Last Friday and Saturday the Abbotsford Quilters Guild had their quilt show, and it worked out with my treatment cycles that I could go. I haven’t been to a show in ages, and it is always fun to see what others are working on and get inspired. I didn’t take a lot of pictures – I was busy taking in everything and chatting with all the people I hadn’t seen in ages, but here are some of my favourites from the show.
This darling ladybug quilt won second place in the challenge quilt category. For me it was the winner – I thought it was super cute, and it even has googly eyes!
And of course there were some cat quilts, which are always favourites of mine. For the “Cats in Space” quilt, we thought they were foxes at first. Somebody else suggested squirrels. Furry and cute in any case!
This “Grandmother’s Flower Garden” quilt had beautiful custom quilting.
I love bright colours, and I am always drawn to quilts in rainbow colours. I liked the modern interpretation with the grey background and the fantastic quilting on this one.
And the last one was my absolute favourite in the show. Personally I wouldn’t even want to attempt a Bargello quilt, but they are sure stunning. This one had great fabric choices, and I thought that the way the Bargello curve extends out into the outer border was a very creative detail.
And of course we also visited the Merchants Mall. I am not a big shopper for stuff that I don’t need but I picked up a charm pack that I will turn into another donation quilt at some point.
We had a great afternoon at the show – I am so glad I was able to go. The Langley quilt show is in three weeks, so keep your fingers crossed that I will be able to go there as well!