Showing posts with label With Glowing Hearts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label With Glowing Hearts. Show all posts
Thursday, 3 November 2011
IQF Houston
International Quilt Festival, Houston is now in full swing. Diane Shink who is coauthor of Canadian Heritage Quilting sent this picture taken on opening day. This is the "O Canada" exhibit which has been travelling across the U.S. since April and my With Glowing Hearts hangs at the opening of the display.
Thursday, 27 October 2011
You Never Know...
...who you might meet at a quilt show! :)
My "With Glowing Hearts" quilt will be on display in the "O Canada" exhibit at the upcoming International Quilt Festival/ Houston November 3-6, 2011 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. If you happen to be one of the lucky thousands who attend this show, perhaps you will have a minute to stop for a peek.
My "With Glowing Hearts" quilt will be on display in the "O Canada" exhibit at the upcoming International Quilt Festival/ Houston November 3-6, 2011 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. If you happen to be one of the lucky thousands who attend this show, perhaps you will have a minute to stop for a peek.
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
IQF - Long Beach, California
International Quilt Festival/Long Beach runs July 29-31, 2011 at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, California. If you happen to be in the area, my quilt With Glowing Hearts is part of the traveling "O Canada" exhibit. I guess we knew from the start that this quilt was destined to move around, as it certainly did the day we took it to be photographed. Here are some outtakes from that photo session, on a very windy day at Fort Beausejour in New Brunswick. (Actually, I think every day is a windy day at Fort Beausejour...) My very patient husband chased the quilt all over the historic grounds while I tried to snap a picture before the quilt got airborne. Here he is very neatly propping it up on three baskets to give a better angle for viewing.
By the time he steps out of the photo and I snap the shutter, the quilt has blown off the plastic ground sheet.
At one point, the quilt actually did float through the air, almost like a magic carpet! We lugged the quilt to various locations around the grounds, even onto this stone foundation deep inside the shelter of the walls. I stood on top of one of the case mates to shoot...but still the quilt flapped and billowed.
We tried securing it with clear packing tape but it wasn't strong enough to hold against the wind.
In the end, this fence proved the best spot.
If you happen to be heading to the Long Beach Show this weekend, perhaps you will have a look for this peripatetic quilt. Several folks have emailed that they are going and will send photos and I welcome any you take as well.
By the time he steps out of the photo and I snap the shutter, the quilt has blown off the plastic ground sheet.
At one point, the quilt actually did float through the air, almost like a magic carpet! We lugged the quilt to various locations around the grounds, even onto this stone foundation deep inside the shelter of the walls. I stood on top of one of the case mates to shoot...but still the quilt flapped and billowed.
We tried securing it with clear packing tape but it wasn't strong enough to hold against the wind.
In the end, this fence proved the best spot.
If you happen to be heading to the Long Beach Show this weekend, perhaps you will have a look for this peripatetic quilt. Several folks have emailed that they are going and will send photos and I welcome any you take as well.
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