International Quilt Show #2

The previous post introduced us to the 40th celebration, the ruby year.  The next couple posts will just show pictures we were allowed to take and those that we weren't - sort of.

For us the surprise and fun part of the show was the challenge to make a small wall hanging quilt honoring the book and play WICKED.  Having read the book and seeing the play twice - once in Chicago and the second time in London, I was just excited with such a novel quilting idea.  Appropriately, Anna was singing the music years ago, knowing all the words.  For a non-quilter/sewist, I think this was her favorite part of Mom's quilt show.  No Photography signs were all over these exhibits with officials hovering nearby.  While the no photograpy signs were all over the show, the officials seemed to truly protect this area.  So these are the best shots!

It was easy to determine the quilters/designers who equated the story to The Wizard of Oz and had no clue of the story.  Most designers really understood.  I do wish the artists for plays/musicals would do the same author's story on Cinderella.  He incorporates what was usually boring medieval history interesting!  Gregory Mcguire's list of books is here.