Water Gardening: Lotus Quilt, 1 by mysticwill

mysticwill wrote:
Not all quilts are made for beds. These are competion quilts - they will most likely live thier lives as wall hangings after they are done making show rounds. 90% of the quilts I saw are not "bed" or "cuddle" quilts (although there were a few that may be after this show)

Most quilters think about the "life" their quilt will have - if it's made for your child to cuddle up with during Saturday morning cartoons it would be made diffrently than a show quilt. Things like the batting on the inside, the lack of beadwork, diffrent intricate stitching -- lots of little things like that.

I should really start a thread in the arts and crafts forum or general to show off the ones I have pictures of. hsfrank you are right -- they (all the quilts) were pieces of art -- it is amazing what an artist can do with a medium that alot of us don't use. We paint with flowers, they paint with fabric - although I think there are quiote a few gardeners who quilt in the winter (we have to do something when it snows! LOL!)

Glad you all enjoyed it. I posted another in the Orchid forum (although you can here crickets for all the attention it got- and it is STUNNING!) so wander over and peek!

Heather

This one is a waterfall (and is soooooooo much more stunning in "person")