FLOWERS FROM HOUSTON

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I've always found it interesting that flowers trancend age, era and culture as a universal beauty. The quilt show in Houston was no exception, and there were many quilts to keep flower lovers happy. This first one is just spectacular. I'm sorry to say that it was the only quilt from which I forgot to take down artist info. If anyone knows who made this do let me know... This next quilt is just funky. I like people who think "out of the box" so to speak. Photo transfers and quotes plus an original arrangement made this quilt a photo-opper. Cynthia Ann Morgan calls it "Deconstructed Flowers"...

Cool gradated blues with warm appliques just popping off the quilt, not to mention excellent craftmanship in Sunset over Keukenhof Garden by Jenny Raymond. Notice how she uses the pink (warm) colored center to draw your eye's attention in? Then it zooms back out again with the design, especially the bias strip design. Pretty cool, huh?...
OK, compared to the others you would probably wonder why I included "Citrus Nobilis" by Susan Purney Mark of Canada. She made this as a result of a textile design class she was taking, using paints, and I just loved the analagous color scheme of orange through green. It made me think I'd like to make something with those colors, with the exception of the blue-green...
This quilt had Swarovski crystals all over it, not to mention exquisite thread painting, just the right colors, and fun mixed in. Linda Taylor quilted it, but the sign next to the quilt only read "Cheri" as the creator of the top. She hand appliqued, and trapuntoed with silk thread. I bought my crystal tool from her booth...
"Paeonia Mascula" by Amira Wishinsky of Israel was simple in beauty and skilled in execution. Nothing not to like!...

I still have plenty to show you. Next post I'll concentrate on the traditional quilts that just make your jaw drop. Unfortunately, the pictures don't do them justice, but they do inspire!