While I was in Klamath Falls I had the chance to see some extraordinary quilts. My dad has a good friend who is an outstanding photographer! His name is Jeremy Franklin and he and his wife are a bit like family now :)
Twenty quilters got permission to use 3 of Jeremys pictures and made a slice quilt out of each picture. Amazing! It took them about a year and now the quilts travel around and have been on display in different states.
If you want more information on what a slice quilt is and this project in general I'll direct you to Jeremy's website ~ www.wildernessperspectives.com (copy &paste). Click on Basin Vistas to find out more on the quilting project.
While at his website take a minute and check out Jeremy's photography! He's that good! Extraordinary really....
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What I thought was so amazing is that different quilters worked on each slice independently. They got together periodically to make sure they were all on track but otherwise worked on their own. Also the texture that is sewn into the quilts is really fascinating. Things like raffia, embroidery thread, etc. Truly a work of art! |
Maybe this winter I'll attempt a quilt........hmmm........maybe.......
~JanMarie
Oh my gosh Jan these are the coolest ever! I have never heard nor seen such quilts! Truly amazing work! I am looking forward to checking out Jeremy's work. Hay if you want to work on making a quilt i would be interested in doing another one myself. Maybe we could do a quilt group! :)
ReplyDeleteJust what we need is another group! Ha! I forgot you had made one. If this winter is as long as last winter then maybe quilting would be a good way to spend some of that time!
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