It has been a while between posts so there is a lot to share.....here is the first instalment! This past weekend a small group of us were invited by a very special friend to travel to Victoria to see the inaugural quilt exhibition of the Castlemaine Applique Group and what an incredible exhibition it was! I took over 80 photos just on the first day so have had to reduce them for the blog. As a lover of appliqué this was like viewing the "cream of the cream" with a very strong focus on reproduction fabrics. Many of the quilts have been inspired by antique quilts as you will read on the labels and many hand pieced and hand appliquéd. The labels explain more so I will let the photos do the talking........and not sure if the bike hire was to zoom around the exhibition or not! (and yes to those at home....that would be Kay still hobbling on that broken foot)
and this is the pieced back of Di's quilt.............
We are now being thoroughly spoilt for a few days in the beautiful city of Ballarat with lots of talking, quilting, eating and sight seeing...... so more news of that in a few days. Hope all is well in your part of the world xx
The most amazing, beautiful quilts from a group of very talented ladies
ReplyDeleteI would be hard pressed to choose a favorite - they are all so beautiful and such talent!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Karina - how to pick a favorite! so many beauties and some of these are on my lists to make - when -- who knows I will never make them all - but I want to :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing such a wonderful quilt show!
ReplyDeleteThank you. That was fabulous!
ReplyDeleteSo glad to find out that Castlemaine is not just the name of a beer.
ReplyDeleteThe quilts are fabulous, thanks for sharing them with us.
what a feast of inspiration. Lucky you to see the exhibit in person.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely display and some of your patterns to boot. Thank you for the show.
ReplyDeleteTruly amazing. There are so many talented people in the world. Thank you so much for sharing their beautiful work. I enjoyed seeing all of them-stunning
ReplyDeleteWow, thanks for sharing your wonderful photos of this show. So many fabulous quilts and delightful to see several of your beautiful designs!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing those fabulous quilts, At least three of thos are on my radar to complete. Such fabulous work those ladies have done.
ReplyDeleteWow !! It's just marvelous !!!
ReplyDeleteWow they are all just incredible. Thank you for the photos.
ReplyDeleteSimply amazing!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSimply amazing!!!!!
ReplyDeleteomigosh...when i grow up i want to applique like that...all spectacular quilts!
ReplyDeleteWow! Absolutely Stunning! Hard Pressed to find words to describe these gorgeous beauties! Also hard to imagine the time and patience behind each and every quilt as well as the Talent of each individual. WOW!
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