Quilt
Show at Darling Harbour: 2000
Having been at quilting for some 15 years (in 2000) and watched our craft grow from strength to strength, I’ve particularly noticed how wonderfully encouraging it is for quilters to meet and show their work. The huge show at Darling Harbour in Sydney’s CBD announced that quilting had come of age. In these shows, we have always been treated to a fantastic exhibition of locally produced quilts that range from traditional to art quilts. There is also a complementary exhibition of note – I still remember the fabulous work of a collection of Japanese quilts I saw one year. Under this same roof are market stalls with all the latest gear a textile devotee could ever want, a series of workshops to help build skills, a collection of wearable art that made the heart palpitate and all the quilting fans you could ever hope to meet.
I never fail to walk away overawed, inspired and somewhat bedraggled. And usually with a few bags full of “interesting things” that I had never planned to buy but just had to have!
Having been at quilting for some 15 years (in 2000) and watched our craft grow from strength to strength, I’ve particularly noticed how wonderfully encouraging it is for quilters to meet and show their work. The huge show at Darling Harbour in Sydney’s CBD announced that quilting had come of age. In these shows, we have always been treated to a fantastic exhibition of locally produced quilts that range from traditional to art quilts. There is also a complementary exhibition of note – I still remember the fabulous work of a collection of Japanese quilts I saw one year. Under this same roof are market stalls with all the latest gear a textile devotee could ever want, a series of workshops to help build skills, a collection of wearable art that made the heart palpitate and all the quilting fans you could ever hope to meet.
I never fail to walk away overawed, inspired and somewhat bedraggled. And usually with a few bags full of “interesting things” that I had never planned to buy but just had to have!
(Photos to come eventually, once scanned...)
