14 May It’s Blogger’s Quilt Festival Time!
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| Ephemeral Elegance |
It’s time for Amy’s Blogger’s Quilt Festival again! It is so much fun to participate in the BQF and see all the wonderful quilts everyone shares. Thanks so much, Amy, for organizing it all!
Welcome to those of you new here. My quilt for the Blogger’s Quilt Festival this time is Ephemeral Elegance. I hope my regular readers will forgive some repetition here, but this quilt has meant so much to me this year, that it had to be my choice for BQF.
I made Ephemeral Elegance in response to the Project Modern Challenge 1 contest to make a quilt with a photo inspiration. Sometime before, I had taken a photo of a glass vase filled with white tulips on my glass kitchen table. While I did use this photo as my inspiration for Ephemeral Elegance, I included some other ideas that had been running around in my head for a while.
Traditional floral applique quilts are some of my all-time favorites! I really wanted to find a way to make a floral applique quilt that reflected my modern minimalist style. Additionally, I also enjoy working with bias strips and have made a few Celtic applique quilts. Again, I wanted to find a way to use bias in my own style. These ideas and the transparency of the glass vase on the glass table in the photo merged to become Ephemeral Elegance.
Another reason this quilt is special to me is that it came out the way I thought it would 🙂 That doesn’t always happen when I make quilts. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing – just part of the creative process. But Ephemeral Elegance felt right from beginning to end. After the Project Modern Challenge 1 concluded, I decided I wanted to share my quilt with a different audience. So, I entered it in the American Quilter’s Society Quilt Show and Contest in Paducah. I’m thrilled to say that it won first place in its category (1st Entry in an AQS show/Small Wall Quilts)!
I hope you enjoy my quilt and all the other wonderful quilts and quilters in the Blogger’s Quilt Festival!
Eileen
Posted at 06:30h, 25 MayWhat a fantastic quilt. Just love your quilt. Fascinatingly beautiful! Thanks for sharing and have a greatcday
Leanne
Posted at 14:12h, 23 MayThis quilt is just wonderful! It is a pleasure to see it again.
MariQuilts
Posted at 21:17h, 22 MayI love the simplicity of your quilt…it's so beautiful.
Sarcastic Quilter
Posted at 13:45h, 21 MayIt won first place for a dang good reason, it's fantastic! You can tell it felt right from beginning to end. Well done and I'm glad you posted it here b/c I wasn't able to see it in the show!
Chicken Julie
Posted at 16:21h, 20 MayThis is so lovely – unique, minimal, elegant. Just perfect. Thanks for sharing!
Lynn
Posted at 14:38h, 20 MaySimple, sophisticated, elegant! Congratulations on your win. It's wonderful.
Karen
Posted at 07:41h, 19 MaySo stunning yet so simple. I think you definitely achieved your aim. It looks wonderful!
My Sweet Prairie
Posted at 13:09h, 18 Maythat is SO darn pretty!!!
~Monika
sallgood
Posted at 18:55h, 17 MayLove the bright but peaceful feeling of this quilt!
stitchinpenny
Posted at 01:09h, 17 MaySimple elegance, pure beauty.
Kay
Posted at 17:41h, 16 MayI admired this quilt at Paducah! It's so different from most of the quilts there, and very striking. Congratulations.
Marg
Posted at 09:15h, 16 MayI loved this the first time i saw it, i'm glad you entered it in the AQS show as it deserved to win. It's an absolutely beautiful design.
BaileyGirl5
Posted at 01:59h, 16 MayThis quilt is very special and I'm so glad it's won the recognition it deserves. Very beautiful and original.
Quilt Inspiration
Posted at 20:19h, 15 MayWe knew that your Ephemeral Elegance was destined for greatness, when we first saw it ! The award confirms it. Sincere congratulations on your outstanding piece.
Karen M
Posted at 18:59h, 15 MayI love the spare elegance of this. Your use of negative space is terrific!
Quiltin' Jenny
Posted at 14:07h, 15 MayBeautiful! I think you achieved your goal perfectly.
Congratulations on your win!
Leila
Posted at 08:53h, 15 MayCongratulations! It's a perfect modern flower applique quilt. Love it!
Helen
Posted at 03:28h, 15 MayIts just perfect!
Cheryl
Posted at 02:40h, 15 MayI saw this on the AQS site when it won, glad to "meet" you! This is absolutely gorgeous!
ladybugquilting
Posted at 02:26h, 15 MayPure Elegance, I Love it!
Lynne
Posted at 01:14h, 15 MayCongratulations on your win in Paducah.
I was attracted to your quilt because it is unique; thank you for inspiring this novice quilter.
Leila
Posted at 00:24h, 15 MaySo simple and striking. I love it. Congratulations!
fallingforpieces
Posted at 22:50h, 14 MayThis is super cool! I really love it. A well deserved prize winner.
Pattilou
Posted at 22:34h, 14 MayCongrats on your win. This is a very unique quilt. Love its simplicity.
Angie Padilla
Posted at 21:59h, 14 MayI love floral quilts. And I love art quilts. Put them together and you have a lovely piece like this one. It appeals to my sense of aesthetics. And I'm not surprised to read it is a prize winner. Congratulations!
Karen S
Posted at 20:19h, 14 MayThis is beautiful! So simple, yet so elegant. The title is perfect.