{"id":38493,"date":"2017-10-17T07:24:20","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T14:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=38493"},"modified":"2017-10-19T14:25:50","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T21:25:50","slug":"piqf-2017-recap-n-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/piqf-2017-recap-n-2\/","title":{"rendered":"PIQF 2017 Recap n.2"},"content":{"rendered":"

I spent the day at PIQF yesterday with my SIL n.2. I only had one full day to see the show, which isn’t quite enough. We spent most of the day looking at quilts and I didn’t get to see all of them. I missed most of the Threads of Resistance<\/a> exhibit and all of the modern exhibit, which disappointed me once I realized it. We stopped at about 4pm to look at vendors, though we had visited Colleen<\/a> to buy solids and drop off a quilt and The Batty Lady to buy Sue Spargo embroidery thread (oooh la la!!!) early in the day as we were heading to the next section of quilts.<\/p>\n

The show has the same look it has in the past. There are a lot of landscapes and they are still using black drapes. The move to shake up the vendors by adding new ones and moving continuing ones I discussed on Thursday<\/a> was good. Colleen was, again, in the front half of the show and seemed to be doing a brisk trade when I stopped by yesterday.<\/p>\n

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The Peacock in situ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I noticed an unofficial bird theme. Of course, the Peacock is a bird, but I also saw quail, swans, a variety of Australian birds in the World Quilt Competition, some imaginary birds as well as many others. It is always interesting to me to see what snags people’s imagination enough to take the time to make a quilt using that motif.<\/p>\n

I didn’t take as many photos as I have in the past. I didn’t see a quilt that stands out in my mind, either. There were a lot of nice quilts with excellent workmanship and interesting motifs. Of course, there were a number that were not to my taste as well.<\/p>\n

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Pamela Allen’s Sleeping Beauty, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was pleased to see Pamela Allen’s Sleeping Beauty quilt. She always enters PIQF and I had forgotten. This quilt has a much more subdued color palette than some of her other work. Her workmanship and quilting have improved so much over the years. It has been a joy to watch her evolve.<\/p>\n

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Speak Up, Speak Out by Sarah Ann Smith, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although, I didn’t not look at the Threads of Resistance exhibit, I did get to see Sarah Ann Smith’s quilt in person. I was so pleased since, as you know, she was a huge influence and support on my Down the Drain<\/a> quilt. I was able to look at the details and take some detail shots, which really pleased me. this is a wonderful quilt. It says so much to me about the strength of women, about the importance of our fundamental rights such as the right to peacefully assemble.<\/p>\n