Took a non quilting friend to a quilt show
I took a nonquilting friend to a quilt show yesterday. It was interesting to see the show through her eyes.
She was drawn to soft colours/low volume quilts, whereas I love bright, bold saturated colours. Interestingly it sort of matches our personalities, she prefers not to be noticed and I tend to be bold. She wears soft colours and I wear bright ones.
The quilts varied from beginners (many were marked first time showing) to very advanced. As a beginner I love to see beginners displaying their quilts. It helps me to feel that my efforts are ok. There were some spectacular advanced quilts, where every point was perfect and the quilting enhanced the design.
For me the best in show (it was not to be judged) was a male African lion. He was beautifully rendered and the quilting was of other African animals. I do not know why I did not take a photo of him.