Canadian Quilts at Quilt Con

     Dwight and I are back from our two week trip to and from Quilt Con.  We are rested up and I'm ready to share some of the Canadian Quilts that were hanging in the show.
       I'm sure you have all seen the quilts that won ribbons.  If not you can go here  to see them.  It was exciting to see that the Best of Show ribbon was won by a Canadian Leanne Chahley @shecanquilt.  It was also exciting that Kathryn Upitis @kupitis won a  Judges Choice Ribbon for her moving Quilt " Some Things Are Not Easily Seen".  Both of are from Alberta.  Mathew Wheeler of the Vancouver Modern Guild won the third place in theMichael Miller challenge for his quilt "Delta Eclipse".    I'll share some other quilts here that you may or may not have seen in social media.
     The first three quilts were all made by my Guild Mate Jennifer Johnson, @jenniferjohnson80.
      These first two where her entries into the two colour challenge.

Here's her third quilt, Amethyst in the piecing category.  Jennifer is a super talented quilter and has had quilts in several other Quilt Con shows.

Here's a quilt by a friend from the Toronto Modern Guild.  I was happy to see that Laura Henneberry, @commonwealthquilts had a quilt "The Mighty Hok" hanging in the show.

     Erin Suliak @sulicat_north  from the North west Territories had this fun quilt hanging in the show.  Erin has had work in previous shows. She likes to work with reclaimed fabrics.

     Quarter Turn Medallion was made by Nicole Skinner @natalieskinnerquilts of Victoria B.C.  I love the precision and simplicity in the quilt.  She also did an outstanding job with her quilting.

And here is a quilt made by Bill Stearman @bill_stearman of Ontario who I met at Quilt Con two years ago.  It's called "For the Oppression of the LGBTQ2 Communities, We apologize.  Bill based this quilt on an apology made by Prime Minister Trudeau on November 28 2017 to LGBTQ2 Canadians.  The words of the speech are embedded in the quilt.

     I was familiar with the work of all these quilters, but a really fun part of the show for me was the discovery of beautiful work by Canadians whose work was new to me.  This minimalist quilt  " karella" was made by Susan Lukachko from Ontario

Hanna Farquharson @h_farquharson_studio is from Saskatchewan and she had two wonderful quilts at Quilt Con.  These were both beautiful and well made.  The first is called Breathing.  I just love the colour  green in this quilt.

Here's the second quilt with a close up shot of the detail.

     I hope you enjoyed this mini show of some of the quilts at quilt con.  In addition to seeing the quilts I gained great insight and inspiration from Yvonne Fuchs, Cheryl Brickey and Christina Camelli, in the workshops that I attended. I also had fun connecting with some of the folks I have met on line.  In addition to Yvonne and Cheryl, I met Patty of Elm Street Quilts, Paige of Quilted Blooms, Carole Lyles Shaw and Kim of Leland Avenue Studio as well as  some folks I follow on instagram. 
     I have been to two Quilt Con shows and each time I think it is my last for financial reasons.  But who knows  in two years Quilt Con will be in Atlanta and rumour has it that flights to Atlanta are cheap so you just never know.