It’s finally here, the new Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! 3rd edition

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Plaid Portico

What a fun book signing party. Gorgeous quilts in a garden nursery setting, with sweets galore and a couple hundred people. Celebrating the 3rd edition of the million copy best selling quilting “bible” first published 25 years, Quilts! Quilts! Quilts!! 3rd edition by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes is now out with all new quilts using modern fabrics. Stunning.

So many people have said they learned to quilt with the previous editions, maybe I will be one of the first ones to learn to quilt from the new edition…after I finish all my initial get-my-feet-wet improv quilting projects I’ve started.

I think I got shots of all of the quilts that are in the book and some extra quilts that were being exhibited and with their permission will be showing them all here but it may take a few posts to go through them all so stay tuned. Here are some shots of the event, and the first round quilts. Enjoy!

Diana Mc Clun and Laura Nownes signing books

The third edition of Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!!

The Giant Tumble by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes, quilted by Marla Monson
p. 62 of Quilt! Quilts!! Quilts!!! 3rd edition

The Giant Tumble by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes, quilted by Marla Monson
p. 62 of Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! 3rd edition

Circles by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes, quilted by Marla Monson
p. 70 of Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! 3rd edition

Lazy Day Quilt by Gail Abeloe
p. 26 of Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! 3rd edition

Rectangles by Diana Mc Clun and Laura Nownes, machine quilted by Kathy August
p. 22 of Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! 3rd edition

Rectangles by Diana Mc Clun and Laura Nownes, machine quilted by Kathy August<br />p. 22 of Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!!

Rectangles by Diana Mc Clun and Laura Nownes, machine quilted by Kathy August
p. 22 of Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! 3rd edition

Grandmother’s Flower Garden byMcClun and Laura Nownes, quilted by Victoria McEnerney with fabrics by Valori Wells, p. 64 in Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! 3rd edition

Spoolin’ Around by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes, quilted by Victoria McEnerney, p. 59 of Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! 3rd edition

Pinwheels by Ashley Pevy, quilted by Marla Monson, p. 42 of Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! 3rd edition

Star Light, Star Bright by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes, quilted by Marla Monson, fabric ‘Terrain” by Kate Spain

Kaleidoscope by Dawn Guglielmino, quilted by Beth Hummel, fabrics “licorice Fizz” by Carol van Zandt, p. 54 of Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! 3rd edition

Kaleidoscope by Dawn Guglielmino, quilted by Beth Hummel, fabrics: “licorice Fizz” by Carol Van Zandt, p. 54 of Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! 3rd edition

Quilts from Quilt Market Houston 2013 #9

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Plaid Portico

Finally we have our last Quilt Market report. Little bit of a gap here as we dealt with the holiday. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. And last but not least, my final picks from the many, many quilts in the exhibitions at Quilt Market Houston 2013, and some of my absolute favorites for different reasons:

The Pink Candle, Organic Log Cabin #5 by Jennifer Emry

Tuning Fork #11 by Heather Pregger

Together in a Friendship World by Geta Grama

Jeweled Diamonds by Christina Belding

Quilts from Quilt Market Houston 2013 #8

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Plaid Portico

One more batch of quilts after this, then…sigh, it will be the end of my Quilt Market coverage for 2013. Enjoy these beauties.

Gathering Hearty Roses by Aiko Miyata

Bits and Pieces by Gail Abel

New Glory by Scott Hansen

Yin Yang by Annette Valtl

Galactic Nebula by Jean Smith

Electric Eclipse #1 by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry

Fibonacci Series #13 By Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry

Cattywampus Log Cabin #4 by Caryl Bryer Fallert

And more quilts from Quilt Market Houston 2013 #7

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Plaid Portico

Glorious Braid by Karen King and Hannah Lee

taking the back roads by Joanell Connolly

Grave Looking Space by Mitsuko Kinoshita

Cabin Window by Maria Elkins

Believe II by Reiko Nobata

Kaleidoscopic XXXVII: Pseudo-Symmetry by Paula Nadalstern

Fleur de Lis by Beatrice Gilbert

Amusement of Peacock by Kyung Ae Kim

Mass Maples by Timna Tarr

Quilts from Quilt Market Houston 2013 #6

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Plaid Portico

And more quilts. A mixed bag of styles and techniques that caught my eye…

Something More Magical Than It Ever Was by Judy Martin

Windfall by Libby Lehman

Flotgam by Libby Lehman

Deluge by Libby Lehman

Dandelions by Kathleen McLaughlin, quilted by Debbie Loeser

A Ripple in Time by Jackie White

Summer Garden by Sylvia Naylor

The Shoulders I Stand Upon by Carmen Huggins

Allowing by Maggie Vanderweit

Quilts from Quilt Market Houston 2013 #5

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Plaid Portico

More quilts from the International Quilt Market exhibitions. Be inspired this weekend!

Repeated Refrain by Peggy Brown

Autumn’s Early Light by Janey Argyle

Alike but Not the Same by Peggy Brown

Ninja by Yuko Murakami

Red Feathers by Claudia Clark Myers and Marilyn Badger

Celestial Splendor by Rachel Wetzler

A little help from my readers: my photo of the quilt credits didn’t come out. The first two words in the title are “Tie a” and the quilter is from Carefree Arizona. Can anybody shed any more light on the full title and name of the quilter?

Mountain Blossoms Pursue the Rising Sun by Nancy Bardach

Spring Spun by Luella Morgenthaler

Late Autumn by Hiromi Yokota

Stalagmites by Mitsuko Kinoshita

Cheers by Pat Kroth

Fire by Dianne Firth

Houston Quilt Market 2013, the last booth pics!

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Plaid Portico

OK, sharing the last photos of booths from Quilt Market. But there are still many quilt photos to come from the exhibitions. Its going to be a bit sad when it is all done and I will wish I had taken more photos (and better photos!) Enjoy! Wish you were there!

Leah Duncan

Frances Newcombe

Jeni Baker

Daisy & Dell

Olive Ann Designs

Art Gallery Fabrics

Lovebug Studios

Quilts from Quilt Market Houston 2013 #4

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Plaid Portico

Here we have a selection of more quilts from the exhibitions at Houston Quilt Market 2013. These are all a wide variety of styles and techniques which caught my eye for one reason or another… Enjoy!

Happy Spring by Bella Kaplan

Iris in My Garden by Marianne Williamson

Flowers of the Vine by Frances Holliday Alford

Catena by Timna Tarr

Extensions by Silvia Weir

Under Construction by Marjorie Post

Texas-Depths of Field Triptych by Barbara Kavermann

In the Moonlight – Triptych

Light of Rays by Michiyo Fukumoto

A Sunny Spell During Rainy Season by Akiko Kawata

Hana-bi (Flowers in the Night Sky) by Yoshiko Kobayashi

More pics from Quilt Market 2013 Houston

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Plaid Portico

Yes, there is more and I will be posting even more all week of booth pics and quilts, quilts, lots of quilts from the exhibitions at Houston Quilt Market 2013.

Organic fabrics from Daisy Janie

Daisy Janie

Contempo

Glitz from Michael Miller

Sarah Jane

the Cottage Mama

Kanvas

Amy Butler

Green Bee

More Quilts from Quilt Market Houston 2013

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Plaid Portico

And more quilts from the IQA Judged Show: A World of Beauty. This is a HUGE exhibition, and I only took pics of a few of the quilts that I really liked, so you are subject to my curatorial view. It is really amazing. I have more I will be posting in the next few days…