Quiltingboard Forums - Photos from Houston Quilt Show 11-4-2010

I'm sharing a few photos I took at the Houston Quilt Show this week. Many exhibits cannot be photographed (including a FABULOUS collection of Baltimore Album quilts -- amazing!), so I just snapped a few that I like, including the scrappy quilts and antique Americana quilts. And, of course, the Best of Show winner; it was amazing to see the detail work on that quilt.

I am so sorry that I didn't get details about the quilt makers so I can credit them for their work here. It was difficult to take photos because of the other people who were admiring the work. Each quilt is a masterpiece.

Eleanor Burns at her "Quilt in a Day" booth. Yes, she was ALWAYS smiling.

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Best of Show Award for $10,000. Made by Sharon Schamber.

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Back side of Sharon Schamber's quilt.

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Close up of Sharon Schamber's winning quilt. The quilting is done with black thread.

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Close-up of one block from the Founder's Award winner.

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Quilt from a collection called "Block Swap Quilts"

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Close up of blocks in previous quilt.

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A block swap quilt. Notice that the pinwheels are of different sizes.

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Close-up of one block from previous quilt

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This quilt was made in 1919 by a mother for her son who was serving overseas during WWI. She gave the quilt to him when he returned home.

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A block swap quilt.

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A block swap quilt.

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