Quilting news

Opening day at the quilt festival, large crowds, bright lights, a sea of colorful quilts, and a wave of energy begins when the doors open and a flood of people pour into the exhibit hall.

I am numb with learning there are so many designs and combination of fabrics and colors, textures and materials that are brilliantly enmeshed together to for a beautiful expression, its as if peoples souls have been turned loose and the beauty and expression have been turned loose and collected and captured for a few moments in this amazing place called the quilt festival 2011

I wanted to know just what is a quilt? How are you suppose to do it? What, if any are the rules? I came away with more questions then answers, but the energy that is there for those several days will linger on and has added a new dimension to me, I can’t really put into words the experience.

My intention was to try and put a few answers that I find work for me.

First, there might be as many answers as there are people, and there probably is no perfect way to assemble one, but for me the beauty that is in even the simplest quilt all the way to the awesome details of the mighty structures that stand so proudly in their space to witness the incredible possibilities of the human mind and soul exist in all.

I think at this point a have acquired a few answers for myself I would like to share. I have been around sewing machines most of my life and grew up in a family business that sells them, my experience has seen lots of items being manufactured, clothing, non-apparel items, creative ideas turned into useful products, money made and lost on products, golf bags, medical items, auto parts, awnings, back packs and saddles, carpets with serging and binding, hats and embroidery, jeans and shirts, dresses and shoes, underwear and bedding, bulletproof armor and boat covers, upholstery of all kinds plus I have learned of past items not sewn anymore like tires, and seen new materials used in machines that were designed to work with the materials of their day modified to use modern synthetic that often didn’t seem possible, but once again the mind of someone figures it out, so why the rant? I started to put a few ideas together to explain my opinion on how I think the correct way or easiest system might be and now think it does not exist because it is an evolving answer. The one thing in common is you can put together certain combinations of tools and materials, needles and fabrics that your success will depend on your skill and your teachers and the equipment you have. I have seen expensive machines 30k and machines from a few hundred dollars create wonderful pieces of art. I am not sure anyone has the perfect answer, but have seen some proven results. Certain people have acquired a combination they have taken a lifetime to gather and have the evidence their system works is there for you to see and touch, you can talk with and try products

I want to share some machine facts, ideas and let you make up your mind

To be continued……….our booth Juki & Neq