Northwest Quilters Guild Quilt Show Part II

Don't miss my first birthday pawty and giveaway going on right here!

If you missed Part I of the quilt show, you can see it right here.  I have some more quilts to show you today, and then I'll have some more to show you for at least the next day or two.  You know how it is when my camera comes out of its pouch.  There's no stopping it.  

But before I get to the quilts, Smitty wanted me to be sure and show you the keen fort he got for his birthday.

Yep, we really went all out for the little bugger...building him his very own fort right in the living room.  Even Gracie thought it was fun, although she left when I got the camera out.

Right now, he's considering decorating options...a few mouse portraits perhaps.

This morning I went to the Farmer's Market with the kids.  

We were lucky to be there between rain storms, but that didn't make it any warmer.  I can't recall when I've been so cold visiting the Farmer's Market.  We were encouraged to keep moving.

And now for the quilts.  This first quilt is called "Dante's Road Trip".  The quilter made it for her grandson.  It was intended for warmth, but also works as a play mat for him to drive his matchbox cars on.  Cute.

I was thinking it was a complicated pattern, but then realized it's just one block.

This next quilt was made by a quilter after my own heart.  The center cats are from a panel.

I loved the color, quilting, and fabrics.  That variegated thread is great.

Same goes for this next one, made for the quilter's granddaughter who likes lots of color.

I'm realizing that any stippling can be made special by simply adding one design element.

You'll want to read the card that goes with the following quilt.  It reminded me of when I was volunteering with the Art Literacy Group at my boys' school when they were young.  We did a unit on Grandma Moses and as our project, we used fabric squares and permanent color crayons.  The kids all made blocks and each class produced a quilt.  The quilts were then donated to a charitable organization that provided quilts to drug affected babies at the local hospitals.  

This next one is for the dog lovers among you.  Isn't the quilting for the fire hydrants cute?

Here is another one that will be better appreciated if you read the card first.

I was thinking how much she was able to do with this simple BQ pattern by adding in the dancers.

And I loved the detail in these blocks.

These next few quilts caught my eye because the quilting was so special on them.

Love the muted colors in this next one.

There's something about chickens on quilts that I find very charming.  Don't ask why.

And I love the Southwest (which is the name of this quilt), so of course, I loved this quilt made from the quilter's own photograph.

That's all I have for you from the quilt show until tomorrow.  I hope you enjoyed it.  Now I'm off.  We have folks coming for dinner tomorrow, and so I'm cooking and cleaning today.  I have miles to go before I sleep.