Recently, I attended the Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival in Overland Park, Kansas. The large convention center was roughly divided in half with a plethora of local and national vendors on one side and hundreds of large, suspended quilts on the other side. The judging had already taken place within various quilting categories-many beyond my understanding. However, the visual effects were not lost on this novice on-looker. To be fair, there were many lovely and intricately crafted traditional quilts which won awards and were pleasing to view. However, I have chosen to reveal some of the more modern designs which are equal to fine paintings in my opinion. Much of the stitching is amazing and the colors are so vivid. Some designs are whimsical and others geo-like patterns. I marvel at the dedication in terms of time and effort to create such masterpieces. I hope you enjoy this brief sampling of quilts as much as I did. Happy viewing !
P.S. There is absolutely nothing wrong with our great grandma’s quilts nor any of the traditional designed labor-of-love quilts. We have one !
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These are gorgeous Michael! Thanks for sharing them! And I’m glad I was able to get to your blog. I tried yesterday using your gravatar and it didn’t work. BTW … I lived in Overland Park from 2nd grade through 4th grade … just 3 years! Are you near there?
Thanks Denise. I grew up in OP and went to grade school at Cherokee Elementary at 87th and Antioch. And, you? I’ll look into the gravatar issue…appreciate your help!
I went to Valley View Elementary. Miss Singer and Mrs Shea were teachers I remember. We lived off Antioch and another busy road. Our road was called Mackey Drive, and The Hill was the next block over. It was near 2 grocery stores and the TG&Y five & dime. I remember the French Market and a park on Antioch (I think).
Thanks, and that goes for the quilters, too !!
HI Michael,
I love this post and your wonderful photos, shared with some of my quilting friends at work!
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