Here are a final few quilts that stood out for me, starting with a hand quilted and embroidered Tree of Life by Betty Alderman.
This tribute to the military by veteran Catherine Zeleny was especially touching. The Veteran’s Home depicts the architecture of the building in Yountville, California,
and the machine embroidery lists US wars, actions, branches of service, as well as titles, terms and phrases familiar to military personnel. She also included the full text of the oath of enlistment.
My grandfather spent his final days at the VA hospital. He and my grandmother are buried nearby.
Susan Stewart’s Distraction makes nice use of a commercial embroidery design. In spite of the floral design, the gray lines make me think of a man’s handkerchief.
I especially like the small touches of purple-red fabric which balance with the large embroidery opposite. Her machine quilting is elegant.
Speaking of hankies, I found some real treasures at Bonnie Lattig’s booth, BJ Designs. Bonnie has been bringing clothing from vintage textiles, antique quilts and other textiles from Austin to this exhibit for 25 years. Click on an image for a larger view and more information about each hankie.
All the hankies are made of the finest linen and, with the exception of the California hankie, have hand-rolled edges.
The George R. Brown convention center has many places to relax and refresh but my favorite spot was the park across the street. This photo was taken from a balcony on the 2nd floor.
Last, but never least, I was thrilled to find Kunna Prints among the vendors this year. I B-lined to their booth the first day and nabbed 2 pair of their Mary Jane’s. Fishies!
and stripes. These are happy feet.
These shoes are very comfortable.
See more about IQA Houston here and here.
This is an Off the Wall Friday posting.
Thanks for sharing the photos. It’s fun to see visitor’s points of view of the festival.