Saturday, September 06, 2008

A Trend? Skinny Quilts

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Or maybe more of a mini trend. There was a Skinny Quilts! - The Eclectic Threads Quilters exhibiton but maybe also more narrow pieces than usual. They convinced me they were something beyond table runners.
Here are some of the offical skinny quilts.

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I particularly loved these three and you can see why you could not begin to think of these as table runners. They wonderfully detailed quilt collages. Left, The End of Our Civilization by Henrietta Curtis. Made from fabric, plastic. paper, felt and stitching.
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Middle, The Vessel by Eleanor Levie; fabric, ribbon, tulle and vintage quilt fragments.IMG_0096a
Right, String Beans by Eleanor Levie, cotton, lace, various sheer fabrics.
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