Recently, my family celebrated spring break in Maui. It was a great vacation. So many wonderful surprises.
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| Humpback whales... |
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| ...sea turtles (That large round "rock" to the right of me!)... |
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| ...teensy, weensy frogs... |
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| ...and quilts! |
Showing posts with label applique. Show all posts
Showing posts with label applique. Show all posts
Learning: Hawaiian Quilts
I love Hawaiian quilts. I've been flirting with the idea of making one for ages. I've collected tons of books on the subject. I even took a class from the amazing Jean Brown. But, alas, the block I started in her class lies buried in one of my cabinets - a sad study in poor applique. I'll keep trying, but I'm just not sure that it's my thing. Oh, how I wish it was!
Recently, my family celebrated spring break in Maui. It was a great vacation. So many wonderful surprises.
We stayed the last couple of nights in Makena, and instead of having boring resort art on the walls, they chose to decorate with Hawaiian quilts! There was no information about the makers or the patterns, which was a shame, but the quilts themselves made me very happy. I ran through the hotel snapping photos (sorry for the glare, they were mostly behind glass). I spied one gorgeous, huge pineapple quilt inside a conference room that had the door cracked, but was too shy to interrupt the ongoing meeting and ask if I could take a picture. It made me wonder what was behind all the other closed doors!
Recently, my family celebrated spring break in Maui. It was a great vacation. So many wonderful surprises.
A Visit to the American Folk Art Museum
After giving my 7 year old son the camera at the Met, I realized that was the key to keeping him interested and occupied at the museum while I'm looking at the exhibits. So, I let him take more pictures at the Folk Art Museum. He took these shots specifically for me to use as quilting designs. Great idea!
These are pen drawings by the outsider artist, Eugene Von Bruenchenhein. Actually, a guard came over and explained that we weren't supposed to be photographing them. But the pictures were already taken, and I think they're neat, so I'm sharing.
A few other highlights of the museum:
I've also been a huge fan of Paula Nadelstern's work and I was excited to finally get to see one of her Kaleidoscope quilts in person. I've tried making one of these myself, and got as far as one block. Her process is so exact and intense. I like a challenge, but it's hard for me to see the big picture when working with such tiny bits.
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| Ball Point Pen Drawings by Eugene Von Bruenchenhein |
These are pen drawings by the outsider artist, Eugene Von Bruenchenhein. Actually, a guard came over and explained that we weren't supposed to be photographing them. But the pictures were already taken, and I think they're neat, so I'm sharing.
A few other highlights of the museum:
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| Improvisational Quilts |
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| Cute strawberry applique |
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| Even cuter dog applique - Pugs, perhaps? |
I've also been a huge fan of Paula Nadelstern's work and I was excited to finally get to see one of her Kaleidoscope quilts in person. I've tried making one of these myself, and got as far as one block. Her process is so exact and intense. I like a challenge, but it's hard for me to see the big picture when working with such tiny bits.
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| Paula Nadelstern's Kaleidoscope quilt |
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