On a walk through Golden Gate Park this weekend we were lucky to stumble upon the final minutes of the Bazaar Bizarre craft fair. It was a good thing we left our wallet at home, otherwise we could have done some serious damage scooping up all the awesome handmade items we saw. One of our favorite sights were these wonderfully unique quilts by Amy Ahlstrom...
Ahlstrom has dubbed herself an "urban quilter", and by the looks of her designs it's no secret why; the vast majority of handmade quilts we usually see are extremely traditional, while Ahlstrom's creations veer in such a completely new direction that a sub-genre seems most necessary. The quilts are inspired by the artist's travels as well as images in and around San Francisco, where she is based. Next time we run into Amy's creative and utterly unique collection we'll have to make sure we've got our wallet, or at least enough time to give them the proper ogling they so deserve.
For more information on Amy Ahlstrom's quilts check out her website here, and for info on Bazaar Bizarre, here.
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Comments (14)
These are awesome!
Wow!
Seconding the awesome, love and wow. Truly original. Great graphic sense and use of color.
Oh darn. This makes me sad that I didn't make the trip to the Bazaar Bizarre. Recently I was thinking about quilting and how to not to make "your grandma's" quilts. Nice work.
I'm awestruck. It makes me want to hunker down all winter with the sewing machine.
Super kawaii! I love the colors and Japanese pop graphics. Those would look awesome on a wall.
Go back with your wallet. These are amazing.
so good!!
Totally amazing. How much were they?
Awesome!!!
(want. lust.) oops, did I say that out loud? lol
Coolest things I have seen in a long time, stunning! No doubt they are expensive and should be with that detail.
These are amazing! Any idea on price range? They would be worth saving up for.
Of course, the question would be to use it as a quilt or treat it like a piece of art... I think I'd go with treating it like art. But when I was kid, I used a quilt made by my great-grandmother. It was pretty worn by the time it got to me, but there's something nice about the idea of keeping warm with something made by someone who lived generations before you (and she made it out of old clothes at the time!). It's the ultimate green model.
This is stunning. Wow. Gorgeous. Not my style, but gooooorgeous.