INTERNATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL HOUSTON 2025 PART 2

 It always surprises me to see the quilts friends post from Festival and how different many of them are from the photos I took. That just shows that there is something for everyone at Festival!

BEST OF SHOW:  The Visitation by Ricky Tims:

                                                    

Watch this documentary of how Ricky made this quilt to see why it is truly the BEST OF SHOW 2025:

THE VISITATION DOCUMENTARY

Another big winner is Karen Kay Buckley's COLOR MY WORLD. It was awarded the Innova Master Award for Contemporary Artistry:

I am a fan as well as a friend

Machine Quilting

Hand Applique and Embroidery

And now for some of the quilts I felt the urge to photograph in no particular order:

NO DIRECTION HOME by Randa Milford-this is four separate pieces

EMILIA by Hugo Dos Santos, his FIRST quilt!

PEACOCK by Naomi Ootomo of Toda-shi

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One very large quilt in Special Exhibits--it is hard to photograph the entire quilt:

RUSTY JANE by Dena Angela Miskel

THE MAN LOST IN HIS MEMORIES by Marina Landi with Fabia Diniz--this also won VIEWER'S CHOICE

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COLOR SPLASH GARDEN by Karen Kay Buckley

ONE EARTH, ONE ESSENCE by Paula Rafferty

IF NOT NOW, THEN ... WHEN? by Karla Nitz

SOUND OF SILENCE by Susan de Vanny

THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY by Rosanne Williamson

I love seeing past Block of the Month quilts from The Quilt Show:

RUFFLED ROSES by Deborah McCormick and Julia Quiltoff

From the FINE FEATHERED QUILTS Special Exhibit:

TULIPIERE by Tracey Moyer

                                                    

                                                    

RED And GOLD FEATHERED STAR by Sondra Park with Cynthia Clark

Quilts by local friends from home:

MIAMI MEETS MANHATTAN by Ben Darby

FUNKY PICKLES by Ben Darby

AMAZING GRACE by Kari Hawkins

KALEIDOSCOPE GARDEN by Judy Ballance and Patty Wilson

CHERRYWOOD CHALLENGE ABYSS EXHIBIT:

FROM THE DEPTHS Sally Wright

Sue Bartlow

COOKING THE BOOKS by Sally Wright--in the Reading and Remembrance - A Tribute to Barbara Bush Special Exhibit

These few photos are just a tiny bit of the more than 1100 quilts on display this year. This is a show not to be missed!

In case you missed it, see my previous post about my TEACHING and FRIENDS experience:

HOUSTON QUILT FESTIVAL PART 1

Let's quilt.

Barbara