Crafternoon: Modern Women of Sewing

I was at the New York Public Library a couple of weekends ago to attend another Crafternoon: Modern Women of Sewing. Denyse Schmidt, Heather Ross, and Liesl Gibson were there to talk about books from the library that inspire them and their work.

I had been looking forward to this Crafternoon for months. I love the work of these three women. Denyse Schmidt's quilting book was the first one I picked up when I began quilting and it gave me such a charge to see quilts that were modern and bold, as opposed to the old fashioned ones I had always seen growing up. (This was before I started reading blogs p.s., where this idea/style had already taken hold for years.) And I just love her fabrics! Same thing with Heather Ross - love her fabric, too. And Liesl's patterns are adorable!

Anyway, it was a treat to hear them speak and get to meet them afterwards.

I didn't craft anything this time, but I did peruse the books that they passed along. This quilt was from a book about West Virginia quilters. It was really quite interesting to the type of quilts people made based on what materials they had around, what type of pattern was popular, or what kind of event they were celebrating.

I really like this quilt from the book, so I sneaked a picture. I wish you could see the detail better. I don't know how many times I can tell myself before it sinks in, but I HAVE to get started on my own bed quilt. No more excuses.