Promised Pictures

Here are some pictures from inside the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum.  Pictures were allowed but without a flash.  I also forgot my camera so had to take them on my iPhone.  Without the flash, it was hard to get a non-blurry picture.  I'm posting the best of the pictures.  Some just did not turn out well.  I hope you get the idea.

The quilts displayed were all crazy quilts.  Most of them were antique, made with silks, velvets and satins.  The embroidery was wonderful.  It's amazing to think they were mostly made by hand. 

This is the front of a two-sided quilt.

  

 

The back was just as stunning in all satins and silks.

A close-up of the back shows it was machine quilted!

The next quilt was heavily embroidered.  It also had tartan plaids.

Beautiful embroidered peacock feathers.

This is another beautifully embroidered quilt. 

Close-up if embroidered star

Embroidered 60 degree star

This is a modern quilt.  I wish he picture of the whole quilt came out.  It had beautifully embroidered trees.  The quilting was also incredible.

This is a close-up of some of the embroidery!  Lots of little surprises like the dragonfly all over the quilt.  The bow is attached by the beads.

This is a modern quilt made by Silvia Einstein, who was in the class (as a student) I took last year in Asilomar.  She is such a sweet, creative woman.  I was so excited to see one of her quilts on display!

This was made from pennants.  What a cool idea!  I used to collect these.  Who knows where they are now.

This quilt is quite stunning in person.  All different shades of red velvet strips.

 I'm sorry more of the pictures didn't turn out better.  It was a lovely exhibit and well worth the trip up to Golden from Denver.  I'll be sure to check what is on display the next time I'm in Denver.