Quilts from the SAQA online auction 09-23-19

The second (of three) week of the Studio Art Quilt Associates online auction started today.  I had some winning bids last week and the quilts have already arrived on my doorstep.  They are very efficient with that.  I made a list of all the quilts I might be interested in, but need to wait until the price goes down.  They start out at $750 the first day and decrease to $100 on the last day.  So, sometimes I lose out on a quilt I like a lot, but just don't have the funds these days.   Look over the offerings, you could find something you love!

http://www.saqa.com/auction-quiltviewALL.php  

Then click on section two for this week's offerings. .

Here is an addition to the "Birds" section of TCQC.

"The Kotare" [Kingfisher] Marilyn Clark - New Zealand  2019 12"X 12"

Raw edge applique. Cotton fabric, batik and netting. Free motion quilting with a stationery machine. Aurifil cotton thread, cotton batting and canvas for stability.

 I'm always open for flowers - we call this Mexican Bird of Paradise. Different techniques than anything in the Collection so far. 

"A Little Pride of Barbados"  Mary Ann Vaca-Lambert 2019  12" X 12"

Techniques: hand drawing and free motion quilting.
Materials: Inktense pencils, textile medium, cotton fabric, thread, and batting.

 The picture on the auction page is a lot "mistier" than this one I took at home.

Again a different technique.  

"Misty" Annette Boncek  2019  12"X 12"

Gelliprints, Inktense pencils pieced and appliqué, free motion and hand stitched

Batik fabric border, Black netting, interfacing

Such an original design.  Love the hexie fabric in the upper right, under the bees. Nice hand embroidery with different colored threads.  

"Buzz, Buzz, Buzz"  Gillian Moss - California  2019

Machine pieced, hand embroidered and appliqued. Lots of cotton, linen and silk scraps and lots of looking at the piece, deciding what to do next!

I like to add quilts to the  Collection that include different techniques.  Someday I would like to do an exhibit that is just one long, horizontal line of 12" X12" quilts with placards explaining the different techniques used.  

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Quilt Festival - Long Beach '12 07-31-12

Here is another wonderful pieced quilt from Ruth Powers.  www.ruthpowersartquilts.com/

 

What a fabulous sky - very midwestern.  

 
Fabulous precise piecing - in the feet and face especially.

 
And just look at these realistic feathers. 

 
I imagine this refers to the game of cricket, rather unknown in the USA.

 

 
I enjoyed seeing this quilt from the VAM table.  It is not very photogenic, but it shows beautifully.

 

 
Nicely balanced "slice and dice" style.  About 18" x 24".

 

 
A beautiful quilt (of course, it has blue and yellow!) with interesting techniques.  In the sky the artist has quilted two large open hands - click on the picture and maybe you can see them.

Nice little grass stalks along the edge of the fields and interesting zigzag machine applique on the trees.  

 

 

 

 

 
Apparently there is still a movement to make three dimensional quilts.

 
This is a very nice exhibit, but they ask viewers not to take pictures.  My BAD!   There is a book available - see the Dinner at Eight Blog http://dinnerateightartists.blogspot.com/

 

Jane just gets better and better! 

Just look at this dear little bunny.  www.janelafazio.com

And so does Susan!  www.bluemoonriver.com/

This is unlike anything I have seen of Paula's work - very nice.    http://www.paulachung.com/ The spot on the bottom is where I removed the stand for the placard - this doesn't look nice, but better than the placard.