Joe and I just returned from Quilt Festival in Houston. As always, the quilts were incredible!
Janet Stone won Best of Show. At the awards ceremony when they announced her name I immediately said “It’s about time. I love her quilts and her workmanship is impeccable.” Here is Janet standing beside her lovely quilt.
“Brilliant Rose” made by Junko Fujiwara from Japan won the Founder’s Award. Impressive.
Here are some close-up shots.
“Eager to Learn-Afghanistan” was made by Gillian Shearer from Australia. She was also one of the big prize winners. She won the World of Beauty Award.
The Robert Cohan Master Award for Traditional Artistry went to Ayako Kawakami from Japan for her quilt entitled “My Sweet House with Kiara”.
Melissa Sobotka from Richardson, Texas won the Gammil Master Award for Contemporary Artistry. I got to talk to Melissa on the opening night of the show and she explained how she worked from a photograph she had taken of these old wooden spools.
More from Houston in upcoming blogs….
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BOOK REVIEW
On the plane ride home from Houston I finished reading “After You” by Jojo Moyes.
This is a sequel to her book “Me Before You”. Apparently a lot of us wanted to know what happened to Louisa Clark after losing the love of her life. Louisa is certainly in a transition phase of her life. She then has a terrible accident and ends up back home with her family while rehabbing. Some very interesting people come into her life. The book kept my interest and I look forward to Jojo Moyes’ next book involving this character because again, I need to know more.