Architectural Quilt Challenge

[Rita C.]

Thanks for the links Marlene - beautiful quilts, very interesting.

[Renata L.]

Marlene, thank you for the links--some outstanding examples of architectural quilting... really beautiful!

[Lotti D.]

Great inspirations, Marlene. Thank You

[Rita C.]

And welcome to the forum Marlene. Are you going to do another one for this challenge?

[Jeanette S.]

No-not entering this time--trying to do one for Road to California---due date soon. Hope you all enter....it was our first time getting in a show, shipping a quilt etc. It was good experience. Marlene

[Betty J.]

Hi all,
Just home from the Philadelphia show. It was fun...I'm trying to catch up with all the comments, but mostly I am excited to see such wonderful inspiration and am thankful to TQS for putting the word out even further about this challenge. I'm so looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with.

[Teri L.]

Just a reminder - these quilts will not be due until April 2013 so there is plenty of time to submit something.

Teri

[Rita C.]

BJ and Teri, to save you reading back over the whole thread while you were away could you tell me please if a tiled floor in a Cathedral would be considered part of the Architecture? I have a mind to do something based on St. Patrick's or Christchurch here in Dublin but I won't if it's not going to be elligible. Thanks.

[Betty J.]

Rita, That sounds very interesting. Floors certainly seem to me to be part of architecture. It certainly works for our challenge. If you decide to go on and enter it into the Houston Tactile Architectural quilt for 2013, they just posted the new information for them. Here's the link:
http://callforentriesarchitecture.com/

[Robin G.]

Thanks, Betty Jo. What I don't see in their description is what type of image or design would qualify for the Houston Tactile Architecture, but judging by the photos Marlene gave us the links to, it's pretty open. Is that your impression, too?

[Rita C.]

Thanks Betty Jo. Robin that's my impression too. Well I will see how I get on with the idea. So many choices -not enough skill. :roll:

[Robin G.]

Thanks Betty Jo. Robin that's my impression too. Well I will see how I get on with the idea. So many choices -not enough skill. :roll:

Well, I'm in the same boat, Rita—not enough skills but I figure that if I'm really motivated about this (I put my husband to sleep last night talking about my ideas for it :roll: so I think I'm motivated) then it's going to push me to get the skills I need.

[Betty J.]

I think the concept for what is considered tactile architecture is really loose. And yes, that's where I am...lots of interesting ideas and never quite enough skill...but this should help stretch that skill a little further. A little by little. Maybe one of us, someday, will make quilts that are as well-received as oh, say, Sherry Reynolds' quilts. :shock: (Congrats to her, by the way, on getting "one of the major prizes" at Houston).

[Elizabeth W.]

Count me in on this challenge, this is gonna e fun!

[Betty J.]

Count me in on this challenge, this is gonna e fun!

Woohoo! We're going to have some fun.