine
Quilting is an amazing art form. Historically, quilts were made for warmth and to make use of any leftover or partially worn fabric. These are vintage quilts. Some of these patterns were made by my Mother. Very small pieces of fabric sew together with intricate geometrical precision.
The shapes are one indication of tremendous art. Pattern colors on a presentation background, completed by creative edging make a true work of art. Quilters have an special "eye" for beautiful creations.
"Bird Dance." The birds are appliqued using wool as a base and then embellished with all kinds of special embroidery stitches with thread and
yarn.
"Beautiful Arizona." Lots of cacti and desert flowers.
"Asian Delight". Not all of these have southwestern themes
"Petals"
Machine Embroidery. There are table size computerized sewing machines on sale here. This quilt show had amazing fabric to purchase, and every specialized sewing machine you could imagine. Quilting has gone high tech, but hand quilting has it's own competition. Here's a close up. The colors were spectacular against the black background.
Must take a picture of anything with music. This is entitled Soul Soother
Christmas Packages
Matters not our shape or size,
We are all just snowflakes in God's eyes
"Angel in My House"
Hurray for Chicago Cubs
"Rosa's Garden"
"Memories" Jean pockets sewn into this quilt and some memorable flannel as a backing
"Splintered Rainbows" Shades of gray, dark to light fabric and thread interspersed with the rainbow colored zigzag strips. This design and artistic needlework made this an exceptional quilt
"Window to Heaven"
"Shadow Box" An incredible optical illusion
"Fancy Flowers"
"Eiffel Tower" Machine embroidery completed by a junior quilter
"My New Mexico Heritage"
"Simply Silver"
"Pockets"
Each pocket is uniquely decorated
"Cochise Country Fetishes"
"Sierra Springs High Mesa"
"Forest in the Desert"
"Kokopelli Dancers on Stained Glass"
"Beach Walk" Enough of the desert theme!!!
"Deep Within" Magnificent colors
This is a printed fabric scene that can be quilted for a wall hanging.
American Flags
If you are lucky enough to own a quilt that may someday become a vintage quilt, here's how to care for it.
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