{"id":460,"date":"2011-02-16T00:32:37","date_gmt":"2011-02-16T05:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/courage-thats-what-it-took-to-create-this-original-quilt-which-was-shown-at-the-tokyo-quilt-festival-she-may-not-know"},"modified":"2015-03-07T00:14:32","modified_gmt":"2015-03-07T00:14:32","slug":"courage-thats-what-it-took-to-create-this-original-quilt-which-was-shown-at-the-tokyo-quilt-festival-she-may-not-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/courage-thats-what-it-took-to-create-this-original-quilt-which-was-shown-at-the-tokyo-quilt-festival-she-may-not-know\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

* COURAGE *<\/p>\n

That's what it took to create this original quilt which was shown at the
\nTokyo Quilt Festival.<\/p>\n

She may not know it, but it took a lot of guts to dream up, and then execute such a bold and original piece.<\/p>\n

It's an eye-catcher, with its sassy use of color and value. Boston Terriers are a "trendy" dog right now, and I am guessing that the artist might have been working from photos of her own dog. I only know this is a Boston Terrier because Sam's sax teacher has one! I've seen these dogs in licensed artwork lately, which is why I say it is a trendy dog. They are awful cute!<\/p>\n

There is no way you can miss this quilt when you walk by. Everything about it screams "Look at me!" and everyone who stops to look…. smiles and giggles.<\/p>\n

So I think this brave and witty quilt artist succeeded in her goal with this piece.<\/p>\n

Whether we are expressing subtle elegance, or witty zingers – the colors, the value (light to dark) and the design tell a story in our work.<\/p>\n

What are you inspired to create today?<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

I am actually writing to you from my hotel room in Las Vegas tonight, after spending the day at trend seminars, and walking the big fashion trade show. No, I am not going to post all that I learned today, because I was previewing Spring\/Summer 2012 trends, and this is how I stay ahead of my competition! *smile* I get a kick out of the fact that most of the larger over-arching trends are things we've already discussed at the Color Marketing Group conferences. It is good to see how they play out over time.<\/p>\n

It is very interesting to go to these vast trade shows, and see how various trends are evolving. Some of them just continue to mutate from year to year, season to season. I am looking out for color and print trends, but they are folded into the larger fashion trends such as Boho, Military\/Safari, Retro\/Shabby Chic, Country (Little House on the Prairie), etc.<\/p>\n

One trend I love, and watch closely, is the Mad Men trend. They are predicting it will expand into a Vintage Hollywood \/ Glamourous Cinema trend in 2012 which I love. My original interest in sewing and fabric came from watching the old movies as a girl. Edith Head was my hero! (…or would that be … heroine?)<\/p>\n

I must admit, I have never seen so many tall skinny girls in super high heels, as I see here. They have them modeling everything from evening gowns to swimsuits. It is funny to watch people's expressions as they walk by and see these girls. My reaction is – my feet hurt when I look at their shoes! I am happy to have my comfy black Keens to walk the show.<\/p>\n

Speaking of shoes, you wouldn't believe how many variations of Ugg knock-offs I've seen. The one that made me laugh today came in either snowball white or cotton candy pink, with silver metallic zebra stripes, long hairy-fluffy trim on top, and sparkly stuff dangling from unusable laces. Hard to explain – sorry they don't allow photos here. Just use your fertile imagination!<\/p>\n

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