Wendy's Quilts and More: Kapiti Quilters Exhibition

Friday, 23 April 2021

Kapiti Quilt Show 2021

I went to the Kapiti Quilters Exhibition last weekend. It was great to see so many people there supporting the guild.

There were many lovely quilts on display and I'll show you my favourites.

These first three quilts were all made by the same person. I found myself smiling as I stood in front of the first one, because I don't like doilies, and I don't like orange, but this arrangement just works and I liked it! What struck me first about this quilt was the finishing because the edges are straight and the quilt sits flat. Congratulations Dianne on winning best Traditional Quilt - One Person, and a Judge's Award.

The next two quilts are Kaffe quilts, so of course I was drawn to them, but again, the colours work perfectly together, and the finishing is perfect . As I read the label and saw "Dianne Barnden" as the maker again, I wasn't surprised.

Next up are some other quilts that caught my eye.

Best in Show went to this beauty by Vickie McGoverin - Congratulations Vickie!!

Finally, this quilt by Chris Bongiovanni deserves a special mention. Isn't it amazing?

So, that was the Kapiti Quilters Exhibition. It was lovely to meet up with friends too and do a spot of shopping. The best bit was that I was inspired to start something new! More on that next week.

Now it's time for the Peacock Party. What have you been up to this week? Feel free to link up a recent blog post below.

Sunday, 17 May 2015

Kapiti Quilters' Exhibition

Today I went to an exhibition put on by Kapiti Quilters. The Kapiti Coast is a beautiful seaside area, about 30 minutes drive north of where I live in Wellington. The exhibition was at Southwards Car Museum, so my husband and son inspected the cars, while I inspected the quilts.

This beautiful mini quilt by Sandra Killin really does reflect what the country side is like at Kapiti. Those plants at the front are toitoi, a New Zealand native pronounced toitoi.

Oh, it's the same area as I went to at Easter when my parents were staying with us, and we went to the beach that day too. You can see those beach photos here. This was my view at lunch today - that's Kapiti Island, a nature reserve. Ignore the skatepark in the foreground.

I was really taken by the mini art quilts on display today. I think that's what I want to focus on once I get my current WIP pile under control. I haven't previously been drawn to art quilts, but maybe my tastes are changing, because I really liked a lot of what I saw today. Here's some of my favourites. None of these were more than 40" high, and the square ones were about 20" x 20".