Originally Posted by
maminstl
I have only been to one, but it's the big one in Paducah. I found myself paying attention to those quilts that I thought that I had the skill to make - there definitely were some. The difference, however, is their use of color - that is what makes the quilt spectacular and a real work of art in my opinion.
This is the absolute truth. Find a pattern with good bones and put spectacular fabric in it. I have been lucky to have done that once or twice in my lifetime.