Have you heard the good news? International Quilt Festival returned to Chicago this summer! That's a lot closer for me than Ohio, so I took a little trip there last week. I took tons of photos, but today I'm just going to show you some of the crazy quilts that were displayed, since crazies often get overlooked. Keep in mind that the lighting's not great, the quilts are hung on black fabric, and it's not an ideal photo-taking situation, so some of my photos aren't all real good!
This first quilt had cute dogs appliqued on a neutral background, surrounded by crazy patches. Unfortunately, it was one of the very first quilts I saw, and I didn't take note of the title or the quilter's name. If you know this information, please leave it in the comments and I'll add the info, so I can give credit to the quilter.
This second crazy is called "The Shoulders I Stand Upon", by Carmen Huggins. She put black patches to give the eye a rest from all the craziness. I love all her beading..
This house quilt is called "Beach House Crazy Quilt" by Carli Heinrichs. Lots of cheerful colors.
Susan Jaenen-Griffin made "Diversity". I love how she made the map of Canada and included lots of regional details.
Isn't it fun how different from each other these crazy quilts are? I hope that we continue to see more crazy quilts at big (and small) quilt shows in the future!
Happy stitching!
