Somewhere Far, Far Away

The Pacific International Quilt Festival was held in October in Santa Clara, California. This year's show included over 400 quilts and other items on exhibit. We're featuring some of our favorite pieces from the show!

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Far, Far Away, 53 x53", by Charlene Nelson (Utah)

Charlene Nelson captures a fantasy land - a "place of peace and joy" - in this charming, original design: "25 years ago my daughter was in college and wanted to make a fairy castle quilt. She gave me an idea of what she wanted the castle to look like.  That gave me some direction. 

The castle background and trees were started. It [then] joined the unfinished quilt collection. Our quilt group "house" challenge brought it out this year, and it morphed from fairy castle to 'Far Far Away.' " 

This idyllic scene includes many unique and adorable cottages, which are within the forest and overlooking a river. Far, Far Away was machine pieced, machine appliqued, and machine quilted.

Image credit: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2022 Pacific International Quilt Festival.