QuiltCon 2024 - Appliqué

[@MrScrapaddict]

Thank you so much this series from Quilt con is fabulous,the filming is top notch we get to really see these quilts it’s like we are standing beside you and your dialogue on each quilt is so interesting to see how you interpret each quilt it has been so wonderful to watch thank you for taking the time and effort to do these ❤❤❤❤

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

You are so welcome! and thank you! ❤️

[@vanillayogurt5650]

This is the best series of videos detailing QuiltCon that I have seen. Thanks for taking the time to really look at and study the quilts. You have a great way of pointing out positive points of each quilt. The videographer has serious skills!

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

Paul is the real MVP, I tell ya! And thanks, friend!

[@rinaeperron7746]

I agree!!!

[@rachelh6330]

I agree 😊😊😊

[@NancyJoDrum]

Thank you for the incredible hours that you and your husband put into sharing with us almost as good as being there ourselves

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

You are so welcome!

[@shannoneaster9311]

I’m enjoying these so much! Thank you Cathy and Paul. They’re beautifully produced as well as inspirational. ❤

[@sarahhowland2957]

This has been an incredible series!! Thank you for taking the time to do this awesome work.

[@dianeroome972]

Another great presentation. Thank you!

[@jeanneringland3099]

I just wanted to thank you for posting these well-organized videos of QuiltCon. I've been watching them as they appear and am just amazed at the ideas that these talented artists have turned into quilts. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@janetcorrao5072]

Fabulous! I have been enthralled, watching these videos, your quiet narration pointing out details, reading the artist statement, further explaining their motivation and inspiration for these gorgeous quilts!! Kudos!!!

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

Thank you so much, Janet!

[@pegpage8618]

I ❤❤❤ your QuiltCon recap videos. I can’t thank you enough for showcasing these beautiful quilts. I’m just in awe of the talented people who make these quilts.

[@g.butterly8294]

What a work you've done for us! Thanks soooo much! It's a delight to hear all your comments. I wished you had won, but competition is hard. I've enjoyed an exibition of Rothko in Paris a few weeks ago and thought of you. You understand his work and I can't imagine the challenge it has been to "translate" it! Bravo, you made our day anyway and now you can enjoy a Rothko at home, lucky one! 😉😁❤

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

Ahh! Thank you so much! ❤️ I will try not to be green with envy for your seeing the Rothko exhibition in Paris! 🤩

[@melodyrousey1607]

Such a great video! I was so pleased to see the Mary Blair tribute quilt. As a Walt Disney World cast member (retired) I worked in the Contemporary Resort for the first 12 years of my career. Every day I was able to view the massive tile murals that encased the elevator column in her artwork. It always made me smile, and I always saw something new.

[@margelambrou3418]

I feel like I have attended QuiltCon since watching your videos. Your descriptions are so insightful and the quilts are just beautiful. Maybe I missed it, but I would like to hear your artist statement for the Rothko quilt ----one of my favs!

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

Thank you, Marge! I'll have to look back at the previous videos and see if I read my artist's statement on one of them!

[@davidhatfield5714]

Appliqué/Embroidery have been a part of me since high school..1970-1973😊 all those bell bottoms jeans, jackets & purses were decorated with all those beautiful colors. In the past 6 years 5 of the quilts I have made were Appliquéd or Embroidered (all by hand). Now you know why my son often says, “Mom, you are sooo..old school” 😂 (KH)

[@cynithiadykes8537]

Stunning quilts and moving stories. Great job everyone

[@bettyyve4914]

Thank you so much for sharing ❤

[@angelar1500]

From the beginning I appreciated the production value your channel has, there was no "figuring it out as you go" while we watched. And now that you've taken the time to separate the categories and give your viewers a real look at the QC show quilts my admiration has grown. Just wonderful.

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

Thank you, Angela! ❤️

[@Love-to-sew-so-much-56]

Wow! These are inspirational just to look at, but then when you hear the stories behind the quilts, even more inspirational thank you for sharing!!

[@annerankin1191]

Huge hugs and thanks again! I so love your enthusiasm and excitement! It is contagious. XOXOXOX

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

Aww! Thank you, Anne!

[@nancymathisen9707]

Just 🤩 WOW! Thanks for this series.

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

Thank you, Nancy! ❤️

[@stefflcus]

All of these are so gorgeous, but I would have judged them much differently. *lol* Always the ones who don't (yet) quilt who have the saltiest opinions, eh? But I'm having my own emotions and gasping when I see them pop up on the screen, and then when you share your insight and read the artists' statements, it enriches the whole experience. You're spoiling us SO MUCH.

[@susanlee1827]

Oh now this is so fun!!! (I don’t appliqué either Cathy, but I can sure appreciate the absolute talent!) So it really struck me at the winning quilt. I wonder how the judges chose the 3 top ones 🤔….I was enthralled most by #3! I think it was an outstanding work, just loved the leafy window to the outdoors. Sooo beautiful!

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

I often wonder how the judges make their decisions as well!

[@coreygilles847]

I really appreciate this. I have always wanted to go to quiltcon but my health just isn’t good enough to travel (but perhaps one day it will be) and I feel like I am there watching your videos! ❤ thank you for sharing this experience with us all

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

Oh I'm so glad, Corey! Maybe one day soon your health will improve enough for you to travel!

[@kathleenkumiega1092]

I am surprised there wasn’t 1 traditional appliquéd quilt.

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

Kathleen, we didn't get all the quilts on the video (there were so many that we ran out of time!) so it is very possible that there were traditional applique quilts there. Although since QuiltCon is put on by the Modern Quilt Guild, also maybe not?!🤷🏻‍♀️

[@davidhatfield5714]

Me too! (KH)…but not really🙂

[@sistersister2999]

I don’t do appliqué. Tried it. Not for me. As someone who has done a lot of detailed hand sewing craft over the years, I want to love it, but alas, I do not. However, I love seeing the work of others and deeply appreciate the number of stitches in hand appliquéd pieces. There were some stunning quilts in this category! 100 Days of Greenery was amazing in technique. Frankenstrat made me laugh out loud, remembering the guitar from the National Museum of American History. And Maternal Mortality - 3X Higher was breathtaking in its presentation and message.

[@carolines416]

Great series! Thank you for making it! I like the way you say the word 'quilt'...it's got your southern twang to it just a bit..... :o) ....then I was wondering where the word came from. What's it's origin, any idea?

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

Of course I don't hear it at all since I'm the one saying it! Merriam Webster says: 14th century, Middle English *quilte* mattress, quilt, from Anglo-French *coilte* from Latin *culcita*: mattress!