Newsletter originally published 6-27-2018
Here is another amazing quilt from Quilt Canada last month – this is the first prize winner of the Traditional Quilt category.
It is called ‘Islamic Art’ by Faiza Elmayergi, and it is an intricate and mind-boggling ode to her culture. At the award ceremony the story was told how she had tried for so long to create an award-winning quilt, and finally she created this stunning masterpiece that brought the crowd to its feet when she shyly stepped forward in her headscarf.
A lot has been written lately about working with solids in Modern Quilting, and to be honest I am seeing more and more Modern Quilts that do not use Solids. As Modern Quilting explores the joys of ombres and small-scale patterns, now we see this quilt which is so ornamented and embellished with only color, applique and stitching…it takes our breath away.
You may recall when the Tentmakers of Cairo burst on the scene, thanks to the efforts of Jenny Bowker. I saw them first at the Birmingham Festival of Quilts in 2011, when I interviewed the (male) Egyptian Quiltmakers who make their quilts solely from SOLIDS. By the way, Jenny has just won Best of Show at the Sydney Quilt Festival in Australia.
You can find my photos from Quilt Canada on my photo pages now, and Videos on this page. Feel free to share links to Quilt Photos on my photo pages – they are there for YOU.
When you receive this email, I will be flying across the Atlantic to Stockholm. Sophie has been invited to a Swedish Fiddle Workshop Tour and I am coming as a Parent Chaperone. I’ll be writing to you from Sweden for the next two weeks, on a creative retreat returning to family roots.
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