Going to quilt guild meeting 03-08-22

I haven't been blogging because I don't DO anything to blog about.  KoKo and I do our two walks each day, I toss Froggy for him, do some sewing, lots of reading, take naps, and generally just piddle around accomplishing nothing.  I understand this is considered Covid languishing.  Maybe so, or I am just old and worn out!!  But today I drove to San Clemente for the Surfside Quilters Guild meeting, the first  unmasked meeting in a long time.  Our speaker was Jenny Lyons, who, oddly enough, was the last in-person speaker we had in March 2020.  It was actually the week that the Covid "lockdown" happened and Jenny remarked that when she flew home to Northern California the airport was almost deserted.   It was good to see her again and her presentation about imperfection was excellent.  Her point was "don't worry about it" and she showed, with their permission, quilts by four or five well-known master quilters who recognize that their work seems perfect, but has small imperfections that only they know where they are located.  And now we do also!  

I am the "official" guild photographer and use my cell phone for that purpose.  I am ashamed to admit that when I was halfway to San Clemente I realized I had left my phone, and therefore, my camera, at home.  Jan Hirth came to my rescue and loaned me her phone for my photography duty.  After we got home we figured out how to transfer the entire album to my phone and I will do the editing tomorrow.  Here are a few images from a fun morning. 

Jenny Lyons in the front row waiting for her turn to present.  We had a good attendence, about 100, I think.  

We had a special Show & Tell of jackets and vests made by members.  

Nancy Ota in her 1999 silk vest made from silk neckties.  All pieced by hand and lined with large sections of ties pieced together.  

Odette Osantowski took Nancy Ota's Sashiko class some years ago and decided to make a jacket instead of a wall hanging.  

Jan Hirth used a pattern from Threads magazine to make this "chenille" jacket and went on to teach the technique to other guild members.  It is a lovely piece, but she says it is VERY heavy.  Not something that is wearable often in SCalifornia.  

There were several items made from antique/vintage quilts, including these two worn by Joann Bishop and Holly Betz.  

There was a lot of Show and Tell with some very large quilts.  I suspect these reflect the time on our hands during Covid.  If you read the SQG newsletter in early April there will be pictures of those quilts and MORE!

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A more traditional quilt from TCQC 12-05-10

This quilt was part of the SAQA 2010 online auction. It is more traditional than most of the quilts in the Collection and I originally bought it to give as a gift, but once it was on my wall I couldn't let it go! It is a lovely work of art - precise, gentle, calm.... what other words can I think of. Jenny has wonderful control of her FMQ and selected a lovely subject.

"May Day" Jenny K. Lyon - Granite Bay, CA 2010 12" x 12" SAQA Auction

Jenny had this to say about her quilt, "This piece reflects a beautiful May day when my yard was full of bloom and a gentle breeze was rustling all the leaves and grasses. Radiance fabric (silk/cotton blend), free-motion quilted with silk, poly and metallic threads, embellished with glass beads."

This is the back of the center of the quilt - it is as precise as the front.

Tiniest of seed beads stitched at each intersection.

Jenny's signature on the back.

The sleeve is sheer - I suppose so that all of the back can be seen.