Quilt Exhibit in Galveston

Yesterday I went with a group of quilters to see a quilt exhibit in Galveston. The trip had everything a quilt-related field trip needs--quilts, food, and fabric shopping! I was a little disappointed in the quilts--was hoping for older quilts. General consensus was that the oldest quilt was maybe from the 1920s, with most from the 40s and 50s. Maybe everything before that was destroyed in the 1900 hurricane. The following quilt is a Carpenter's Wheel.

This Trip Around the World quilt was made from double-knit polyester! Yeah, apparently it wasn't just my Grandma making polyester quilts in the 70s. There was a quilt appraiser with us who said polyester quilts are becoming quite collectible. Apparently no one saw much value in them so not very many were saved. Which makes me wonder, who appreciates them NOW?

A string quilt in "normal" cotton. Gotta make one of these.

The following wholecloth + embroidery quilt was a favorite in our group. This picture just shows one block. Very pretty.

Pretty log cabin with stars.