Lots of Show & Tell this week 09-13-19

Sometimes everything seems to fall in one week and this past week was that week for me.  I attended two guild meetings in one day!  Surfside Quilters Guild in the morning in San Clemente and Orange County Quilters Guild in the evening in Anaheim.  Both meetings were full of lovely quilts made by members and shared at Show & Tell.  I don't like to show quilts without attribution, but I will this time because I couldn't get all the names.  If you see your quilt, or that of someone you know, please let me know so I can add the names.

All of these quilts are from the OCQG meeting where Nancy Ota was the speaker. 

Nancy Ota, the evening's speaker, folding up her quilts.

Six of Nancy's quilts on display.  These are all from Challenges in which she participated.

Two more of Nancy's quilts on display.  On the left is her grandson and on the right a replica of her quilt that was a winner at Paducah.  The original is at the Paducah museum - the prize is a purchase prize, the artist can keep the quilt or she can take the prize money and give them the quilt.  So, Nancy took the money and made a replica for her own enjoyment. 

A great, colorful quilt. Don't know the pattern or the name of the maker. 

Red, White, and Blue.   Maker??

Another Red, White and Blue.  Again, maker??

Katie Purvis with two sashiko quilts she made in classes with Kitty Pippen (on left) and Nancy Ota (on right).  It was nice to see Katie again after many years, we both belonged to OCQG at one time. 

Stunning quilt that is basically a Rail Fence set on point.  The fabric makes the difference.

I believe this quilt was made by Becky Sproal, guild president. 

NOTE:  I am advised that this was a Bonnie Hunter challenge in 2017 see:

https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2018/03/checkerboard-railsa-quilting-finish.html

Can you pick out the block?  It is a six rail. 

And here is another quilt made from the same pattern - Rail Fence - but not on point.  Maker??

Again - pick out the block, it is a four rail. . 

A spooky one for Halloween made from panels.  Maker ??

This lovely vintage looking quilt uses embroidered bird blocks inherited from the maker's mother or grandmother.  The maker designed the layout to accentuate the vintage feel.  The quilt won a prize at either the Orange County or LA County Fair.  Great quilt.  Maker ??

Here is a really poor picture showing some of the embroidered blocks. 

At least 35 years ago Orange County Quilters Guild started making quilts for the special fund-raising auction of the International Guiding Eyes, Inc. organization. Here is this year's quilt with appliqued doggies and lettering. .  

Maker ??

Maker ??  I remember that her comment was that it is a difficult pattern. 

And machine quilted with the traditional Baptist Fan.

This was one of several quilts shown that started in a workshop with Leah Zieber, titled "History Repeated / Orphans and Aliens - Creating Quilts From Space Junk".

For the workshop the student collects all the odds and ends of blocks she has collected over the years and Leah helps everyone create a creative sampler type quilt.  Sounds like an interesting class and the workshop results shown were charming. 

I have a few pictures from the Surfside Quilters Guild meeting that I will show tomorrow. 

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Re-visiting a Ruth McDowell quilt from 2004 09-08-19

It has been 15 years since Ruth made this quilt.  She designed it from a picture she took at the Pacific Grove, CA, "Good Old Days" event.  It is a powerful illustration of Ruth's ability to use straight seam piecing to create body shapes and express personality.  

"The Street Corner"  Ruth B. McDowell - Massachusetts  2004  55"W x 41"L  

Commercial and hand-dyed cottons, cotton batting, cotton thread. 

Machine pieced and quilted.  

The central figure, a cutie in a blue striped drop shoulder shirt, has attracted a half dozen young guys.  A couple of the guys have turned away from the "honey'" - one on the right to see what else is going on and the one on the far left to (a) drink a coke or (b) talk on his cell phone.  [Were cell phones all that common in 15 years ago?]   Meanwhile cutie's friend is somewhat a wallflower standing half concealed off to the left of the frame with her blue shoulder bag held close.  Notice the different body attitudes - slumped shoulders, cutie's perky hips, hands in pockets, etc.  How does Ruth give all these expressions with straight seams?  She is just an amazing artist and a very precise piecer. . 

All of the Ruth McDowell quilts in TCQC will be shown in a three month exhibit at Visions Art Museum in San Diego, January through March 2020.  Hope you can make a visit during that time.  

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