Linda and I are driving home from another wonderful trip to Quilt Week in Paducah! As I mentioned last week – we had a snowy start, but it was all up hill from there. The sun shone almost the entire week and the tulips were blooming (although the dogwoods were only just beginning to bloom).
As I do every year, I’m going to share a few pictures of some of my favorite parts of the trip, and I need to begin with the sign that “we’d arrived” – the Flying Goose Bridge!
We got to the 1857 B&B in the heart of Paducah, unpacked and then put up a display of my Mariner’s Compass quilts in the front window of Tribeca restaurant, just downstairs from our living quarters.
What a blessing to be able to show my quilts during Quilt Week. We helped to hang the show on Tuesday and I couldn’t wait to see my friend Lori Schloesser’s quilt.
I’ve featured my friend Evelyn in quite a few of my posts and this year she was part of a new group slice quilt that was awarded a third place (Evelyn – tell me again – which of the 5 strips was yours 🙂 )?
There were so many incredible quilts and it was a privilege to see them all.
This year AQS hosted a special exhibit that I feel was one of the most interesting I’ve ever seen. It was called “Art in Denim” by Ian Berry. The pieces were not quilts, but they were fiber art. He uses only denim, scissors and glue to created portraits and landscapes that truly amaze.
My picture doesn’t do this piece justice. To really experience Ian’s work you need to visit his website at http://www.ianberry.org/. Linda and I had the chance to meet and talk with this endearing young man. His work is incredible and yet he is funny, soft spoken and very approachable.
We set up our kitchen studio and did some sewing, but our special playtime this year was with alcohol inks.
I’d taken a class at Sew Much More in Waukesha this winter. It was so much fun I bought the supplies and have been sharing them with my quilting friends. I’ll be doing a post on this in the near future, but I wanted to show you our Paducah creations – plates and trays!
We had to do our traditional bubble tea stop at Etcetera (actually we had to do that twice).
As we left this morning, I couldn’t resist just one more picture – the compass quilts are back in my suitcase and the rain is gently falling.
It was such fun to catch up with friends, find some new treasures at the vendors, eat fun food and escape the snow and “reality” for a week. Thanks, Linda, for a great time!
Evelyn Link says
Thanks for showing our slice quilt. Five of us made this one, my slice is second from the right–with the side of yellow house, the front of the blue building and the dog in the boat.
Loved the denim piece.
Alice Brooks says
I was hoping to see you there Chris. I did walk by your window display a couple of times! Looked wonderful 🙂 And – I agree – the denim display and Ian were amazing! Love quilt week in Paducah!
Chris Kirsch says
Wish we would have bumped into each other too. Home now – content and tired ?.
Cari Janssen says
Thanks for sharing. The denim projects were fantastic.
Janice says
“A Slice of Norway” was one of my favorites!
Shellie says
Thanks for sharing. I’d seen the denim quilts in a magazine; how special that you got to see them in person!! We drive through Paducah in the spring and fall; the Museum is a very special place.
Janet Sabol says
Thanks for sharing, Chris! It’s on my bucket list to get to the Spring Show soon!