April 13th I spent an hour at a quilt show. I pushed myself to go. I work in Manchester, so getting to it was easy, but it was after work on Friday, I was exhausted and I had a migraine.
I went anyway. The MQX Quilt Show was worth it. There were amazing quilts on display, and I loved seeing all the different techniques, artistry and beauty. The vendors were plentiful, but I just wasn’t in the mood to shop.
Some of my favorite quilts:
I was particularly interested in “Fawkes”. The artist is from Massachusetts, and experienced a house fire. She was able to recover quilt fabrics from the home (somehow?!) and using those fabrics, she created a quilt portraying a phoenix. The phoenix is a mythological creature that rises from the ashes, and I loved how she took this devastating adversity and created such a beautiful quilt. I hope that in the process, it helped her to heal her soul as well.
There were so many other quilts that I enjoyed at the show, including a variety of quilts worked in leather, a curated display of many quilts to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, gorgeous thread painting of a blue heron, and an incredible pictorial of a Navajo mother. Inspiration abound.
