This is the quilt that was hanging in the entrance when you came in. A variation on log cabin. It was all kinds of homes. It was a bit whimsical and I loved it.
These next two I really liked for the pattern. The first one is called spinning star. I didn't get the name of the second one, but I think that I have seen the pattern before.
These next two were done by a lady that specializes in applique. She was doing a demonstration and she was amazing. I was totally awed! If I was a quilter I would want to do something like this. The first one is all kinds of flowers, and the second one was Halloween. I would have liked to buy it for a wall decoration. It was absolutely fun! The picture isn't close enough to do it justice. There was a lot of detail.
The next two I just liked the color schemes. I actually wouldn't mind trying an easier version of the stained glass one. Okay, let me restate that! I would like to do a version without the "lead look", just the piecing of the different shapes.
These next two were out of this world in the way of small detail piecing. The first one was done with thousands of 2" hexagons. The information paper said it took her 5 years to finish it. 
This one was thousands of 1/2 inch squares. It was mind boggling that she didn't go nuts doing it. The information sheet said it took 18 months. She said she didn't do much else! I can imagine!
Here is a close up so you can see some of the piecing.
This one was done by two people. The first lady put the pattern on and did all of the quilting, and the second lady water colored it with fabric paint. This picture does not do it justice. It was beautiful.
This last quilt is the one that won the Grand Sweepstakes. It had quite a few different techniques on it.
I did learn something new though. One of the ladies in a booth was knitting with fabric. She was making a scarf. It was really fun. She said she uses batik fabric because it has a tighter weave and does not ravel. She cuts it 1/2 inch wide on the bias and then knots it into a long strand and knits. I so want to try it. I think I will for the boutique.Of course, after going to a wonderful quilt show it got me to thinking. About 9-10 years ago I made all three of my children quillos. Twin size quilts that fold into a pillow. They have loved them and taken them everywhere. The boys quilts are literally falling apart. They are to the point that there is no way to fix them. They were my beginning attempts to piece. I didn't quilt them, just pieced. Here is a picture of the boy's.
As you can see, very simple. I would like to make them new quilts for Christmas. They would definitely be pieced, but I would not have the time to quilt them. Maybe I could do some basic machine quilting along the piecing lines. A new friend of mine at church is a quilter. I will have to ask her advice. There's always another project down the road!!!
