Dizzy Dog Quilting and Knitting: Houston 2017 -- Special Exhibit Quilts Part 1

Hi all -

Now I'll start with the best part of Houston 2017 -- The Quilts!! There were so many spectacular quilts that it's really difficult to go through and pick a few to showcase in my blog. What I'll try to show here are a variety of styles and techniques so that you can get a sense for the wide range of eye candy the show has to offer.

I'll start with the special exhibit quilts. These will be in alphabetical order by exhibit name, just because I keep the pictures in folders with the exhibit names and the computer automatically alphabetizes them. There are a lot of exhibits, so I probably won't hit all of them, but you'll get a good idea of what there is to see.

The first quilt is from the A Canadian Nine Patch Celebrating Canada's 150th Birthday exhibit. I just thought this was a really cool quilt:

They Say It's Your Birthday by Carol Stanley & Karen Power

Since I love color, I had to include a couple of quilts from the A Celebration of Color exhibit:

Savannah Lily by Mickey Beebe, quilted by Toni McAuliffe

Rainbow Cat Eyes by Laurie Ceesay

Reconstructed Color by Petra Soesemann

Slices of Opulence by Randa Mulford

The Between Me and the World: Identity and Activism in Quilts exhibit had quilts by Thomas Knauer representing issues of our times. This quilt has a block for each life lost to domestic violence each year -- 1,600 blocks in all:

Excess by Thomas Knauer & Lisa Sipes

The Breaking the Surface - Creating Digital Fiber Art exhibit featured digital image art made by Wen Redmond:

Crown Point by Wen Redmond

On a completely different note, the Creative Stitching exhibit featured wool applique quilts by Sue Spargo:

Bird Play #2 by Sue Spargo, quilted by Janet Joehlin

Peacock by Sue Spargo, quilted by Janet Joehlin

My Tree of Life by Sue Spargo, quilted by Carol Rickard

The featured artist at Houston this year was Danny Liu, whose work was displayed in the Freehand Patchwork by Danny Amazonas exhibit. He is the artist who taught the abstract landscape quilt class that I took. His stuff is so incredible that it's hard to pick just a few to share!!

Abyss by Danny Amazonas

Dragonfly by Danny Amazonas

Rainy Night by Danny Amazonas

Xavi by Danny Amazonas

The Hands All Around 2017 exhibit had a variety of quilts made by people all over the world:

Not Your Typical Tie Quilt by Bernadette Houghton, quilted by Barbara Persing

Preciousness by Rute Sato

The Story Continues by Dianne Firth

Cats on the Roof: Alumnas 2016 by Cecilia Koppmann

The I Am an Artisan Challenge exhibit featured quilts showcasing Kaffe Fassett's new Artisan fabric line. You all know how much I love Kaffe fabrics!!

WWKD (What Would Kaffe Do) by Barbara Jensen

Paint Can Posy by Mayleen Vinson

It's Intense by Janette Sheldon

The Wheel-Wright's Fantasy by Barb Sorensen

The In Full Bloom 2017 exhibit features flower-themed quilts.

Midnight Paradise by Heidi Lund

Victorian Jungle by Barbara McCraw

Baltimore Spring by Jerona Williams, quilted by Penny Barnes

Sol, Arena y Aire de Canarias by Pino Lopez del Pino

Floral Folk Art by Joy Palmer

Bursting With Color by Marianne R. Williamson

Remembering the 30s by Rita Schormann

The In the American Tradition - Appliqued exhibit features recently-made appliqued quilts that are inspired by traditional American quilts.

Beaded and Bedazzled by Rita Schormann

Mariner's Compass by Terrie Newman

Atomic Circles by J. Marcus Weekley

The Cotheals at Home by Mayleen Vinson, quilted by Jan Hutchinson

An American Family by Pamela Trantham

And as you probably guessed, the In the American Tradition - Pieced exhibit features recently made pieced quilts inspired by traditional American quilts.