Creativ Festival



This past Friday and Saturday I was at the Creativ Festival  (yes, it drives me crazy too that they've taken the "e" off of "Creative").  Kitschy spellings aside, it was the first time I've been. I was pretty "meh" on going in the first place, even though I had booked two classes - one  with Kaffe Fasset and one with a well known American art quilter.


As it turned out, I couldn't get out of work on Friday and missed both classes, only doing the first part of the Festival in the evening on the Friday, which in my feverish state wasn't very enjoyable! I missed Kaffe altogether (he was already gone from the festival by the time I arrived), but the art quilter had an exhibition up.

She does beautiful pictorial quilts, but upon examining them close up, I was really disappointed with her quilting - on the perhaps 25 pieces she had up - she never varied , not for a single stitch, from stipple, stipple, stipple! Don't get me wrong, atlhough I do appreciate that on some quilts - stippling is likely the absolutely perfect thing, but why limit yourself to those little puzzle pieces on every single quilt? And on art quilts!?!  BSP said that perhaps, in Lenore's view, the quilting was just what "holds it together", and the "art" was in the top. I agreed that that must be the case, but I'm not disappointed that I missed the class.  A beautiful top is a beautiful top, but, in my opinion, it can be immeasurably enhanced with quilting.  I spoke to her at the exhibition however, and did learn a good trick for surface design which will show up in my quilts - probably sooner rather than later.  ;)







On Saturday, by late afternoon, I was feeling a bit better, so we went back and spent 2 or 3 hours, exploring the vendors.  I decided to try some (new to me) cotton flannel batting.  Incredibly soft - it has a beautiful drape, so I'm anxious to see how it quilts up.  I bought eight yards.




I also bought the threads picture above only more of them - 3 or 4 spools each, plus some huge cones of basic beige, black, white and grey.   I also bought a huge roll of fusible web for a great price - I can't imagine that I'll be able to finish the roll in ten years, but if I have it I may use it more, y'know? 

I bought some beads to experiment with embellishing quilts,



and I bought this neat bobbin saver thing, which as advertised, will keep them from rolling around and keep them neat and tidy -some basic jewellery making supplies (I've been on the hunt for the pefect-for-Kit earrings for about 3 years now with no luck, and I've decided to make them  - I'll  post those when they're done. )


I also bought five things which shall not be seen because they're for my advent swapee, and I bought two amazingly beautiful waxed cloth panels made by artisans in Tanzania which will also not be shown here, because they'll be part of future art quilts.

It was a great, if exhausting day, and by the time we got to the car, I was burning up again.  I've been in bed all weekend, and am typing this on BSP's laptop from my bed, so I have nothing substantive to show you today.

I hope to be feeling better soon and have something fun to show you later.  I just have to put binding on one thing to be able to show it to you!  :)

Stay tuned...

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9 comments:

  1. looks like you found some neat things. What brand is that cotton flannel batting? I have not heard of it.
    Karen
    http://karensquilting.com/blog/

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  2. I hope you feel better soon....love all the goodies you brought.

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  3. Hope you feel much better. I'm sure the stagnant air in that Convention Centre didn't help!!
    I'm curious about the flannel batting, too! What brand is it?

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  4. Carolyn19.10.09

    I hope you were still able to feel good about going. Going through the markets can be emotionally rejuvenating(?). I've been following your blog for about a month, and I was wondering who is BSP? I thought it might stand for Best Special Person. I'm just curious. I love seeing your quilts.

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  5. Hi Kit! Creativ Festival was fun and interesting wasn't it?

    I can't remember he name of the booth that I found the scrap bags at, but they were right by the Sew Sisters booth. That's also where I got the Heather Bailey fabric and they had a lot of Moda fabrics too.

    You got some good stuff, but I'm sorry you weren't able to make it to Kaffe's class.

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  6. It looks like you got a pretty good haul, even if you didn't get to go to everything you wanted. I have one of those bobbin savers too, they're fantastic!!

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  7. I am SO JEALOUS!!!!! I would LOVE to go to that festival. Next year...next year.....
    Love everything you bought and looking forward to seeing it all come to fruition under your talented hands!

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  8. Is that Isacord thread?? :) I love it and it looks like it :)

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  9. Carolyn21.10.09

    Just saw your bio that explained who BSP was. I guess I should read those a little more carefully.
    I hope you feel better soon. :)

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