One of the reasons I love taking my camera to quilt shows, is so I can share with you some of the mind-blowing talent that is out there making quilts every day. This is why I love introducing non-quilting artist friends to our world of quilting…when they go to a quilt show for the first time they are speechless!
One of the design trends we’ve been seeing with continued growth, is Mandalas. You could say that this has become popular because of the Zentangle and Coloring Book fads, but it goes deeper than that. There are all kinds of influences that bring an art/design trend like this to the forefront. This would include the popularity of Yoga and Meditation, as tools to cope with the stress of our busy world.
The quilt image at the center of this fabric collage, is a detail of a quilt by Teri Cherne, which I photographed at the Road to California show over the weekend. The level of mastery in the stitching is set off by the sweeping overall movement of the Mandala design, and the whimsy of the applique circles. “When My Spirit is Set Free” uses metallic threads, hand couching, bobbin work and trapunto to tell the story.
This is just part of the quilt, but you can go to my photo pages to see the overall quilt design.
I am flying to Tokyo today, to photograph the Quilt Festival. I’ll be hand-carrying the show books back home again, as I have in past years.
Registration is now open for the Color Marketing Group’s Chromazone which we are hosting in May – for designers, art directors and artists to experience a color forecasting collaboration with color peers.
Check out the dates below – and I hope you’ll join us for one of our events in the near future!
sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana and Paul
* The image above features a photo of Teri Cherne’s quilt “When My Spirit Is Set Free” photographed at Road to California, plus a collage of eQuilter mandala and modern fabrics in stock now.
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Event & Travel Calendar:
Jan 24-28 – Tokyo Quilt Festival
Feb 10 – eQuilter Charity Sewing Day (Please RSVP!)
Feb 22-25, 2018 – QuiltCon – Pasadena, California
Feb 26 – Marty Ornish CQC workshop @ eQuilter Classroom
Mar 1 – May 15 – Registration for ‘Love Your Mother‘ Quilt Challenge
April 5-7 – SAQA Conference San Antonio TX
April 14-15 – Lisa Walton workshop @ eQuilter Classroom
May 11 – eQuilter Chromazone – Color Marketing Group
Nov 13-19, 2018 – POLAR BEAR Tour – Register NOW!
