Update: With one exception, NONE of these quilts are mine and I can’t tell you about the patterns used or the quiltmakers, except as attributed (however, most quilt makers would be from Western Australia). They are photos of the quilts I particularly liked at an exhibition. PLEASE DO NOT attribute any quilts (except Citrus Explosion) to me.
The annual Perth Craft Fair was on last week, finishing yesterday (Sunday). Part of the Craft Fair is QuiltWest, the annual exhibition from members of the West Australian Quilters Association. Some 250 entries were received, and there were special exhibitions as well, so about 300 or more quilts were on display. I took some photos of some of them (there were too many to photograph them all!), but as I was using my phone’s camera and as amateur photos like these don’t do quilts justice, you’ll just have to imagine how good all these quilts were 😉 There are some amazingly talented women (and one man) out there!
(I won a 3rd prize in the art quilts category for my ‘Citrus Explosion‘ — the prize was a pack of various Moda charm squares [large and small] and 2.5 inch squares. Thanks PK Fabrics!)
Official winners: http://quiltwaphotos2.wordpress.com/quiltwest-2014-slide-show-all-winners/
Some of the quilts from the special exhibitions:
Hang Ten, by Yvonne Chapman
Details from Hang Ten, by Yvonne Chapman
Quilts in the Living Colour special exhibition (for more details and professional photos see: http://livingcolourtextiles.com/gallery.html):
Quilts by members of WAQA:
My ‘Citrus Explosion’ which won a 3rd prize in its category.
My orchid quilt
Lisa’s AMAZING King Bed quilt! 104×104 inches = 10,816 one-inch squares of scrap fabrics
Close view of Lisa’s ‘Hundreds and Thousands’ quilt. Even the blacks were different shades…
Quilts on the Handi Quilter stand:
I like the fresh lemon and lime colours in this quilt
Whole cloth quilt by Helen Godden, who marked circles then couched various areas of the circles in knitting yarn to create this multicoloured effect. Clever.
Rhonda Bracey: At Random 