International Quilt Festival Luxembourg 2014

'Shooting Stars' Birgit Schüller, 2009

The other day I told you about the wonderful quilts I saw on my visit to the Association Jurassienne de Patchwork exhibition in Switzerland.  Well - whilst in the area I picked up another quilt show leaflet, this time for the 6th International Quiltfestival in Luxembourg in Wilwerwiltz, 2014.  This is where taking a holiday in a campervan really pays off - Switzerland to Luxembourg (via Germany and Belgium) is 'doable', so we headed north to the 4 day event.

International Quiltfestival in Luxembourg 2014

It was really a delightful festival.  It was set in the countryside with displays in a handful of local villages surrounding Wilwerwiltz in Luxembourg.  It encompassed a wide range of quilts from international professional quilters to projects organised by local church groups.  There was something for everyone.

Sheena J Norquay, Inverness, Scotland

One of the displays was by Sheena J Norquay, who had travelled from Inverness in Scotland.  Most of her pieces were based on small, colourful squares of fabric.  On reading information about her work I soon recognised them as they were the same sample squares which I had used from the online store Strawberry Fayre fabrics for my Scrappy Single Irish Chain Quilt.

'Blummenzauber' by Christiane Langmantel

It won't surprise you that this red and white quilt by Christiane Langmantel was one of my favourites.  It is from an original design 'Floral Beauty' by Irene Blanck, which you can purchase from her website. I love the dog tooth border, and some of the blocks use some cute checked fabric - what a great quilt.

Minature Quilt - Yvonne Schmitz, Button Quilters, Luxembourg

This miniature quilt is a good example of how the internet does not always represent a quilt accurately.  Yvonne Schmitz of Button Quilters had made several miniature quilts, and the pieces in these sampler blocks were TINY!


'Walking in the Sunshine' by Gritty Winandy

I love the amount of yellow used in these oblong string blocks, which is probably why it has such a sunny title. 

Detail 'Shooting Stars' by Brigit Schüller

The photo of the quilt at the top of the page is by Brigit Schüller a longarm quilter from Germany.  Again, the photos do not show off her amazing longarm quilting skills and the thousands of rhinestones that decorate the quilt


Veronique Straus - Halztauer

Perhaps the most fascinating part about the festival was the creative ways each group had chosen to display their quilts.  Some were in barns, some were outside, others in community venues.  They had set the rooms with accessories which really enhanced the experience.  This quilt captured my interest by the way it had been mounted in a rustic window frame with a shelf.


International Quiltfestival in Luxembourg 2014

Whilst it felt that the event was in the middle of the countryside, it was very busy and it really brought the village alive.  They really made the most of the venues and we all appreciated the time they had taken to help us enjoy the displays.

International Quiltfestival in Luxembourg 2014

Naturally there was a large tent selling fabric and quilting supplies from stores from Germany, Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. This event was near the very end of our trip and the Euros in my purse were very low.  Unfortunately (for the stalls and me!) there was not a cashpoint in the village, the bank was shut, and none of the stalls seemed to take credit cards.  I came away with just one fat quarter of fabric, but plenty of inspiration.

This is only a glimpse of what I saw, for more inspiration from the 6th International Quiltfestival Luxembourg 2014 visit Paula at BatikQuilt and  Stufen zum Gericht.