The Quilt Show had several interesting features, including the appearance of some of the quilters for Q&A sessions regarding their works. These first two quilts impressed Clara with their artistry, and the third one for the sheer fun of it. The last two were quite out of the ordinary for quilts because of their attention to social commentary. These were the so-called "Wal-Mart Quilts" where the quilter (as she stated in the Q&A) attempted to portray typical Wal-Mart shoppers – she stood in front of the store and studied the people who came in, and tried to present some representative types. The quilts are done life-size and you could (potentially but not at this show) stand behind one and put your head through the opening to "be" that person. The first one is a self-portrait with the quilter and all her supplies, while the second one (the tryptic of sorts) shows a harried working mother on the left, a typical young couple with all their household supplies (in the middle), and on the right a teen age couple, she with a red bra in her pocket and he with a condom in his hand (actual objects you could examine at the exhibit.)
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